Road Maintenance Service for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for road maintenance services on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon under solicitation number 1240BE26Q0001. The procurement includes roadway surface maintenance on 10.4 miles of road, roadway drainage system maintenance on 33.2 miles of road (including 5 option miles), and roadway vegetation maintenance on 3.9 miles of road. Contractors must demonstrate past performance on similar U.S. Forest Service roadway maintenance projects completed within the past three years, provide technical capability documentation with equipment and key personnel information, and submit representations and certifications from SAM. Performance will be evaluated based on achievement of an Acceptable Quality Level of 95 percent across all maintenance tasks, with the Contracting Officer's Representative conducting surveillance through visual inspection and calculating performance ratings on a five-point scale. The quotation deadline is March 3, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with site surveys available by appointment from February 6 through February 19, 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) with a $45 million size standard, and multiple awards may be made with contractors able to bid on all or selected contract line items. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The base contract period runs from April 15, 2026, through November 30, 2026 (7 months), with one option period from June 15, 2026, through November 30, 2026 (5 months). Service Contract Labor Standards apply with prevailing wage rates of $17.75 per hour for common laborers, $21.95 for tractor operators, and $29.40 for heavy equipment operators, plus $4.98 fringe benefits for all classifications. Work will be performed in Joseph, Oregon 97846, throughout the Wallowa Mountains Ranger District, with the Contracting Officer's Representative Brandon Barnett based at the Wallowa Valley Ranger District office available for site coordination and technical questions.