Tongass National Forest Log Testing

Synopsis: The USDA Forest Service, Region 10 intends to award a sole source contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1 (b)(1). A sole source contract will be awarded to Viking Lumber Company, Craig Klawock Hwy, Craig, AK for log data. Region 10 US Forest Service (USFS) has performed periodic sawmill lumber recovery log tests to establish Sawlog Quality Indices by log grade as there are no reliable or adequate Price Index for Alaska sawn products. Historically Alaska yellow-cedar has been considered surplus to Alaska's domestic processing needs and nearly 100% exported and therefore was not included in previous log tests. Scope of Services Viking Lumber Company (VLC) will provide the equipment, labor, storage, facilities, and logs needed to perform the USFS log test at their sawmill. This contract will reimburse VLC for the value losses and additional costs incurred for the log test (2-3 days) in Fiscal Year 2017 unless sufficient log volumes are unavailable which will require performing the test in early Fiscal Year 2018. This is not a request for competive proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice.