The U.S. Forest Service is issuing this formal Request for Information (RFI) in connection with the Tahoe National Forest, Galloway G-Z Stewardship IRSC. The objectives of this initiative are to improve and restore forest health and resilience, reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire threats to communities and wildlife habitat from large, severe wildfires and protect and secure water supplies by restoring, and maintaining the watershed. While providing a steady supply of wood products to local facilities to bolster the wood utilization capacity of the region.
Project Overview and Scope:
- Approximately 5,127 gross acres are available for treatment across the Galloway G-Z Stewardship IRSC; approximately 1,500 acres prepared for timber harvest (Keystone Roadside Fuelbreak), and 3,627 acres available for preparation and timber harvest (Hungry Slug). The contract term is anticipated to be up to 5 years. The net acres for treatment are expected to be less after unit layout.
- Approximately 15+ MMBF of commercial timber and 8,000+ CCF of biomass is anticipated to be offered over the contract life.
- Types of Service Work may include:
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- Timber sale preparation activities which may include harvest unit layout, GPS traversing, unit boundary marking, verifying silvicultural prescription accuracy, interior marking in select units, and timber volume determination.
- Road reconditioning, and curve widening. Please note that detailed road design activities such as geometric alignment, engineering drawings, and technical specifications will be included in the final contract.
- Timber removal that will include logging operations conducted by tractor, skyline, and/or tethered systems and transportation.