249E Road Surfacing & Stabilization - Apache-Sitgreaves NF, AZ

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks road surfacing and stabilization services on National Forest System Road 249E in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, with quotations due September 3 at 1400 hours local time and requests for information due August 21 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. This procurement is set-aside as a Total Small Business (size standard $45.0 million). Amendment 0001, issued August 25, provides responses to 20 RFI questions and must be acknowledged upon submission.

Place of performance is Springerville, Arizona; work covers approximately 5.29 miles of road from AZ-273 westward to the intersection with NFSR 116, including turnouts and parking areas. The NAICS code is 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction); PSC is Z2LB (Repair or Alteration of Highways/Roads/Streets/Bridges/Railways).

Work consists of road template reestablishment, furnishing and placing 12,617 tons of 1-inch minus aggregate base material in a 4-inch lift, and stabilization using 80/20 Ligninsulphonate/Magnesium Chloride Blend product (68,276 gallons). The contract includes four base line items (mobilization/bonding as lump sum, roadway aggregate, road reconditioning, and dust palliative) and three optional line items awardable in 0.1-mile increments as funding allows. The contractor must commence work within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed and complete all work within 90 calendar days thereafter, including final cleanup.

Performance and payment bonds are required. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply per Arizona General Decision AZ20260023 (effective May 18, 2026). The contractor is responsible for all water procurement from sources outside national forest boundaries (approximately 25 miles haul distance to Springerville or Alpine), obtaining all permits, providing portable restroom facilities, and designating a Fire Guard and maintaining fire suppression equipment per the Apache-Sitgreaves Industrial Fire Plan. Award will be made to the highest technically rated offeror with fair and reasonable pricing and acceptable or neutral past performance. Evaluation criteria include technical approach (tools, equipment, training, grading and shaping, qualified operators for lignin stabilization, application methodology), price, and past performance. Quotations may be submitted as lump sum or unit price without required cost breakdowns.