Small Business Subcontracting Plan Implementation

This contract is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, specifically targeting SBA-certified small businesses to serve as subcontractors under a prime contractor’s subcontracting plan, with a mandatory 50 percent subcontracting goal. The opportunity is tied to the NAICS code 541611, indicating services in management consulting, and is administered by the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Performance of the work is required in Pierce, Idaho, with a zip code of 83546. The solicitation was posted on May 1, 2026, and responses are due by May 13, 2026, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Only small businesses certified by the SBA are eligible to participate as subcontractors, and the prime contractor is obligated to meet the 50 percent subcontracting target with certified small businesses as part of federal compliance requirements under FAR 52.219-9.