56--MN LITCHFIELD WMD Road Materials

The contract pertains to the supply and placement of road materials for rehabilitation work at the Litchfield Wetland Management District in Minnesota, under a small business set-aside acquisition designated as total. The solicitation number is 140FS226Q0159, issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, SAT Team 2, under the Department of the Interior, with primary contact through Jeremy Riva in Falls Church, Virginia. The performance period runs from August 24, 2026, to October 15, 2026, with all materials required to be delivered and spread by the end date. The work involves hauling and placing 2,200 cubic yards of clay, 500 cubic yards of MNDOT Class 5 gravel, 150 cubic yards of Class 5 granite road base, and 100 cubic yards of Class 3 granite rip rap, all of which must comply with specified transportation and quality standards including MNDOT and federal sustainability mandates under EPA CPG, Energy Star, USDA BioPreferred, and SNAP programs. Pricing details are not provided, indicating that offerors must submit their own unit prices, and no estimated contract value is available. The solicitation explicitly requires delivery FOB destination, meaning risk transfers to the government upon arrival at the site, and inspection and acceptance occur at the location of delivery, conducted by the government per FAR 52.212-4(b). Proposals must be submitted via email to [email hidden] by August 14, 2026, and must include a valid Unique Entity Identifier, compliance with SAM representations, and affirmation of small business status under FAR 52.219-28, which is modified with a January 2026 deviation. The evaluation process prioritizes technical conformance over price, with a trade-off approach allowing selection of the most advantageous offer, not necessarily the lowest priced. Invoicing must be processed electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and contractors are required to comply with audit rights, procurement integrity laws, security prohibitions, and sustainability clauses, including flow-down obligations to subcontractors. No specific packaging, marking, or COR/COTR details are provided in the solicitation, with such details expected to be in the attached Statement of Work, which includes a map for reference. All contract terms assume performance within the United States and adherence to federal acquisition regulations,