Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Road Maintenance Services IDIQ

The Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Road Maintenance Services IDIQ is a firm-fixed price, multi-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a base year and four one-year option periods, extending through July 31, 2031. The contract is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, limited to Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, with each awarded IDIQ carrying a minimum guarantee of $2,000. Performance will occur across eight ranger districts within the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas, including Mt. Magazine, Boston Mountain, Pleasant Hill, Big Piney-Deer, Big Piney-Hector, Sylamore, and St. Francis, along with roadside brushing and trimming services. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to perform road maintenance tasks such as grading aggregate-surfaced roads, spot surface repairs, ditch and culvert maintenance, roadside mowing, and overhead trimming. Work is governed by FAR 12.203 with evaluation based on technical merit rather than lowest price, requiring fair and reasonable pricing and acceptable past performance as pass/fail gates. Offerors must submit completed SF 1449 forms signed and dated by the June 19, 2026, noon ET deadline to Marian Feist at marian.feist@usda.gov, with questions due by June 1, 2026. Proposals must include evidence of schedule capability, personnel qualifications tied to forest or rural gravel road experience, detailed equipment listings, and explanations of any SOW deviations. The contract incorporates comprehensive clauses covering whistleblower rights, anti-trafficking, information systems safeguarding, anti-discrimination and DEI certification, Buy American requirements, and civil rights compliance under Title VI and Title IX. Payment is processed via Electronic Funds Transfer and is contingent upon full compliance with all material terms, including federal anti-discrimination mandates. All offerors must be registered in SAM, hold a valid UEI, and comply with the required representations and certifications. The place of performance is designated as Russellville, Arkansas, though work spans multiple remote locations, and the contract includes F.O.B. Origin terms.