Lowline Area Burned Fence Construction Project
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1240LT27Q0029
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Place of performance
- Gunnison, Colorado, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is soliciting quotes for construction of approximately 16,414 feet of four-wire wildlife-friendly fence to replace fencing damaged by the 2023 Low Line Fire, with questions due November 16, 2026 and quotes due December 3, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside.
Work is performed at the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest in Gunnison County, Colorado, with the project area 13 miles north of Gunnison. The contractor provides all labor and materials, including removal and disposal of existing fence. Work must avoid wetlands, riparian habitats, and perennial water bodies, and it must follow Wyoming NRCS 382 fence standards and Colorado Parks and Wildlife "Fencing with Wildlife in Mind" criteria. Davis-Bacon wage determination CO20260003 and Buy American requirements for construction materials apply. The Schedule of Items contains three lines: mobilization (lump sum), removal and disposal of existing fence (lump sum), and installation of new fence. Pricing is firm fixed price, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, and the offeror must list its company name and UEI on the form. NAICS is 238990 and PSC is 5660.
The contractor must begin work within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed and complete all work by September 15, 2027. Offers must remain firm for 60 calendar days from receipt. A bid guarantee on Standard Form 24 equal to 20 percent of total offer price, not to exceed $3 million, is due with the offer. Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent, on Standard Forms 25 and 25A, are due within 10 calendar days after award. The file summary of the solicitation lists an estimated magnitude of $100,000 to $250,000.
Award is best value, evaluated on technical approach (detailed execution plan, relevant experience within the past three years, and construction schedule) and price. A site visit is scheduled for November 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time. Submit questions and quotes by email to Janice King (janice.king@usda.gov), Contract Specialist, and Lucas Dahlman (lucas.dahlman@usda.gov), Contracting Officer.
Notice text
PROJECT: Lowline Area Burned Fence Construction Project -GMUG NF in Gunnison County, Colorado
*******READ EACH OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE ATTACHMENTS/LINKS SECTION******************
POC'S: JANICE KING, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, at janice.king@usda.gov and LUCAS DAHLMAN,
CONGTRACTING OFFICER, at lucas.dahlman@usda.gov
Questions shall be submitted via email to Janice King at janice.king@usda.gov and to Lucas Dahlman at lucas.dahlman@usda.gov no later than November 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time.
Quotes shall be submitted via email to Janice King at janice.king@usda.gov and to Lucas Dahlman at lucas.dahlman@usda.gov no later than December 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time.
DESCRIPTION: The project will consist of constructing approximately 16,414 feet of four wire fence in the vicinity of the 2023 Low Line Fire, Gunnison County, Colorado. The purpose and need are to replace existing fences damaged by the 2023 Low Line Fire with a friendly wildlife fence and provide removal of old and damaged fence materials. See the SOW, SOI, SPECS and Diagram for more details.
There is a Site Visit scheduled for this project for November 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.Mountain Time. Additional details regarding the Site Visit are located in this solicitation.
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