3 Cent Rx Burn Support Services

Project Location – Work will be performed on the Three Cent Project area within the Whitman Ranger District of Wallow- Whitman National Forest. The intent of this RFQ is to provide a complete landscape burn module consisting of a type 2 Burn Boss (RXB2) and complete prescribed burn complement, 5-person hand crew module(s), type 6 engine(s), type 2 tender(s), and a type 3 dozer with transport to assist with prescribed burning.

Prescribed burn services may include implementing a government furnished burn plan with the entire burn crew, providing specific modules and/or equipment, and operational duties such as fire line construction and/or maintenance, hand fire line construction, fuels pullback, skidgeon, brushing/lopping/scattering/pruning, ignition, holding/suppression, mop-up and patrol.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative or Inspector (PI) will describe the specific objectives of any operational duty, normally during a preoperational briefing. The objectives and operational duties may change during prescribed fire operations, and the Contracting Officer’s Representative or Inspector will be the only designated person to communicate such changes.

The Contractor shall provide all services, supervision, equipment, and supplies (except those specified as Government furnished), transportation, and qualified personnel necessary to meet the contract specifications. During the performance period, Contractor’s Burn Boss, hand crew module(s), engine(s) tender(s), and dozer with transport shall be available to perform Prescribed Burn activities.

The period during which work will be performed will be dependent on burn windows and will be designated by the Government in a written call order(s). Notification that a call order will be placed will be at least 24 hours in advance of start work date. The Government also reserves the right to verbally order work 24 hours in advance of start work date and follow-up with the required call order.

However, call orders may be cancelled or postponed by the Government if prescribed burn conditions are determined to be unfavorable. There is no guarantee of full-time work for the entire performance period.