Mark Twain NF Trail Maintenance

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks trail maintenance services at Mark Twain National Forest, Ava, Missouri, with proposals due July 30, 2026. This is a small business set-aside under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a $22 million size standard. Questions are due July 27, 2026.

Work encompasses approximately 41,257 linear feet of existing trail restoration across five line items on the Chadwick Motorized Trails System: Trail 132A (5,888 linear feet), Trail 131 (4,922 linear feet), Trail 113 (5,000 linear feet), Trail 101 (25,344 linear feet), and Trail 119 (5,103 linear feet). Each line item carries four option years. Scope is limited to site reconnaissance and grading to specified requirements, including tread resurfacing to 50-inch width, clearing, waterbar installation, drainage maintenance or installation, hazard tree removal, berm maintenance, and drain dip installation. The government provides all materials including rocks, concrete, and rebar; contractors supply labor and picnic table or firing components only. Service Contract Labor Standards apply with a minimum wage of $16.75 per hour for general laborers.

Performance period runs September 1, 2026, through September 1, 2027. Contractor must maintain an active SAM registration at both quote submission and contract award. There is no incumbent. Equipment may remain on site overnight. Offers must be submitted by email in three separate attachments (price proposal, past performance, and representations/certifications). Award will go to the highest technically rated offeror with acceptable or neutral past performance and fair and reasonable pricing under "Lowest Price Technically Acceptable" evaluation. Evaluation weights technical capability and relevant past performance per the Terms and Conditions document. The government intends to make one award.