Install Fence at Kiowa Rita Blanca District Office, Cibola NF/National Grasslands

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks installation of exterior fencing and a vehicle gate at the Kiowa Rita Blanca District Office, Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands, with quotations due July 1 and questions due June 25. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside; only small business concerns may submit quotations.

Place of performance is Clayton, New Mexico. The scope requires removal of 280 linear feet of existing four-strand barbed wire fence and installation of approximately 1,459 linear feet of six-foot chain-link security fence topped with two strands of barbed wire (seven feet total height), plus two manual-operated vehicle gates with chain-link design. Fence posts are galvanized steel pipes set minimum 18 inches deep in eight-inch-diameter concrete footings at ten-foot intervals; the west-side gate swings inward away from the roadway. All materials and labor are the contractor's responsibility. The contractor must hold a valid New Mexico state contractor license, coordinate utility locates via 811 prior to excavation, and obtain any required permits and pay associated fees. Work shall commence within ten calendar days of notice to proceed and be completed within 31 calendar days.

The NAICS code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, with a small business size standard of $16.50 million. PSC is Z1PC. Prevailing wage rates per General Decision NM20260011 apply, with rates varying by trade classification and geographic zone; paid sick leave and federal minimum wage requirements ($13.65 per hour through December 31, 2026) are mandatory.

Evaluation criteria are technical approach (schedule capability and SOW understanding), price (all line items priced), and past performance (acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable). Award goes to the highest technically rated offeror provided price is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral. An organized site visit was held June 22; site visits may otherwise be conducted independently. Amendments 0001 and 0002 provided RFI responses, added gate locations, established the organized site visit, and included revised wage determinations and supporting attachments.