9. SAM.gov Q&A.xlsx

The file is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document related to a Department of Agriculture Forest Service solicitation for pavement patching at Mendocino National Forest's Grindstone Ranger District. The solicitation (Number 127EAW25R0034) seeks a small business contractor to perform road maintenance work, specifically involving removal of damaged road surface layers, surface preparation, asphalt concrete (AC) patching, and shoulder backing augmentation.

The project is classified under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) with a small business size standard of $45M. The anticipated construction magnitude ranges between $25,000 and $100,000, with work expected to commence in Summer 2025. Interested contractors must be registered as a small business in SAM under the specified NAICS code and should consider their construction bonding capacities. The solicitation requires contractors to provide labor, materials, tools, and equipment to remove existing chip seal, repair surface layers, and maintain an approved traffic control plan using hot or warm mix asphalt concrete that meets state (CAL-DOT) or federal (FP-14) specifications.