The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Hunter Excavating, Inc. on July 30, 2026, with a $7 million ceiling, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside.
Place of performance is Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, primarily within Addison, Bennington, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor counties. The IDIQ solicitation, posted April 16, 2026, sought firm-fixed-price contracts for general road and civil construction and maintenance services, including road construction, reconstruction, repair, and maintenance; culvert and bridge installation and repair; trail construction and maintenance; and recreational site development. The solicitation identified approximately six award positions, though the Government reserved discretion to award additional or fewer contracts.
The contract runs five years with an ultimate completion date of July 29, 2031. NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) applies, with a small business size standard of $45 million. Single order minimums are $2,000 and maximums are $500,000 per item or $1 million for combined items. Contractors must demonstrate bonding capacity of at least $150,000 for single projects and $500,000 in aggregate. Performance and payment bonds are required for construction projects exceeding $35,000. The originating solicitation incorporated Davis-Bacon wage determinations, Buy American requirements, labor standards compliance, and small business subcontracting plan clauses, along with anti-discrimination and diversity certifications per FAR 52.222-90 and biobased products reporting per FAR 52.223-2.