Trust Lands NWLO Call When Needed

DNRC is seeking heavy equipment and other services on a call-when-needed basis to perform a variety of tasks.

MULTIPLE VENDORS WILL BE AWARDED A CONTRACT

This agreement will be for a 24-month term beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2028. The intent of the agreement is to secure heavy equipment and other services on a call-when-needed basis to perform a variety of tasks, including but not limited to construction of fire line, support of prescribed burns, watershed restoration, maintenance of physical facilities, including roads, and occasional construction and reconstruction projects. Smaller brush piling and scarification projects may also be included.

The intent of the agreement is to secure heavy equipment and other services on a call-when-needed basis to perform a variety of tasks, including but not limited to construction of fire line, support of prescribed burns, watershed restoration, maintenance of physical facilities, including roads, and occasional construction and reconstruction projects. Smaller brush piling and scarification projects may also be included. A more complete description of the supplies and/or services sought is provided in the Prerequisites and Buyer Attachments tabs of this solicitation.

Road maintenance includes blading roads, cleaning ditches, removing slides from ditches and backslopes, cleaning culvert catch basins, and removing all fallen trees, limbs or brush from the travel way or ditch line and scattering them outside the travel way, and other miscellaneous maintenance work. The roads upon which the work is to be performed are narrow, crooked, and mountainous.

Specific direction for accomplishing the work on each Task Order will be provided by the Contracting Officer (CO) in charge of that project. Requirements under individual Task Orders may vary; all questions about specific projects should he directed to the CO for that project.

All equipment provided shall be in good mechanical and operating condition and shall be operated by skilled operators experienced in the type of work for which the equipment is being ordered. The Contractor is responsible for providing all operating supplies, operators, repairs and support functions required to perform the required work on a per hour basis, and competent laborer/helpers as ordered by the DNRC.

Contractors will be required to meet workers' compensation and insurance requirements as described in the Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the duration of the contracted period.

Offeror must download and review the attached *Bid Form*. Submit your bid amount for the description of equipment and services for the specific area. Upload your completed Bid Form to this question. Failure to upload a completed bid sheet will result in the submission being deemed nonresponsive.

Contractors selected for award must upload, or be able to provide within 10 business days of receiving the Request for Documents, proof of insurance as required in Section 8 of Exhibit A: State Terms & Conditions. Required coverage must be maintained prior to and throughout the term of the contract.

From the date this Invitation for Bid (IFB) is issued until an award is made and announced by the procurement officer, bidders shall not communicate with any State staff regarding this procurement, except at the direction of the procurement officer. Email is the preferred method of communication with the procurement officer.

Questions relating to any information provided in this event shall be asked through the Q&A Board.