Cherokee National Forest

The contract, awarded under solicitation number 693C73-26-C-000010 and posted on June 4, 2026, is a HUBZone Set Aside for civil construction work within the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, specifically targeting project milestones MP 6.229 and MP 7.840. The total contract value is $7,095,680.00, with an additional material incentive of $182,972.00, reflecting a firm-fixed-price structure for a scope encompassing mobilization, clearing and grubbing, erosion control including silt fences and rolled erosion control products, stream diversion, placement of riprap, installation of underdrain and collector systems, culvert construction ranging from 18 to 36 inches, structural concrete, reinforcing steel, asphalt removal, and both temporary and permanent traffic control measures. Work is performed on an as-required basis with no defined period of performance or delivery schedule beyond the award date of May 26, 2026, and the bid opening date of May 5, 2026. The place of performance is in Polk County, Tennessee, with no FOB terms specified and no remittance or payment office details provided in the documentation. The contracting office is located in Ashburn, Virginia, under the Eastern Federal Lands Division of the Department of Transportation, with Monique Lynch and C. Shawn Long as the designated points of contact. While the solicitation identifies NAICS code 237310 for heavy and civil engineering construction, no standard FAR clauses, representations, certifications, or socioeconomic status validations are included in the provided text beyond inferred references to LPSM and ALL in bid tables, which lack formal definition or attestation. No COR, COTR, or PCO is named, and no details are provided on inspection locations, acceptance criteria, invoicing methods, accounting codes, or attachment documents. The pricing structure is presented as line-item bids selected from multiple contractors, with unit prices and extended amounts listed for each work item, but no consolidated contract ceiling, option quantities, or IDIQ framework is articulated. The document appears to function primarily as a bid tabulation with embedded engineer’s estimates rather than a fully executed contract with complete administrative, legal, or technical clauses typically required under federal acquisition guidelines.