Fencing Supplies Bitterroot National Forest
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded contract 1284LM26P0037 to Pacific Western Lumber Inc. for fencing supplies for the Bitterroot National Forest GAOA Macgruder Corridor project on September 30, 2026.
The award value is $34,866. The contract was set aside for Total Small Business.
1284LM26P0037 Department of Agriculture Forest Service
9/30/26, 5:05 PM Fencing Supplies Bitterroot National Forest
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks delivery and offloading of fencing supplies—posts and split rails—to Magruder Ranger Station, Idaho, with quotations due August 20 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 321999, 500-employee size standard).
Place of performance is Dixie, Idaho. Access is available only from the Montana side via remote gravel road; maximum trailer weight is 80,000 pounds. Delivery must occur within 30 days of award, with final delivery required by August 31, 2026. The performance period runs September 1 through December 31, 2026. Delivery is FOB Destination, with offloading at a specified location near the barn on the south end of the compound.
The requirement comprises four line items: 400 pressure-treated round posts (5–6 inches diameter, 6.5 feet length, pointed one end/blunt other); 200 pressure-treated round posts (5–6 inches diameter, 8 feet length, pointed one end/blunt other); 300 pressure-treated round posts (4–5 inches diameter, 10 feet length, blunt both ends); and 900 pressure-treated split rails (4.5–5 inches diameter, 17 feet length, half-round). Offerors must submit pricing for all line items and provide technical documentation demonstrating that proposed products meet or exceed salient characteristics. Offeror prices are firm for 90 calendar days from receipt.
Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer based on evaluation of technical capability, price, and past performance. Questions were due July 15 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time to patricia.newberry@usda.gov and PPS.proposals@usda.gov.
1284LM26Q0053 Department of Agriculture Forest Service
8/10/26, 2:45 PM Fencing Supplies Bitterroot National Forest
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is procuring fencing supplies for Bitterroot National Forest, with responses due by August 20, 2026; this opportunity is restricted to small businesses. Delivery is to West Fork Ranger Station, 6735 West Fork Road, Darby, Montana 59829, with performance running September 1 through December 31, 2026. Posts and rails must be treated to AWPA UC4A standards; CCA treatment is prohibited. Posts must be turned configuration rather than rail and buck. Drivers may be either blunt or capped at the end opposite the point. The government will provide equipment at delivery to assist with unloading. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0001 (issued August 10, 2026) prior to the submission deadline by completing copies of the amendment, acknowledging receipt on each offer copy, or submitting a separate letter or electronic communication referencing the solicitation and amendment numbers; failure to acknowledge may result in offer rejection.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service
8/18/26, 10:17 AM Fencing Supplies Bitterroot National Forest
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued Amendment 2 to solicitation 1284LM26Q0053 on August 20, 2026, for delivery and offloading of fencing supplies to the Magruder Ranger District, Bitterroot National Forest; the amendment is effective immediately and closes August 24, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside. The amendment, administered by USDA-FS CSA Southwest 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and issued by USDA-FS CSA Intermountain 2 in Ogden, Utah, revises the Questions and Answers section to clarify that all AWPA-approved preservatives permitted for Multiple Use Category Ground Contact, General Use (AWPA UC4A) will be accepted, including CCA-treated posts. The Period of Performance has been modified to September 15, 2026, through December 31, 2026, to accommodate review of quotes and award processing. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to submission by including completed amendments with their offer, providing written acknowledgment with each offer copy, or sending separate written communication referencing the solicitation and amendment numbers. Contracting Officer Tanya E. Linnell administers the solicitation.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service
8/20/26, 12:29 PM