Sources sought

Forest Service Hand Thinning, MATOC North Rockies/Great Basin

Notice type	Sources Sought: Market research. The agency wants to know who can do this work. Answering is free and can get the job set aside for small businesses.
Who's buying	USDA-Fs, Csa Intermountain 3, Forest Service
Where	Missoula, Montana
Deadline	Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST (10 days left)
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside)
Industry	NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry)
Solicitation #	1176101
Posted	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Contact	Crystal Amos, [email protected]

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From the notice

Requirement includes a wide variety of non-merchantable vegetation management activities for the purpose of fuels reduction, prescribed burn unit preparation, stand improvement, or unit rehabilitation. Activities could include, but are not limited to, tree thinning, slashing, girdling, pruning, weed and release, release of browse species, slash treatment, hand piling, fuel break construction, Fireline construction, residual tree protection, duff mound removal, unit preparation work, rehabilitation, chipping and related services. Unit boundary/special protection area designation and/or traversing for or within these units may also be included in the activity.

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