Solicitation Job Bellingham area,Washington USA,Government

Position: FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON - Solicitation Notice

AMENDMENT NO. 1 Solicitation Notice – Fuels Reduction Contractor Resource Pool (IDIQ) Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG)

Ferry County hereby extends the response period for the Solicitation Notice – Fuels Reduction Contractor Resource Pool (IDIQ) to encourage additional competition and participation.

All terms, conditions, requirements, and specifications of the original Solicitation Notice remain unchanged except for the proposal submission deadline.

Revised Proposal Due Date:

4:00 p.m. on July 31, 2026

Interested contractors who have not yet submitted qualifications are encouraged to do so.

Proposals shall continue to be submitted electronically to:

Funding Source: Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG)
Solicitation Type: Request for Qualifications / Proposals (RFQ/RFP)
Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

1. SOLICITATION OVERVIEW

Ferry County issues this Solicitation Notice as the sole public notice to establish a Contractor Resource Pool for fuels reduction and related services within Ferry County, Washington.
The County intends to award one (1) or multiple IDIQ contracts for an initial one (1) year base period
, with up to three (3) additional one-year option periods
, not to exceed a total of four (4) years
, at the sole discretion of Ferry County.
This solicitation is issued in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local procurement requirements associated with CWDG funding.

2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of this contract is to support Ferry County’s wildfire risk reduction objectives through the implementation of fuels management treatments.

2.1 General Scope

Work performed under this contract will be issued through individual Task Orders and may include, but is not limited to:

Wildland fuels reduction and disposal
Fuel break and fuel modification zone construction
Hazardous fuels mitigation in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas
Specialized hazard tree removals

2.2 Typical Treatment Activities

Contractors shall provide all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, materials, and incidentals necessary to perform:

Tree thinning and selective cutting
Slashing and brush removal
Chipping and mastication
Lop and scatter treatments
Hand-piling and pile covering
Pruning and vegetation manipulation
Hazard tree removals thru technical removal application
Removal and transport of biomass

All work shall comply with specifications outlined in each Task Order.

3. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS

Project sites may include:

Natural and managed timber stands (all ages and species)
Shrublands and grasslands
Areas containing live, dead, down, and activity-generated fuels

Access Conditions

Access is primarily via dirt, gravel, and legacy logging roads
Roads may become impassable due to weather (rain, snow, thaw conditions)
Ferry County retains final authority to determine road accessibility and closures

4. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 4.1 Task Orders

Work will be issued through Task Order Requests / Requests for Quotes (RFQ)
Each Task Order will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract
Contractors in the resource pool will be invited to compete for Task Orders

4.2 Procurement Method

Utilize this contract vehicle or alternative procurement methods
Issue, modify, or not issue Task Orders at its sole discretion

4.3 Basis of Award

Fair and Reasonable Pricing

Steve Bonner
Emergency Management Director
emdirectorry.wa.us