Tell City Dam Maintenance

The Tell City Dam Maintenance contract, solicited under number 12444526Q0057, is a firm-fixed-price acquisition issued by the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 6 office in Atlanta, Georgia, targeting small businesses under a total set-aside with a NAICS code of 561730 and a size standard of $9.5 million in average annual receipts. The scope involves annual maintenance activities at dam sites within the Hoosier National Forest’s Tell City Ranger District, including mowing vegetation to a maximum height of six inches on dams, spillways, and access roads; removing debris, logs, trash, and fire rings; and reinstalling rocks into rip rap zones. Work is scheduled over a five-year base period from May 1, 2027, through April 30, 2032, with annual ordering periods and four option years for each of seven lake areas, with specific acreage allocations for each location and year. An amendment has been issued to remove optional work items related to Celina Lake and correct reported acreages at both Celina and Saddle Lakes, requiring offerors to adhere to the updated Schedule of Items. Performance is governed by strict inspection criteria under FAR 52.246-12, with 100% visual verification required for all mowing and debris removal tasks, and final acceptance occurring on-site. Payment will be processed electronically via the Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, not WAWF, with progress payments subject to security guarantees, and title to materials transferring to the government upon payment. The contract includes comprehensive compliance requirements enforced through multiple FAR clauses, including anti-trafficking measures, contractor ethics, employment eligibility verification, paid sick leave, and critical security protocols such as personal identity verification and safeguarding of information systems. A unique and mandatory condition requires contractors to certify compliance with non-discriminatory practices under Title VI and VII and Executive Orders 14168 and 14173, with false certifications potentially triggering False Claims Act liability. All subcontractors must flow down key clauses on security, ethics, trafficking, and identity verification. Proposals must be submitted via email by August 7, 2026, and awards will be made based on best value, evaluating technical capability and past performance alongside cost, with no lowest price technically acceptable method applied. All offerors must maintain active SAM registration and submit required certifications at time of proposal.