MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- 69056726B000004
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Place of performance
- Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Points of contact
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- Contracts G. Office wfl.contracts@dot.gov (360) 619-7520
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration solicited bids for Defense Access Roads FY 2026 construction work in Montana, with bids due July 21, 2026, and the bid opening completed that same date. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 52.219-6, limiting competition to small business concerns.
Place of performance is Great Falls, Montana, covering approximately 40 to 60 miles of defense access roads in Judith Basin County southeast of Great Falls. The project encompasses six road segments totaling 52.12 miles, organized into six non-alternate schedules (A through F). Work includes roadway reconditioning, drainage improvements, pipe culvert installation and replacement, riprap stabilization, erosion control, calcium chloride dust control and aggregate stabilization, temporary traffic control, and turf establishment. Schedules span Schedule A at 18.05 miles through Schedule F at 52.12 miles, with completion dates ranging from July 30, 2027 through October 15, 2027.
Estimated contract value ranges from $5 million to $10 million. Contractors must hold active SAM registration, provide performance and payment bonds per FAR 52.228-15, submit printed bids (electronic submission not accepted), and comply with Federal Highway Administration Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-24). Daily reporting and measurement notes must be submitted via the Government's Masterworks web-based system.
Three contractors submitted bids. Shumaker Trucking and Excavating Contractors, Inc. submitted the lowest bids across all schedules, ranging from $3.93 million (Schedule A) to $9.18 million (Schedule F). Competing bidders were KH Civil Contractors and McKenzie Construction & Site Development. The NAICS code is 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; PSC code is Y1LB.
Questions posted through July 15, 2026, clarified that magnesium chloride is not an acceptable substitute for calcium chloride and that material specifications must be followed as written. No organized site visit was offered, though routes are accessible to bidders.
Notice text
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Update #7 · Latest ·
Update 07/21/2026: Bid Summary and Bid Tabulations posted to attachments.
Update 07/15/2026: QA_07-15-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/14/2026: QA_07-14-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/01/2026: QA_07-01-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 06/22/2026: QA_06-22-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
Update #6 ·
Update 07/21/2026: Bid Summary posted to attachments.
Update 07/15/2026: QA_07-15-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/14/2026: QA_07-14-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/01/2026: QA_07-01-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 06/22/2026: QA_06-22-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
Update #5 ·
Update 07/15/2026: QA_07-15-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/14/2026: QA_07-14-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/01/2026: QA_07-01-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 06/22/2026: QA_06-22-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
Update #4 ·
Update 07/14/2026: QA_07-14-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 07/01/2026: QA_07-01-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 06/22/2026: QA_06-22-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
Update #3 ·
Update 07/01/2026: QA_07-01-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Update 06/22/2026: QA_06-22-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
Update #2 ·
Update 06/22/2026: QA_06-22-2026.pdf posted to attachments.
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
Update #1 ·
Solicitation for contruction project, MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026
The Invitation for Bid (IFB), Plans, Physical Data, and the Construction Contract Administration Document per FAR 36.101-4 are posted under attachments.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026 | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026 | Pre-Solicitation | |
| MT DAR MALM 2026(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2026 | Pre-Solicitation |
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