Snowplowing Service, LaCroix RD, Superior NF

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting snowplowing services for the LaCroix Ranger District of the Superior National Forest in accordance with a detailed Statement of Work. The contract encompasses snow removal from administrative site parking lots and crew quarters, with three service categories: plowing for snowfall of 7 inches or less, plowing for snowfall between 7-15 inches, and hourly rates for excess snowbank removal using a front-end loader. Key contract requirements include completing plowing work by 6:00 AM following snowfalls of 2 inches or more, addressing snowfalls of 4 inches or more during business hours, ensuring safety and property damage repair compliance, and adherence to OSHA regulations. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer, with evaluation based on price, technical acceptability determined through an Experience Questionnaire, and past performance. Offers must be submitted by email to shad.stoddard@usda.gov by 5:00 PM CST on January 27, 2026, and must include a completed Schedule of Items, Experience Questionnaire, SAM registration documentation, and a signed SF-30 form acknowledging Amendment 0001.

This is a total small business set-aside with a NAICS size standard of $8 million, though no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The anticipated contract is a firm-fixed price requirements contract with one base year and four one-year option periods for a potential five-year term running from February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2031. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation materials; contractors must provide their own pricing for each service category across all five contract years. Payment will be processed monthly on a 30-day basis through the Invoice Processing Platform, with potential 25% deductions applied per event for more than three substantiated customer complaints in a calendar month. The place of performance is the LaCroix Ranger District administrative site in Cook, Minnesota 55723.