Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · USDA-FS, STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING BRANCH
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
12363N26Q4224
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
115310
Product service code
F099
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-20
Response deadline
Sep 8, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Contracting contact
karen.ruklic@usda.gov
Market intelligence
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. Using this format, no separate presolicitation is required and this announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Solicitation number 12363N26Q4224 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the 2026 LTBMU Hazard Tree Stewardship IRSC (Integrated Resource Service Contract). Award shall be made under the R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Only current BPA holders are eligible to submit quotes. Quotes received from vendors that have not been awarded a BPA will be rejected; no evaluation of the submitted documents will be performed. The objectives of this project are to protect the safety and health of our communities and increase forest health and vigor by removing hazardous trees throughout neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Tahoe. This will be achieved by performing technical tree felling and removal of hazard trees around high value resources. This service acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The set-aside relates to the business status of the contractors submitting quotes and does not limit where the wood product may be disposed of. The assigned North American Industry Classification Code is 115310 - Support Services for Forestry. The small business size standard is 11,500,000. All responsible sources that have been awarded an R5 Pacific Southwest Stewardship BPA for work on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Contact
Point of contact
Karen Ruklic, Contract Specialist
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
karen.ruklic@usda.gov
Secondary
travis.buckalew@usda.gov
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