Angelina Road Maintenance at the National Forests and Grasslands at Texas

The contract awards a firm fixed price task for roadway maintenance services within the southern portion of the Angelina National Forest in Texas, requiring the contractor to provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision for ditch reshaping, mowing, and culvert removal and replacement, including the complete disposal of removed culverts off Forest Service property. Work must be performed per USDA Forest Service standards, with strict adherence to environmental protections, erosion control measures, traffic safety compliance under MUTCD, and OSHA regulations, ensuring no contamination of waterways or unauthorized vegetation removal. The period of performance is estimated from August 17, 2026, to January 30, 2027, beginning upon issuance of the Notice to Proceed, with inspections and final acceptance conducted on-site in the field. The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses, as indicated by the SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside clause, and includes mandatory compliance with the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act and H-2B visa requirements, necessitating submission of FLC certifications, worker posters, PPE provisions, and sanitation standards. Proposals must be submitted in two separate parts—technical and price—by August 7, 2026, via the federal acquisition portal, with evaluations based on technical approach, past performance, and price fairness, using a best-value trade-off approach rather than lowest price technically acceptable. The contractor must utilize IPP.Gov for invoicing, with payment processed electronically via EFT, and is subject to clauses on government property, subcontractor limitations, labor protections, and ethical conduct, including compliance with the Buy American Act and equal opportunity requirements for veterans and workers with disabilities. No detailed pricing data or contract value is available, as line-item quantities and unit costs are not provided, though labor wage rates are referenced. All performance occurs in a designated area with ZIP code 75904, and the contracting officer’s point of contact is Thomas Tran at the USDA Forest Service’s Stewardship Contracting Branch in Washington, DC.