Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis NF Construction 2013-2018

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 8–Southern Region closed ordering on this Master IDIQ for construction services to Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forest as of July 31, 2018; the vehicle is no longer active. The IDIQ was established July 1, 2013, and awarded 189 task orders totaling $22.2 million in combined potential value, with 100% of that value obligated as of the most recent data. Ordering activity peaked in 2014–2017, averaging roughly 34 orders annually before declining to 7 orders in the final months before the July 2018 cutoff; the most recent award was July 20, 2018.

Awarded task orders span interior and exterior building renovations, road and bridge reconstruction, demolition, site work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete and asphalt paving, storm drainage, trail maintenance, and culvert replacement. Large individual orders include Fane Creek ERFO road reconstruction ($909.658 thousand), Bliss Ridge FLTP road reconstruction ($648.099 thousand), and road 30 reconstruction ($498.295 thousand). Work was concentrated on emergency forest restoration operations (ERFO) and timber-sale–related road turnbacks.

The competitive field was moderately concentrated among small regional contractors. The top five primes by order count—Gerald Abernathy Backhoe & Dozer Service Inc. (28 orders, $2.5 million), Mullenix Trucking Inc. (25 orders, $3.4 million), Five Hats (25 orders, $574 thousand), Carter Randy (16 orders, $3.6 million), and Standridge Bulldozing Inc. (14 orders, $2.3 million)—collectively held 57% of task orders. By potential value, the top five held 63% of the combined total, with Carter Randy, Mullenix Trucking, and Gerald Abernathy Backhoe & Dozer Service capturing the largest share. Across 27 distinct primes, 80% of orders (152 awards) were designated small business; the remainder (37 orders, 20%) were unrestricted. All orders flowed to the Forest Service R8–Southern Region as the sole customer.

The Forest Service has awarded a Master IDIQ for construction services for Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. Typical work includes, but is not limited to: interior and exterior renovations, bridges, demolition, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, storm drainage, and construction of new facilities, limited design-build and other related work.