Monongahela NF Elleber Sods Fencing Contstruction

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks construction of barbed-wire fencing at the Elleber Sods Grazing Allotment in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, with offers due August 19, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 238990 with a $19 million size standard.

Place of performance is Bartow, West Virginia. The contractor must construct approximately 8,000 linear feet of barbed-wire fence, remove 130 feet of existing fence, and clear vegetation from approximately 550 linear feet of the proposed corridor. The government furnishes all fence materials: 6.5-foot T posts, 8-foot by 5-inch wooden posts, 7-foot by 4-inch by 5-inch bracing posts, and 15-gauge double-strand barbed wire. The contractor supplies all labor, supervision, tools, equipment, transportation, permits, and incidental materials including staples, brace wire, pins, and tensioning hardware.

The contract is firm fixed-price for a single line item: labor at the contractor's proposed unit price per linear foot. Work must commence within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed and be completed by November 20, 2026. The period of performance runs August 24 through November 20, 2026. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply per Pocahontas County, West Virginia wage determination WD #WV20260061.

Award is to the lowest-priced, responsive quoter based on price evaluation and past performance assessment. The contractor must maintain a fully active SAM.gov registration. An optional site visit is scheduled for August 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the allotment. Amendment 0002, posted August 14, 2026, added detailed Q&A, wage determinations, construction drawings, and clarified material storage and access conditions. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendments 0001 and 0002 prior to the offer deadline.