RFI Log 127EAX26Q0021 RFI 01-07.docx

This is an RFI Log documenting contractor inquiries and government responses for Solicitation 127EAX26Q0021, a Small Business Set-Aside Request for Quotation issued by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service for Lone Mountain Quarry development on the Coronado National Forest. The RFQ, issued April 30, 2026 with an RFI close date of May 19, 2026, requires contractors to develop the quarry and produce 8,000 cubic yards of base-grade aggregate plus additional G-grade surface aggregate for road surfacing. Work includes rock blasting, excavating, crushing, and stockpiling on previously undisturbed land within the Sierra Vista Ranger District.

Key clarifications provided through the RFI process address contractor concerns regarding site viability and resource availability. The Government confirmed that contractors may improve the existing Forest Service road to mobilize equipment, subject to coordination with the Contracting Officer if substantial modifications are needed. However, the Government explicitly stated it provides no geotechnical guarantees, specific gravity data, or guarantees that the designated pit area will yield sufficient material; contractors bear full responsibility for developing the quarry and meeting production requirements regardless of actual rock availability. Additional guidance specified that contractors must source water from off-site locations with Contracting Officer approval, may maintain a contained and permitted fuel tank with an approved Spill Plan, and are responsible for all pit development costs under Federal Supply Schedule Standard 105.02(a). No geotechnical report was provided with the solicitation documents.