Land obstruction removal and disturbed land revegetation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service seeks an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contractor for Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection obstruction removal and disturbed land revegetation services in South Dakota, with quotes due May 28 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time and questions due May 21 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. This is an unrestricted procurement using firm-fixed-price pricing.

Place of performance is Huron, South Dakota, with work covering the entire eastern portion of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. The contractor must maintain a physical office location and qualified employees within the state. Work includes removal of rock piles, woody vegetation, debris, junk, old fence materials, well materials, and reseeding of disturbed areas using approved Border Seed Mix species native to South Dakota. No burning of materials is permitted under the easement program; all costs including mobilization charges must be incorporated into line item pricing rather than submitted separately.

The IDIQ contract runs five years with a base period from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, and four one-year option periods through May 31, 2031. Historical data indicates 4 to 23 obstruction removal jobs annually with 2 to 127 units per job, and 0 to 4 fence removal jobs per year with 2,250 to 5,780 linear feet per job. Task orders typically carry 12-month periods of performance.

NAICS code is 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating); PSC code is F007. Service Contract Labor Standards apply per prevailing wage determinations in Attachment 3, covering 99 occupation categories in South Dakota counties with rates ranging from $12.78 to $48.20 per hour.

Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror on a single-award basis. Evaluation criteria include technical approach demonstrating obstruction removal timing and methods, equipment and labor allocation, listing of major equipment on hand, key personnel qualifications and certifications (commercial applicator licenses, CDL), pricing, and past performance with at least two examples of similar work completed within five years in eastern South Dakota for USDA program participants or federal agencies.