BIFO Trail Maintenance

The Bureau of Land Management's Montana State Office is seeking landscaping services for trail maintenance across four recreation areas in Montana through solicitation 140L3625Q0077. The contractor must provide skilled operators with specialized SWECO trail dozers (models 450, 480, or 500) to perform comprehensive maintenance on 17.17 miles of UTV-width trails, including clearing, grading, reshaping trail tread, restoring drainage structures, removing rocks and roots, and repairing trail failures. The work encompasses maintenance at Grove Creek (5.02 miles), Acton (4.9 miles), Shepherd (4 miles), and Horsethief (3.25 miles) recreation areas. Performance will be evaluated against 95% compliance standards across multiple categories including trail maintenance quality, trailbed reshaping, rock and root removal, and drainage restoration. Following a recent amendment, the quote response deadline has been extended to August 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time, with questions due by August 6, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a $9.5 million small business size standard. The contract structure is a firm fixed-price, single award purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures, with pricing based on a per-mile rate for trail maintenance. The performance period has been extended from the original October 15, 2025 completion date to run from September 15, 2025 through September 14, 2026, allowing for non-continuous work periods subject to weather conditions, soil moisture, and emergency repair needs. Work will be performed across the four BLM recreation areas near Billings, Montana, with the contractor responsible for providing all equipment, operators, supervision, and support functions while BLM provides project maps, GPS data, and field support. Quotes must be submitted electronically to the designated contracting officer, and contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and comply with federal representations and certifications.