USDA-Forest Service -Extraction and transportation of the Annual Christmas Tree and two (2) additional trees - George Washington and Jefferson National Forest

-This will be a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract between the United States ForestService and the prospective vendor

 -Vendors will have an active System for Award Management (SAM) https://sam.gov account at the time of award and provide the sam.gov Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) in their responses.

-Payment is only made via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at: https://www.ipp.for.fiscal.treasury.gov

-Vendors responding to this solicitation shall submit their quote in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FAR 52.212-1. Pursuant to FAR 52.212-2, the criteria for evaluations are (1) Price. The basis for award is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)

-This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current version of the FAR
and other applicable laws.

-A complete package will contain the following - Offers submitted without completion of items listed here shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award: (Email all offers to stacey.phillips@usda.gov)

• Signed SF 1449
• Filled out Schedule of Items (SOI) (This document is in the RFQ)
• Performance Relevancy Questionnaire

-Targeted Period of Performance Dates: 09/28/2026 - 11/30/2026