6611 MOTOR GRADER (AWD-6WD) for ANACONDA JOB CORPS CENTER
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1282A726Q0019
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Anaconda, Montana 59711, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is conducting a market research sources sought synopsis for the procurement of a Model 6611 Motor Grader (all-wheel drive, 6-wheel drive configuration) for the Anaconda Job Corps Center in Anaconda, Montana. This pre-solicitation notice is designed to identify qualified small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business entities, interested in competing for a future contract. The equipment must meet stringent Occupational Safety and Health Administration forestry industry standards, specifically OSHA Standard 1910.266, which mandates rollover protective structures, falling object protective structures, enhanced cab protection, elevated visibility windows, and fortified engine compartment guarding. The motor grader must be equipped with an all-wheel drive system, operating weight between 33,000 and 45,000 pounds, a minimum 180 net horsepower turbocharged diesel engine with direct injection, an eight-forward/eight-reverse powershift transmission, a 14-foot moldboard with impact-absorption systems, snow tires (minimum 14R24), and a 10-foot power reversing angle dozer blade with front scarifier attachment. Interested parties must submit responses electronically to Contract Specialist Gary Durham at gary.durham@usda.gov by the due date of February 27, 2026, including a capabilities statement and SAM Unique Entity Identifier at minimum.
This contract opportunity is set aside as a total small business award. According to the government documentation, research conducted by the Forest Service determined that Caterpillar is the only vendor capable of meeting all specified OSHA-mandated safety requirements and forestry industry standards, though the specification sheet notes that John Deere and Case equipment may also be considered due to superior local maintenance support in the region. A Request for Quote solicitation with firm fixed pricing is contemplated based on responses received during this sources sought phase. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, though the procurement involves a single unit motor grader acquisition. The responses to this synopsis will be used for preliminary market research purposes only, with no proposals being accepted and no reimbursement provided for response costs associated with this phase.
Notice text
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS announcement to be used for preliminary market research purposes only. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. This is not a Solicitation and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to compete and perform service under a contract for the attached Performance Work Statement. A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation and firm fixed priced contract is contemplated depending upon the responses to this synopsis.
This synopsis summarizes the requirements for the contractor to provide Enhanced Heavy Equipment portion of the Fire Program Request Asset similar too CAT model 6611 MOTOR GRADER (AWD-6WD)/Job Corps at Anaconda Job Corps located at 1384 Foster Creek Road, Anaconda, MT, 59711.
Research was conducted online by comparing multiple brands with the specification needs and forestry industry safety requirements established by OSHA to find that the only brand that meets all specification needs and required forestry industry safety requirements is CAT.
The proposed order is to procure a model 6611 MOTOR GRADER (AWD-6WD). Purchase must meet forestry industry required safety specifications set by OSHA and CAT is the only vendor that meets all the requirements needed and mandated.
There is only one source (CAT) that can fulfill all the OSHA standards for heavy equipment that is being used on the forest or on a fire line. Per the U.S. Forest Service website listed Forestry Equipment Chassis Configurations (usda.gov) cabs on forestry equipment must meet stringent guidelines defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for protective structures. In addition to rollover protective structures (ROPS), they are required to have falling object protective structures (FOPS). OSHA requires them to have solid or mesh protection around the cab. This provides additional protection for the operator against breaking cables and tree limbs. See OSHA Standard 1910.266 for an explanation of these cab requirements. Operators must modify construction equipment converted for forest-operations use to meet these requirements. Cabs on forestry equipment are located higher and closer to the front to increase visibility around the equipment. The cabs have additional windows on the top and bottom of the cabs to increase visibility to the tops of trees and to the ground. Cabs are required to meet the OSHA guidelines. The engine compartments also receive increased guarding to protect them from falling objects (FOG).
The contractor shall provide Enhanced Heavy Equipment in accordance with the attached DRAFT 6611 Motor Grader Spec Sheet.
All responses shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Gary Durham at gary.durham@usda.gov. At minimum responses should include a capabilities statement, and a SAM UEI (Unique Entity Identifier).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6611 Motor Grader Spec Sheet.pdf | ||
| Sources Sought 13 Feb 2026.pdf |
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