Forest Service - Road Brushing 2025 - 127EAW25R0013

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting proposals for a road brushing maintenance project in the Cleveland National Forest located in San Diego County, California. The solicitation (No. 127EAW25R0013) seeks a contractor to perform roadside vegetation cutting along five roads totaling 31.61 miles, with work to be conducted 10 feet from the road edge. Proposals will be evaluated using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method, with contractors required to submit past performance information, a work plan, key personnel details, and a performance schedule. All requests for information must be submitted by May 16, 2025, via email to Tanya Torres, and proposals are due by May 22, 2025, at 9:00 AM PT. The contract requires cutting all vegetation less than four inches in diameter to a maximum height of six inches, removing limbs over the roadbed, and ensuring minimal environmental disruption.

The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses with a size standard of $45 million, and the project is expected to have a 45-day performance period beginning in early June 2025. The specific road segments include Bear Valley (8.10 miles), Horsethief (6.72 miles), Long Valley Loop (4.23 miles), Sheephead Mountain (6.50 miles), and South Boundary (6.06 miles). While no specific award value is mentioned, the project falls under the Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction NAICS category (237310). Work will be performed in San Diego County, California, with strict environmental and safety guidelines, including restrictions on mechanical work during rainy periods and mandatory fire activity level monitoring. Contractors must provide all necessary personnel and equipment, with payment measured by pass mile and side mile for vegetation cutting.