Colorado Forests and Grasslands Road Maintenance IDIQ w/Amendment 0001

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting proposals for a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide road maintenance and reconstruction services under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and PSC Y1LB (Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways). The scope of work encompasses road construction, reconstruction, maintenance, emergency response, bridge work, vegetation management, drainage structures, signs, fencing, and gates on Forest Service lands in Colorado and Wyoming. Key contract requirements include the ability to provide all equipment and resources, maintain firefighting tools and equipment during the fire precautionary period from June 1 to October 31, comply with safety standards, and possess required licenses and certifications (which may be held by subcontractors). Awards will be made to up to ten contractors determined to provide the best overall value based on evaluation of pricing, past performance, and technical qualifications. The original solicitation deadline was April 20, 2023, which was extended via Amendment 0001 to April 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. CST.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 237310, making it unavailable to large businesses. The IDIQ was ultimately awarded on October 31, 2023 to four small business contractors: Nakupuna Consulting, LLC; Custom Design Fabricators, LLC; Epic Environmental and Construction, Inc.; and Aspyn Grading & Excavating, Inc. The contract has a total ceiling value of $50 million over a five-year period, with individual firm fixed-price task orders having a minimum value of $2,500 and maximum value of $5 million per task order, with no limit on the number of simultaneous task orders. The contract period consists of a one-year base period with four one-year options. Work will be performed in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado, with potential additional work in proximal Forest Service lands including Medicine Bow-Routt (Wyoming), White River (Colorado), and Pike-San Isabel (Colorado), with the primary place of performance being Fort Collins, Colorado.