Requests for Proposals

In collaboration with the USDA Forest Service (USFS), the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office (BLM), the Southwest District of the Colorado State Land Board (SLB), and the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), the National Forest Foundation (NFF or Project Administrator) is seeking a contractor/s to conduct service work, including forest thinning and biomass removal across 638.5 acres of public lands in La Plata County, Colorado. Fuels work, including mechanical vegetation thinning, skidding, decking, chipping or grinding, hauling, and road maintenance, will be completed along the boundary of lots that are within the northern private boundary of the Forest Lakes Subdivision.

This Request for Proposals includes 638.5 acres of required public land treatments for the first phase of the Project.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 23, 2024.

Contact:

Nick Olson, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation, in partnership with the USFS, is seeking proposals to complete demolition of existing toilets and installation of new toilets forest wide, enhancing visitor and recreational experiences on the MBRTB in Colorado and Wyoming.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 20, 2024.

Contact:

Jim Fried, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation is soliciting bids for non-commercial thinning on these projects. The purpose of the project is to reduce the tree density and improve the health and condition of the forest based on the prescribed objectives, while also reducing the risk of wildfire.

The NFF and US Forest Service will host a pre-bid tour for interested contractors as requested at a date and time to be determined. Please respond to Riley Kies at [email protected] by December 1, 2024 if you would like to attend.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 15, 2024.

Contact:

Riley Kies, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in partnership with USDA Forest Service J.W. Toumey Nursery (Toumey), is requesting quotes for a Horticulture Programming Consultant for the planning and analysis of future greenhouse and bareroot operations related to seedlings and native plant species.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 13, 2024.

Contact:

Monica Perez-Watkins, [email protected]

The purpose of the project is to determine the presence/absence and reproductive status of Federally Proposed Endangered California Spotted Owls (CSOW) in pre-identified areas of suitable habitat on the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) during the 2025-28 breeding seasons. The Contractor will perform surveying, monitoring, and related activities of California Spotted Owl Territories on the LPNF.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by December 17, 2024.

Contact:

Michelle Daneri, [email protected]

The U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) and National Forest Foundation (NFF) are working together to implement projects associated with the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). A variety of trail maintenance projects proposed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests have been prioritized through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s list of deferred maintenance projects for GAOA funding. The NFF is seeking partners to implement deferred maintenance of non-motorized trails on the GMUG National Forests.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by January 10, 2025.

Contact:

Nick Catmur, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is working with the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (“LBL NRA”) to help the USDA Forest Service (USFS) improve and modernize its interpretive signage throughout the LBL NRA. The signage improvements aim to utilize advanced technologies, augmented reality, and design to convey area history and environmental education via interpretation that comes to life on a visitor’s handheld device, creating a virtual tour guide through a visitor’s smartphone.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by January 8, 2025.

Contact:

Austin Justis, [email protected]

The National Forest Foundation (NFF), in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service, seeks quotes for the reconstruction of the Little North Santiam Trail (LNST) on the Detroit Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, which was heavily damaged by the 2020 Santiam Wildfire. Contractor will be responsible for removal of existing damaged structures, followed by reconstruction of 3 trail bridges, 1 staircase, puncheons, and retaining wall. Contractors are asked to submit optional bids for trail tread repair and brushing, which may be included in the final scope of work.

Pre-bid Meeting

A virtual, pre-bid Q&A session will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 11AM Pacific Time. Contractors can ask questions to Forest Service staff in order to help prepare their bids. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not required to submit a bid. The meeting can be accessed via this link: LNST Pre-Bid Q&A.

Deadline:

Responses should be emailed by January 3, 2025.

Contact:

Jeff Malik, [email protected]