FY25 GAOA Deferred Trail Maintenance; Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

The U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, is soliciting quotes for deferred trail maintenance services across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests as part of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) implementation. The contract encompasses approximately 200 miles of Wilderness and non-Wilderness trails requiring three primary maintenance activities: brush cutting (912.20), logging out (912.30), and drainage maintenance (920). Contractors must provide all labor, supervision, equipment, and materials necessary to perform comprehensive trail maintenance, with responsibility for clearing all downed trees within specified clearing limits without individual tree counting requirements. The solicitation includes both base items covering nine trails totaling 112.5 miles and optional items covering eight additional trails totaling 85.2 miles. Quotes are due by August 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM PST and must be submitted electronically to sarah.ackerman@usda.gov, with the government reserving the right to make multiple awards or award all, some, or no line items from the solicitation.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a small business size standard of $11.5 million. No current incumbents or contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. While specific award values are not disclosed, contractors must provide per-mile pricing for each individual trail segment, with contract performance periods varying by trail from start dates between June 15, 2026 and July 1, 2027 to completion dates between August 30, 2026 and September 30, 2027. The work will be performed across multiple trail locations in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, with the primary place of performance listed as Kamiah, Idaho. The trails span various terrains including wilderness areas and range from 2.6 to 28.3 miles in length per individual trail segment, with some trails having last received maintenance as recently as 2024 while others date back to 2010.