High Game Fence Installation, Cameron and Starr Counties, TX

The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking quotations for the construction of high-game fencing along proposed construction corridors in Cameron and Starr Counties, Texas, as part of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. The solicitation requires contractors to install approximately 3.5 miles of high-game fencing and 9.75 miles of low pasture barbed wire fencing in Cameron County, plus approximately 7.6 miles of high-game fencing in Starr County, with materials, labor, equipment, and services to be furnished by the contractor. Key contract requirements include submission of itemized fee proposals with detailed cost breakdowns, safety and quality assurance/quality control plans, construction drawings signed by a Texas-registered Professional Engineer and licensed surveyor, mandatory attendance at a site visit on February 12, 2026, and compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates and Buy American requirements for domestically produced materials. The government will evaluate quotations using a lowest price, technically acceptable approach, considering price reasonableness, technical capability, and past performance, with particular emphasis on the contractor's approach to project management, work sequencing, and critical project activities. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by February 18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CT, and quotations are due by February 25, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CT to james.g.roloff@usda.gov.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, with no incumbent contractors identified in the available documents. The estimated project value ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 on a firm-fixed price basis, with work to commence within 10 calendar days of Notice to Proceed and be completed within a maximum of 365 days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (as amended from the original 60-day timeline). The project scope encompasses approximately 21.1 miles of total fence construction, including high-game proof fencing with minimum 8-foot height specifications and low pasture barred wire fencing, with specific gate requirements of 48 total gates for the Starr County portion featuring varying dimensions and installation methods. Performance will take place in Los Fresnos, Texas 78566, with work distributed across multiple surveyed locations in both Cameron and Starr Counties as identified through GPS coordinates and prior survey and staking work conducted by the government.