Market Index Prices for Use in Forest Management - (Request for Quote)

Description: The Forest Service desires to purchase market price index datasets for two (2) primary purposes: 1. Adjustment of contract tentative rates (bid rates) on stumpage throughout the life of harvest contracts (primary). 2. Accurately estimating market adjustment factors for use in stumpage rate appraisals. Task 1: Kick-off Meeting. Kick-off Meeting: The Contractor and the Forest Service will participate in a kick-off meeting scheduled within ten (10) days from award. At a minimum, attendees will be the Contractor’s Project Manager (CPM), the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) for this contract. The Contractor will take kick-off meeting minutes and submit them within five (5) days after the kick-off meeting, and submit directly to the CO, COR, and TPOC in .pdf format and Section 508 Compliant. See attached file.