Opportunity Overview
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TheU.S. Forest Service is re-issuing this formal Request for Information (RFI) in connection with the Bitterroot National Forest 10-Year Integrated Resource Stewardship Contract IRSC for projects in the Bitterroot Front Landscape Planning Area and potentially other areas across the forest. The objectives of this initiative are to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire by accelerating and expanding forest restoration treatments and to strengthen the region's wood utilization capacity by providing a consistent supply of wood products.
Project Overview and Scope:
Approximately 13,000 acres is planned for treatment across the Bitterroot Front Planning Area over a 10-year period, with the potential to add more acres adjacent to the planning area. Four project areas may be offered at contract award for immediate implementation. Additional project areas are planned to be offered on an annual basis subject to funding. Two project areas may be offered for timber sale layout at the start of this project.
A minimum of 90,000 CCF (approximately 45 million board feet) of commercial timber is anticipated to be offered over the contract life; volumes may fluctuate annually.
Types of Service Work considering include:
Road maintenance, reconditioning, construction, and decommissioning. Reconstruction plans and design are not contemplated to be activities.
Timber removal including logging and transportation.
Timber sale preparation activities which include harvest unit layout, GPS traversing, unit boundary marking, interior marking and cruising.
Biomass removal including thinning non-merchantable material, slashing, chipping, staging, transportation and other related activities.
Anticipated Terms:
Minimum timber value estimates will be based on base...
10/16/2025: Share draft documents and information on second site visit
7/17/2025: Added Industry meeting attendees, presentation and notes
TheU.S. Forest Service is re-issuing this formal Request for Information (RFI) in connection with the Bitterroot National Forest 10-Year Integrated Resource Stewardship Contract IRSC for projects in the Bitterroot Front Landscape Planning Area and potentially other areas across the forest. The objectives of this initiative are to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire by accelerating and expanding forest restoration treatments and to strengthen the region's wood utilization capacity by providing a consistent supply of wood products.
Project Overview and Scope:
Approximately 13,000 acres is planned for treatment across the Bitterroot Front Planning Area over a 10-year period, with the potential to add more acres adjacent to the planning area. Four project areas may be offered at contract award for immediate implementation. Additional project areas are planned to be offered on an annual basis subject to funding. Two project areas may be offered for timber sale layout at the start of this project.
A minimum of 90,000 CCF (approximately 45 million board feet) of commercial timber is anticipated to be offered over the contract life; volumes may fluctuate annually.
Types of Service Work considering include:
Road maintenance, reconditioning, construction, and decommissioning. Reconstruction plans and design are not contemplated to be activities.
Timber removal including logging and transportation.
Timber sale preparation activities which include harvest unit layout, GPS traversing, unit boundary marking, interior marking and cruising.
Biomass removal including thinning non-merchantable material, slashing, chipping, staging, transportation and other related activities.
Anticipated Terms:
Minimum timber value estimates will be based on base...
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| Issuing agency | USDA Forest Service |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Category | Environmental Assessment |
| NAICS | 115310 |
| PSC | F099 |
| Published | October 29, 2025 |
| Procurement stage | Sources Sought |
| Response due | September 30, 2026 |
| Status | Open — accepting responses |
| Translation | Translated from Dutch by GlobalGov’s translation pipeline |
| Official source | View original notice |
| Last verified | August 10, 2026 |
Source: U.S. Government (SAM.gov) — public domain. GlobalGov is not affiliated with or endorsed by the United States Government.
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