Critical Housing Idaho City Work Center

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for critical housing maintenance and remodeling work at the Idaho City Work Center in the Boise National Forest under solicitation 1240LT26Q0019. The project encompasses remodeling three bunkhouses, four single-family homes, a garage, and a storage shed, including kitchen and bathroom renovations, HVAC replacements, window and door installations, radon mitigation system replacements, exterior painting, and accessibility improvements. Quoters must submit both a price proposal and a technical proposal addressing past performance, technical experience, and technical/project management approach. The evaluation will be conducted using a lowest-price technically acceptable approach, with the lowest-priced quote initially evaluated for technical acceptability. Critical deadlines include March 11, 2026, for a mandatory site visit at 10:00 AM, April 7, 2026, at 11:59 PM for submission of all questions via email to PPS.Proposals@usda.gov, and April 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time for quote and technical proposal submission.

This is a 100 percent Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement with no incumbent contractor information provided. The estimated construction cost ranges between $500,000 and $1,000,000, with the contract to be awarded as a firm-fixed-price purchase order. Work must commence within 10 working days of receiving the Notice to Proceed, and all construction must be completed by October 15, 2027, with continuous work required once started on individual buildings. Bidders are required to submit a bid bond equal to 20 percent of the bid price and will be required to obtain payment and performance bonds totaling 100 percent upon award. The work is located in Boise County, Idaho, at the Idaho City Work Center in the Cascade Ranger District of the Boise National Forest, and prevailing wage rates established by the Department of Labor apply to the project.