Elk Basin Trails Build & Maintain

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, seeks quotes to build 19 miles of new single-track trails and maintain 6 miles of existing trails in the Elk Basin Trail System, Carbon County, Montana, with quotes due August 17, 2026, and questions due August 12. The procurement is set-aside for Total Small Business and is firm fixed-priced, single-award under FAR Parts 12 and 37.

Place of performance is the Elk Basin area within Carbon County, Montana, on BLM-administered lands within the Billings Field Office boundary. The contract period runs from March 1, 2027 through September 30, 2027, weather dependent.

All new trail construction must achieve a finished tread width of 42–48 inches and ensure full accessibility to adaptive equipment. The contractor must use mechanized trail-building equipment appropriate for narrow single track, such as SWECO or Sutter trail dozers (preferred), mini track loaders, or mini excavators. Performance standards require 95% of newly built trail and 95% of maintained trail to meet specifications for width, tread uniformity, accessibility, drainage functionality, and alignment, with 100% of drainage structures inspected to meet design specifications. The contractor provides all labor, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, supervision, and transportation. BLM will provide georeferenced trail maps prior to work and conduct evaluation through random sampling, GPS measurement, and onsite inspection.

The NAICS code is 561730, Landscaping Services, with a size standard of $9.5 million. Labor costs must comply with Service Wage Rate Requirements for Carbon and Yellowstone counties. Evaluation criteria weight Prior Demonstrated Experience significantly more important than price, with award made to the responsible quoter providing best value. Amendment 0001, issued August 12, clarified that mini track loaders or mini excavators are acceptable for the full 19 miles if all Performance Work Statement requirements are met, and that progress payments will be made as the contractor completes different trail sections with mileage confirmed via BLM field-truthing prior to construction.