AS27-125 Iron Fire Chaining Private and TLA 2026

Issuing Procurement Unit: State of Utah Division of Purchasing Conducting Procurement Unit: State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

The purpose of this IFB is to enter into a contract to provide: chaining services according to Attachment B.

DWR and FFSL are acquiring services in this contract to provide for wildfire rehabilitation with a single pass chaining. This task order includes the Contractor to furnish labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals. The project area totals approximately 1,699 acres as identified on the attached site map.

Location

The work under this contract is located in the Tintic Valley area of Tooele County approximately 7 miles west of Eureka, Utah. The treatment boundaries will not be flagged and must be located by GPS.

Specific Tasks

Only areas shown on the Project Map will be treated. It will be the contractor's responsibility to provide a GPS that is capable of loading project areas from a computer.

Chaining shall be performed in an organized systematic manner as determined in the pre-work conference. This requires skilled operators.

Aerial Seeding will need to take place before chaining begins.

Tractors must be capable of pulling the chains at a speed sufficient to roll the chain and prevent litter piling. Chain shall not be pulled at a speed in excess of 4 mph. The tractors will be operated with a maximum lateral spacing of 100 feet for this contract. Trees will be left as they lie following the chaining, no piling or windrowing will be required. Any internal roads through the project site must be cleared of all debris left by the chaining operation.

Areas in excess of 35 percent slope or areas with large rock outcrops shall not be chained. The chaining will be done on the contour as much as possible.

Transport of the chains to the first project site will be the responsibility of the government. Transport of the chain between project sites will be the responsibility of the contractor.

Contractor Furnished Equipment

Two steel tracked tractors with a minimum drawbar horsepower rating greater than 200 for each tractor (D8, D9 or equivalent), Shall be furnished with skilled operators.

An arc/acetylene welder shall be furnished by the Contractor and shall be at the worksite at all times.

Government Furnished Property

The Government will provide at least one 240-foot "Ely" style anchor chain. The Contractor shall furnish a connection device to attach the chain to each individual crawler tractor.

Contract Time

All work must be completed by **December 18, 2026**, unless weather conditions are such that the government stops the work. If the government stops the work for weather, the contractor must begin as soon as weather conditions permit and all work must be completed by **April 30, 2027**.

Participation in this solicitation is limited to **prequalified contractors only**. Do NOT submit if you are not on the current Pre-approved/Pre-qualified Vendor list.

A site visit will NOT be held prior to bidding. It is strongly recommended that each potential bidder inspect the site where services are to be performed.

This contract will be bid on a per-acre price. The per-acre price will be extended based on the number of acres to show a total project price. The total price shall include all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to complete the job, which includes all mobilization and operating costs. There will be no fuel surcharges or adjustments negotiated.

A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive/responsible bidder who meets any experience and equipment requirements noted elsewhere in this solicitation.

All questions must be submitted through U3P during the question and answer period. Exceptions taken by a vendor to the scope/content of this solicitation that have not been addressed during the question and answer period will result in the vendor being rejected.

Vendor must guarantee its pricing through completion of the project.

One lump-sum final payment will be made for the actual number of acres completed following a final inspection of the completed project.