GAOA Road Maintenance Los Padres National Forest

This contract, solicited under number 127EAY26Q0044 and issued by the Los Padres National Forest under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a total small business set-aside for road and drainage maintenance on East and West Cuesta, Labrea, and Rattlesnake Roads within the Santa Lucia Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest. The work, essential for restoring infrastructure damaged by flooding, includes roadbed blading, cleaning and shaping of ditches and culverts, debris and log removal, erosion control installation, and maintenance of drainage structures such as overside drains and dips, all in accordance with USDA Forest Service standards including Sections 811, 813, 832, 839, and 893. Performance must begin within 10 days of notice to proceed and be completed within 90 days of initiation, with the overall contract period running from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The contract is a sealed bid under a firm-fixed-price structure, evaluated using the lowest price technically acceptable method, where technical acceptability and past performance are pass/fail or adjectival ratings, and price is the primary determinant of award. All offerors must be small businesses registered in SAM, and the contract includes clauses requiring compliance with federal labor standards, equal opportunity, anti-trafficking, Buy American, and environmental protections, as well as specific security and information safeguarding requirements for contractor systems. Subcontracting is governed by small business subcontracting plan requirements under Alternate III and IV, and limitations on subcontracting apply. Invoices are to be submitted to the Albuquerque payment office, with payment processed via electronic funds transfer. The work site is located in Santa Maria, California, with additional potential performance areas in San Luis Obispo and San Bernardino Counties. Offerors must submit a completed proposal with attachments including the Schedule of Items, Statement of Work, Vicinity Maps, and Specifications in sealed hard copy form by 5:00 PM local time on June 1, 2026, with all pricing details provided within the attached spreadsheet despite blank fields in the solicitation document. Equipment must be inspected and found clean and weed-free before deployment, and all hazardous materials must be handled and disposed of in compliance with federal and state regulations, accompanied by MSDS documentation.