F -- Quartz South Tree Thinning

The purpose of this contract is to have the contractor furnish all labor, equipment, fuel, oil, transportation and supplies to perform wildlife habitat improvement and fuel reduction work on the Seward Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest. The project area is located on the Kenai Peninsula, approximately five miles west of Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Quartz South Wildlife Habitat Improvement project is located along Quartz Creek Rd. adjacent to the road and along Crescent Creek Trail. Vehicle access is possible from Tern Lake along Quartz Creek Rd. to units 1 and 2. Access to units 1 and 2 is also possible along Quartz Creek Rd. from the Cooper Landing side; however, a portion of this access past the Cooper Creek Day Use Area is through State Land. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining any permits necessary for this access. Units 4-7 are located adjacent to Crescent Creek Trail. Access to units 4-7 is from Quartz Creek Rd. across from the Cooper Creek Day Use Area. Access to Units 4-7 during contract operations is by foot or Off Highway Vehicle. All Terrain Vehicle access may only occur once a week on frozen or dry ground during a weekday between the hours of 10am and 2pm. No roads exist or will be constructed in the project area. The government will not provide special maintenance, snow plowing, grading to open roads or keep roads open. The performance period is from award date to September 30, 2008. Award of this project to be accomplished under 100% Small Business set-aside. The solicitation and drawings will be available for downloading at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about July 06, 2007. Offers will be due approximately 15 calendar days after the solicitation issue date. It will be the responsibility of the bidder to check FedBizOpps for any amendments to the solicitation or this announcement. PLEASE DON'T RETURN THIS NOTICE TO US TO RECEIVE THE SOLICITATION. GO TO FEDBIZOPPS TO DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION. AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION: By registering to receive notification on posted synopses, you will be automatically notified via email of any changes to the project. To register, select Register to Receive Notification and follow the steps. Follow the same procedure for EACH project. PLAN HOLDERS LISTS: The Interested Vendors List (IVL) has replaced the plan Holders Lists that was previously available with solicitation packages. Access the IVL for all projects through the FedBizOpps website. To register as an interested vendor, select Register as an Interested Vendor and follow the steps. Follow this procedure for EACH project of interest. Use the Register as Interested Vendor option to add your company name to the IVL and then view or print the IVL by selecting View List of Interested Vendors for each project.