Shoe Lake & Greenwood Lake Road ERFO Repairs
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- Solicitation number
- 12445525B0008
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Place of performance
- Minnesota 55604, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is seeking contractors to perform road repairs and infrastructure improvements on the Superior National Forest in Cook County, Minnesota, specifically targeting damage from 2022 and 2024 storm events. The work encompasses roadway resurfacing, ditching, culvert replacements, and road base improvements on Forest Roads 313, 309, and 1388, located approximately 15 miles north of Grand Marais on the Gunflint Trail. Contractors must furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, and other incidentals necessary to complete the project in compliance with local, federal, and state codes and applicable wage rates. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price arrangement to the lowest responsible bidder who is responsive to the solicitation requirements. The full solicitation documents will be available for download exclusively through SAM.gov on or about July 16, 2025, with a submission deadline of August 13, 2025, and all questions must be submitted in writing to Contracting Officer Brad Higley at Bradley.higley@usda.gov.
This procurement is designated as a 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) with a size standard of $45 million. The anticipated contract value ranges between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, and successful bidders must be registered in SAM.gov with completed online representations and certifications demonstrating their certified small business status. No current contractors or incumbents are identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The project work is located in a remote area of the Superior National Forest's Gunflint Ranger District, requiring contractors to have the capability to perform substantial road construction and repair work in a wilderness setting. Only one contract award is anticipated under this solicitation, with the selection based on the lowest responsive and responsible bid submission.
Notice text
The USDA Forest Service anticipates issuing an Invitation For Bids (IFB) for a Firm Fixed Price type contract. It is the intent of this contract to procure road work, ditch work and culvert work for the Superior National Forest. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, and incidentals to perform all work necessary.
The solicitation and related documents will ONLY be available for download at the System for Award management (https://SAM.gov) on or about July 16, 2025. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed out. Interested vendors should register to receive notifications through sam.gov. The resulting contract magnitude is anticipated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.
NAICS: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, the size standard is $45.0Million. This project is being solicited as a 100% set aside for Small Business. All work is to comply with local, Federal and State codes and is subject to applicable wage rates. Solicitation number: 12445525B0008. Questions concerning the solicitation must be in writing and sent via email to Brad Higley, Contracting Officer, Bradley.higley@usda.gov
In order to receive award under this IFB the successful offeror shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://SAM.gov, and have completed the online representations and certifications and be a certified 100% Small Business.
All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the USDA Forest Service.
1. Location of Project Work
The project is located approximately 15 miles north of Grand Maria, MN on the gunflint trail on the Superior National Forest, Gunflint Ranger District, in Cook County, MN.
2. Firm Fixed Price contract
The Government will be seeking bids for a firm fixed price contract.
3. Contract Award
Under this solicitation, one contract may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder who is responsive to the solicitation.
4. Scope
Provide roadway resurfacing, ditching, culvert replacements, and road base improvements on FR
313, FR 309, and FR 1388 to repair damage caused during 2022 and 2024 storm events, replace
deteriorating infrastructure and improve future resiliency of infrastructure.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Shoe Lake & Greenwood Lake Road ERFO Repairs | Award Notice | |
| Shoe Lake & Greenwood Lake Road ERFO Repairs | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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