Disaster Brushing - Roadway Vegetation Maintenance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8-Southern Region is soliciting quotes for roadway vegetation maintenance brushing services under Request for Quotation (RFQ) 12444026Q0043. The work involves removing vegetation to maintain safe roadway access across eight roads in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, totaling 32.62 miles, with vegetation removal requirements of a maximum 15-foot height and preservation of trees larger than 6 inches in diameter breast height. Offerors must submit comprehensive pricing for all line items, a technical approach demonstrating schedule compliance capability, equipment and key personnel qualifications, past performance references from similar projects completed within the past three years, and an experience and qualifications questionnaire. The government will evaluate proposals using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, evaluating only the lowest priced offer initially for technical acceptability and past performance. Critical deadlines include March 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time for submission of questions to marian.feist@usda.gov, April 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET for quote submission, and an anticipated award date of April 3, 2026.

This contract is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a NAICS code of 237310 and a small business size standard of $45 million. The contract is a firm-fixed price procurement issued under FAR Part 12 for commercial items and incorporates prevailing wage requirements. The performance period extends from April 15, 2026 through October 15, 2026, representing a six-month service delivery window. The specific roads requiring maintenance include No Business Road (3.9 miles), Peaceful Valley Road (6.03 miles), Local Dam Road (2.0 miles), Hatcher Road (2.24 miles), Bunch Road (2.45 miles), Wildlife Road (9.0 miles), Broadrun Road (4.5 miles), and School House Hollow Road (2.5 miles). Work will be performed in the Easter Divide area near Blacksburg, Virginia, with the government intending to make a single award upon completion of the evaluation process.