The County of Tuolumne is seeking proposals from qualified individuals to conduct forest fuels reduction projects. Contractors will conduct forest fuel reduction using a suite of treatments such as mastication, hand thinning, chipping and piling, and the creation of fuelbreaks as authorized in the Master Stewardship Agreement (MSA) the County has with the USDA, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest on behalf of the Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions (YSS) Collaborative and contained in the Social and Ecological Resilience Across the Landscape (SERAL) Record of Decision. The County has received additional funding to create a contiguous fuelbreak by connecting private land parcels. These fuelbreaks will encompass both federal and private property ownership. The County intends to select Contractors that meet the specifications of this Solicitation based on best value. The Phase 3 project consists of approximately 7,200 acres of fuelbreaks and fuel reductions combined. This RFP is for work on the last 4 items totaling approximately 3,280 acres. Specifications and different treatment actions are detailed in Section 2. Scope of Services. It is the County’s intent to have all forest fuels reduction and fuelbreak work completed by October 31, 2026.
