The U.S. Forest Service, Region 9 – Eastern Region, awarded a purchase order to Carl R. Jones Excavating And Hauling, LLC for $36,581.25 on June 22, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside. The awardee is an SBA-certified HUBZone firm and service-disabled veteran-owned small business.
Work is performed in Potosi, Missouri. The order covers road improvement on Forest Road 2245 in the Mark Twain National Forest: 0.9 miles of road reconditioning including ditch line work, blading, brushing and limbing of roadside vegetation, and placement of 555 tons of crushed aggregate in three grades. The contractor must maintain roadway passability throughout performance and furnish equipment with a minimum of 50 horsepower for mowing operations. Performance runs from June 22, 2026 through August 28, 2026. The underlying solicitation (12363N26Q4103) was posted April 6, 2026, with quotations due April 30, 2026.