Forest Inventory and Management Plan, Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a contractor to perform a full forest inventory and management plan at the Hodges Village Dam Project in Oxford, Massachusetts. The project involves furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the work. The contractor will deliver a written report with maps, detailed analysis of findings, and site-specific management goals based on the USACE environmental stewardship management objectives. The contract has a period of performance of 270 days and requires the contractor to have sufficient personnel to adequately perform the tasks outlined in the scope and meet the deadline. Key aspects of the job include: • Performing a physical inspection and survey of the 864-acre Hodges Village Dam Project • Conducting a forest inventory and timber resource evaluation • Preparing a written report with maps, graphs, tables, and photographs • Providing recommendations for management of forest stands • Including evaluations by group/cover type, soil erosion/retention, climate change, wetland protection, wildfire prevention, integrated pest management, and forest stand diversity The contractor must have at least 5 years of experience in conducting timber surveys and producing completed studies of a similar scope prior to contract award.