The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $50 million blanket purchase agreement to K.W. Emerson, Inc. for road maintenance and construction services across California forests through March 2033. The single award IDV allows for firm fixed price task orders for services such as emergency road repairs, construction, maintenance, materials, and compliance with terms. Five sample task orders valued from $426,918 to $3.2 million involve road repairs, maintenance, and construction in locations such as Prather, Sonora, Long Barn, Clovis, and Auberry to support forest management projects. The original solicitation sought quotes for the California Forest Engineering and Road Maintenance BPA to facilitate access for priority landscape work through repairing infrastructure damaged by storms across California's 19 national forests and one grassland under total small business set aside.
The contract aims to procure road construction, maintenance, and emergency repair services and associated supplies using a BPA and task order vehicle over a 10-year period. Sample task orders issued to date involve repairing washouts, landslides and damaged roads across varied terrain in the USDA Forest Service Region 5 Pacific Southwest area of responsibility to support landscape management and restoration work.
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