Purchase Order 1240BE26P0027

Hanging Rock Excavation & Construction, Inc., a small disadvantaged veteran-owned business based in La Grande, Oregon, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $128,511.30 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, to perform roadway surface maintenance on the Umatilla National Forest. The contract covers approximately 435.2 miles of roads across two zones: the South Zone (234.6 miles in Heppner Ranger District, Oregon) and the North Zone (165.6 miles in Walla Walla Ranger District, Washington), with work to be completed by July 15, 2027. This Total Small Business set-aside contract requires the contractor to furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, and materials to maintain roads to a 90 percent quality standard, including vegetation management on 35.1 miles of single-lane roads in the South Zone.

The contract was awarded on April 15, 2026, following a simplified competitive procurement under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13 procedures, with the government evaluating quotations based on price, past performance on similar projects, and technical capability. Key performance requirements include submission of a Contractor Quality Control Plan and Proposed Project Plan within 14 calendar days of award, designation of an on-site contract manager available within one hour of request, and compliance with Service Contract Labor Standards requiring prevailing wage rates as determined by the Department of Labor. Hanging Rock Excavation & Construction has demonstrated extensive experience performing similar work for the Forest Service and currently holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Vehicles, including a $25 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for road and bridge construction across Oregon and Washington, positioning the company to effectively manage this maintenance project across the two ranger districts.