GAOA Bridger and Bangtail Trail Facility Renovation-Custer Gallatin National Forest

This solicitation seeks trail maintenance and restoration services on the Bridger and Bangtail trails located within the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service requires contractors to provide equipment, operators and support to restore approximately 21 miles of single-track motorcycle and ATV trails to their original templates. Contractors must complete clearing, grading, drainage repair and debris removal work between June 15, 2024 and September 1, 2024. The agency will evaluate proposals based on past performance, experience, technical approach and pricing to award a firm-fixed price contract to the best value offeror.

The solicitation is set aside for total small business and targets NAICS code 238990 with a place of performance in Bozeman, Montana. Offerors must price line items for restoring 9 miles of trail, constructing 3,000 square feet of retaining walls, installing signage and operating a mini excavator for 25 hours. Responses are due by April 15, 2024. The incumbent contractor is unknown but the period of performance requires completion of all trail restoration work by September 2024. Davis-Bacon wage determinations apply to labor categories performing on-site work paid no less than the rates detailed.