Baldwin-White Cloud Snowplow in the Huron Manistee National Forest

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting snowplow and salt removal services for the Baldwin-White Cloud Ranger District of the Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan. The contractor must provide all materials, equipment, and labor to perform snow removal operations when accumulations exceed 3 inches and apply salt to parking lots when temperatures exceed 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with work completed outside business hours (before 6 AM or after 6 PM). The contract is subject to the Service Contract Act, requiring compliance with prevailing wage rates as specified in the attached wage determination. Evaluation will be conducted using a lowest-price technically acceptable methodology, with technical acceptability rated as either acceptable or unacceptable based on the offeror's demonstrated capability to meet all Statement of Work requirements, and past performance considered as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable. Proposals are due by February 10, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern, submitted via email to lawrence.jackson@usda.gov with four separate attachments (Price Proposal, Technical Specifications, Past Performance, and Representations and Certifications), and questions must be submitted by February 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern.

This is a 100% small business set-aside solicitation with a small business size standard of $9 million under NAICS code 561790, and this is a new requirement with no incumbent contractors. The firm-fixed-price contract consists of a one-year base period from February 12, 2026, through February 11, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through February 11, 2031, for a maximum five-year duration. The contractor must provide pricing for two line items per year: snow removal services (estimated at 20 events annually) and salt application of 120 pounds per event covering a 60,000 square-foot area (estimated at 20 applications annually). Services are required during two seasonal periods: February 12 through April 30 and October 1 through February 11 of each contract year. Performance will take place at the Baldwin Ranger Station, 650 North Michigan Avenue, Baldwin, Michigan 49304, with monthly invoicing submitted electronically through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform.