Chilcotin Training Area - Juvenile Spacing Program (2019 – 2020)

Notice of Proposed Procurement IMPORTANT : 1) To obtain the specific document associated with this solicitation, please scroll down and click on one of the first two links under the Solicitation Documents section. 2) To ensure that you do not miss any future amendments to this solicitation, it is strongly encouraged to add your name to the List of Interested Suppliers for this solicitation. The Chilcotin Training Area (CTA), located north of the small community of Riske Creek and about 47 kilometers west of Williams Lake, consists of approximately 41,000 hectares (ha) of land owned by the Department of National Defense (DND) and is used as a military training area. The management of forest resources on this property is the responsibility of the Department of Indigenous Services Canada (DISC) through an Order-in-Council P.C. O.I.C 1961-807. DISC has collected royalties from the permitted sale of timber from the CTA land and is responsible for the management of the Forest in the area.  The Forest Manager at CTA has identified six (6) areas, a net area of 489.9 hectares, requiring juvenile spacing as part of the CTA silviculture plan. Juvenile spacing is the cutting of undesirable tress within a young stand to allow the future crop trees sufficient space to grow relatively free of competition for water, nutrients and sunlight. The cut trees are usually not removed from the site, as they have no commercial value. Spaced stands also provide good access to humans and animals, increase forage production, reduce the incidence of disease and allow the forest manager to control the tree species composition. DISC wishes to identify a contractor to complete the Juvenile Spacing Program for the 489.9 hectares identified in the Treatment Plan by the Forest Manager. This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). Bidders should be registered in PSAB’s Aboriginal Business Directory.