03/05/2025:  "Instructions for Proposal- PNW STWD BPA" document was replaced with updated instructions.

07/24/2023: Award Notice posted in Attachments for the first 85 awardees.

05/02/2023: Amendment 004 is issued for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Stewardship BPA with a Revised Schedule of Items to include ALL 17 National Forests/Areas in Region 6 (Oregon & Washington). This BPA solicitation is now Open/Continuous until February 2028.

*NOTE: This BPA replaces the previous CORP Stewardship BPA and EBS Stewardship BPA.*

**ONLY NEW INTERESTED CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AMENDMENT 004 SF30, Solicitation SF-1449, and A004-Revised Schedule of Items in order to apply for the PNW Stewardship BPA.**

Download Attachments 'A004-SOLICITATION-PNW Stewardship BPA', 'A004-SF30-PNW Stewardship BPA', and 'A004-Revised Schedule of Items-12363N23Q4024' for submittal process.

Email your proposal documents to Ingrid.Anderson@usda.gov and Nikki.Layton@usda.gov until 02/29/2028. Evaluations of proposals will be completed at intervals as the Forest Service's schedules permits.

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Amendment 001:  An amendment has been issued for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Stewardship BPA . These changes are to the solicitation document only and are updates/changes to various sections and clauses therein, as described in the amendment and summarized below.  These changes do not impact the technical or price proposal requirements for submission, so no additional information is required in your quote package other than acknowledgement of this amendment. As such, the initial due date for quote submission is unchanged and remains Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Please sign and return the amendment with your quote that is posted in the "Attachments/Links" section. 

Summary of changes:

1. Revises NAICS Code 115310 Standard Size to $34M on page 1
2. Replaces Section 9 with new language: Ordering on page 13
3. Replaces Section 10 on Page 14
4. Adds language to Section 24: Key Personnel on Page 20
5. Adds language to Section 29: Protection of Improvements on Page 27
6. Revises Section 32: Prevention of Oil Spills on Page 28
7. Replaces Section 51: Type of Contract on Page 49
8. Revises Section 56: Single Or Multiple Awards on Page 58
9. Clarifies & provides revised form: Section 58 Employment of Eligible Workers on Page 70
10.Revises header title for Specific Fire Precautions & Emergency Fire Precautions: Pgs 35&39

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The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Stewardship BPA shall be awarded under the following authority:
Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This BPA will issue future calls for individual Hazardous Fuels and Restoration project areas. The scope covers Federal and Non-Federal lands within 150 miles of and including the administrative boundaries of the Colville, Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Gifford Pinchot, Malheur, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, Mt. Hood, Okanogan-Wenatchee, Olympic, Rogue River-Siskiyou, Siuslaw, Umatilla, Umpqua, Wallowa-Whitman, and Willamette National Forests, and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (CRGNSA). Work may be accomplished on Non-Federal lands, but the BPA call will be issued and administered by a government entity.

Multiple awards will be made for this BPA on an individual National Forest basis once the Forest Service has evaluated the technical proposals and pricing submitted in response to the solicitation. Examples of the types of Hazardous Fuels and Restoration work th