Malheur National Forest, OR Falls Fire Road Repair

The U.S. Forest Service is soliciting quotes for road construction and repair work to mitigate damage from the Falls Fire on the Malheur National Forest in Oregon through BPA Call Order Announcement RFQ 12363N26Q4057. The project involves full-depth asphalt reclamation on approximately 12.7 miles of Forest Service Road 3100-000 near Burns, Oregon, including pulverization, shaping, and compaction of existing pavement into an aggregate surface, with optional repairs at Stancliffe Bridge approaches involving excavation, gabion basket installation, structural backfill, and new asphalt installation. Key contract requirements include compliance with FHWA Standard Specification 2014, Forest Service Supplemental Specifications, prevailing wage requirements under General Decision OR20260001, strict aquatic conservation measures for work near waterways, fire protection and suppression protocols, and limitations on construction scheduling to Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., with no work during frozen conditions. Evaluation will be based on contractor capability as demonstrated through questionnaire responses and price, with capability receiving primary consideration. The quote response deadline is March 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and project completion is required by August 14, 2026, assuming a July 1, 2026 notice to proceed, with base item work to be completed within four weeks of start and optional item work within two additional weeks.

This solicitation is restricted to current BPA holders on the Region 6 Roads BPA, and it carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation. The government's cost estimate ranges from $100,000 to $250,000, with bid guarantees required for quotes exceeding $150,000. Significant work quantities include approximately 12.7 miles of asphalt reclamation, 51 cubic yards of structural excavation at the bridge approaches, gabion basket installation for structural backfill, and 10 tons of new asphalt concrete pavement placement. The project will be performed in the John Day, Oregon area on the Malheur National Forest, with the specific location beginning near Stancliffe Bridge and ending near Big Sage Hen Rock Pit in Harney County. The government will provide water sources, aggregate materials from Big Sage Hen Rock Pit, and potentially a grizzly rock screen to support contractor operations.