Custer Gallatin NF Road Maintenance 2016-2020

The Custer Gallatin National Forest Road Maintenance 2016-2020 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a comprehensive vehicle designed to support road maintenance and infrastructure services across multiple ranger districts in Montana. The contract enables the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service to rapidly procure critical road maintenance services, including road grading, repair, surfacing, culvert replacement, and infrastructure preservation. Covering districts such as Sioux, Ashland, Beartooth, Bozeman/Hebgen, and Yellowstone/Gardiner, the contract has a shared ceiling value of $950,000 and was originally awarded on May 12, 2016, with a last order date of March 31, 2020.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently focus on specific road maintenance activities within the designated ranger districts, with typical values ranging from $3,300 to $72,950 and completion dates spanning several months to a year. The contract frequently awards to small businesses like Otter Creek Dirt Work, LLC, Load Time, Inc., and Jody Klessens LLC, with most task orders designated as total small business set-asides. Geographically, the work is concentrated in Montana counties including Gallatin, Park, and Sweetgrass, and consistently involves firm fixed-price delivery orders. The task orders cover diverse maintenance activities such as road blading, spot surfacing, cattle guard installations, road repairs, and emergency infrastructure support, demonstrating the flexible nature of this IDIQ contract in supporting the Forest Service's access and land management missions.