Rock Crushing Service for the Wallowa Whitman National Forest

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region seeks rock crushing services for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, with quotations due September 17 and questions due September 15. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Baker City, Oregon (Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 1550 Dewey Avenue). The base contract requires production of 6,000 cubic yards of crushed aggregate (Grading S) at the NFSR 6700 MP 9.24 rock pit from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with an option line item for 4,000 cubic yards at the NFSR 7700 MP 9.30 rock pit during the same period. The contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, and incidentals. All crushed material must be surveyed in finished stockpiles using GPS equipment and comply with AASHTO T 27 and T 11 standards with a 95% acceptable quality level. The contractor must submit a work plan within 14 calendar days of award, including traffic control, safety, fire, and quality control plans with gradation testing every 700 cubic yards. The contract manager must be available during regular working hours and on-site within one hour after-hours.

The NAICS code is 212319, Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying, with a size standard of 550 employees. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to one contractor. Evaluation criteria are relevant past performance in rock crushing and stockpiling work completed within the past three years, technical capability and equipment specifications, and pricing. Quotations must be submitted via email in three separate attachments (past performance, technical proposal, and price quote) to Jared Machgan at jared.machgan@usda.gov. Amendment 0001 (September 10) extended the offer due date to September 17 and updated the Performance Work Statement, QASP, and maps.