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5.11.2026: There will be an option to join the Open House meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams or by calling in. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central Time . Microsoft Teams meeting: Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/243680752124460?p=BzBXTiHNmDxM1etRBZ Meeting ID: 243 680 752 124 460 Passcode: qb9oP6yz ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dial in by phone: +1 202-650-0123,,505687106# United States, Washington Phone conference ID: 505 687 106# ---------------------------------------------------------------- This Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The Government will not reimburse accompanying costs. 1. Background & Purpose The U.S. Forest Service seeks capability statements and questionnaire responses from timber operators, fuels contractors, or firms with both capabilities able to conduct hazardous fuels reduction treatments through timber harvest in difficult to access locations within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) on the LaCroix Ranger District. There are four (4) main project areas associated with this RFI and shown on the table below. Unit Name Acres Volume MBF Can Crusher Treatment Area 417 3,927 Finkus Treatment Area 1061 6,366 Pac Man Treatment Area 450 5,447 Wild Treatment Area 175 1,050 Totals 2,103 16,790 2. Anticipated Scope of Work Timber Removal: Harvest approximately 16.8MMBF (million board feet) of low-value timber via clearcut, shelterwood, and/or commercial thinning across 2,100 acres in four project locations. Temporary road construction and obliteration. Slash piling and covering. Service work may include: Pre-commercial thinning and/or Timber stand improvement Forest system road improvements for erosion control and water quality Manual and/or mechanical fireline construction Fuel Break establishment and maintenance Hazardous Fuel Reduction (Hazardous fuels include balsam fir and other small diameter sub-merchantable species, dead standing, dead down, brush, limbs, and logging slash.) Mastication/Mulching/Crushing Chipping Slashing Manual or mechanical cut and pile, including covering Removal of non-merchantable (biomass) material 3. Place of Performance Four project areas located on the LaCroix Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. Locations are identified on the attached map 4. Period of Performance A solicitation is anticipated to be posted no later than spring of 2027 with all work completed by May 2031 if awarded. 5. Requested Capability Statement Capability Statement elemen…

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