Request for Proposals for Hazardous Fuels Mitigation Projects

The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division (Division) is requesting proposals for the planning and implementation of hazardous fuels mitigation projects that will reduce the fire threat in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas in New Mexico. Funding will be awarded through a competitive process administered by the Western Wildland Fire Protection Committee (WWFPC), with emphasis on hazardous fuel reduction, information and education and community and homeowner action. The Division plans to award multiple contracts as a result of this Request for Proposals (RFP). Questions regarding this RFP should be addressed to: Donald Griego, State Fire Manager, EMNRD, Forestry Division, P.O. Box 1948, Santa Fe, N.M., 87504, Telephone: (505) 476-3349. Physical Address: EMNRD, Forestry Division, Wendell Chino Building, 1220 S. St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Offerors must use the 2011 Western States Wildland Urban Interface Grant application form (EXHIBIT C) to submit their proposals. Offerors may download this form from EMNRD’s Forestry Division web site: www.nmforestry.com.