George Washington and Jefferson National Forest Timber Support and Forest Inventory MATOC

Questions and Answers Attachment Updated April 4,2023 The intent of this solicitation is for a multiple award fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for FOREST INVENTORY AND TIMBER SUPPORT on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Virginia and West Virginia in accordance with the specifications, terms, provisions. Task Orders will be issued against this IDIQ contract. Work to be performed under this resultant contract includes, but is not limited to plot based stand inventory, timber stand improvement, non-native invasive treatments (mechanical or chemical), timber marking, painting, cruising and other similar related work. Each task order will contain specifications for the work to be covered under the task order. The solicitation will result in Performance Based, Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) on the basis of qualifications/key personnel and experience, past performance, method/technical approach, and price as best meets the needs of the Government. These contracts will have a base period and option years, if exercised. There is no guarantee that any options will be exercised by the Government. Individual task orders will be competed among MATOC awardees on a fair-opportunity basis as detailed in the solicitation. Specific locations, area data (when applicable), and maps will be issued with each task order. The USDA Forest Service encourages the participation of disadvantaged, service disabled veteran, and woman owned business enterprises. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115310 and the small business size standard is $11.5 million. The proposed contract is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. All responsible, qualified small businesses may submit an offer which will be considered by the Forest Service. All Offerors shall be registered at the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award.