Producing Aggregate in Mount Ruben Quarry, BLM Med

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District is soliciting proposals to produce crushed aggregate at Mount Ruben Quarry in Jackson County, Oregon, approximately 24 miles west of Glendale. The contractor will crush approximately 8,000 cubic yards of previously shot rock to produce an estimated 9,500 cubic yards of 1-inch minus crushed aggregate for use in maintaining BLM roads. Contract requirements include mobilization/demobilization, site clearing of 2 acres, and crushed aggregate stockpiling, with all quantities subject to plus or minus 15 percent variance. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government based on technical approach, past performance, and price. Offerors must submit three past performance projects of similar scope completed within the last three years, a detailed technical approach with resource and schedule management plans, and quality/safety management narratives. The solicitation deadline is February 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time, with responses submitted electronically to blm_or_so_952_mail@blm.gov and babecker@blm.gov.

This opportunity is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 212319 (Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying) with a 500-employee size standard. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is a firm fixed-price commercial services contract with a performance period from July 15, 2026 through October 31, 2026, reflecting environmental constraints including Northern Spotted Owl habitat protections and wildlife restrictions that prevent crushing operations from commencing before July 15. The work location is in Township 33S, Range 08W, Section 3, situated at the Mount Ruben Quarry site approximately 2 acres in area. Contractor compliance with prevailing wage rates established by Oregon's Service Contract Act wage determination (No. 2015-5571) and comprehensive environmental requirements, including sediment control measures, equipment maintenance protocols with 150-foot setbacks from waterbodies, and noise restrictions within 200 feet of documented owl nesting sites between March 1 and July 15, are mandatory.