Gravel Crushing Services, Ottawa National Forest

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Ottawa National Forest is seeking gravel crushing services through Solicitation Number 12444625Q0051, which involves crushing, stockpiling, and testing aggregate from designated government sources throughout the forest. The scope of work encompasses 19 line items for various gravel crushing and pit development services across five Michigan counties (Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, and Ontonagon), requiring contractors to produce multiple gradations of material including Gradation C, D, E, 3" Minus, 6" Minus, and Rip Rap according to AASHTO M-147 quality standards. Contractors must demonstrate past performance with similar projects completed within the last three years and provide detailed technical capability information including equipment and personnel details. The government will evaluate offers based on past performance, technical capabilities, and price, with technical factors being approximately equal to price in importance. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted by July 16, 2025, and all quotes must be submitted via email to shad.stoddard@usda.gov by 5:00 PM CT on July 29, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a 100% set aside for small businesses in the Construction Sand and Gravel Mining sector (NAICS code 212321) with a size standard of 500 employees. The contract is structured as a five-year agreement with individually priced ordering periods from 2025 to 2029, featuring pricing tiers based on cubic yard quantities (500-5000 CY, 5001-10,000 CY, and over 10,000 CY per site). Payment calculations include $3,000 per cubic yard of crushed material, with additional compensation for pit development and quality assurance testing, plus mobilization costs calculated based on road distance from the contractor's home base to Forest Service gravel pits in three distance brackets (0-75 miles, 75-150 miles, and over 150 miles). The work will be performed in Ironwood, Michigan, and surrounding areas within the Ottawa National Forest's jurisdiction. Quality control testing requirements mandate one acceptable test per 2,000 cubic yards processed, with the Contracting Officer Representative maintaining oversight authority to reject unsatisfactory work or equipment.