Trail Maintenance, Cherokee National Forest

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Cherokee National Forest is soliciting for trail maintenance services on non-motorized wilderness and non-wilderness trails. Work consists of restoring the original trail templates, including clearing, removing slough and berm, borrow, filling ruts and troughs, repshaping backslopes, excavation, reshaping trail tread, restoring drainage, constructing check dams, removing rocks, roots, and stumps, and rehabilitation of trail structures such as stairways, retaining walls, and handrails. Contractor(s) shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies and incidentals to perform this work in accordance with terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation.



This solicitation is expected to result in multiple indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contracts with one base year, and four option years that may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. Orders issued by the Government will detail the location of the work, the quantity of the work, and time for performance. The type of work ordered may vary by task order. Task orders will be competed among awarded IDIQ contractors.



Much of this contract work is considered service work and Service Contract Act wage determination and payment procedures will apply to such task orders. Some task orders may be considered construction work, and Davis Bacon wage rates, bonding requirements, and construction payment procedures would apply to those orders. Task orders funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding will include those clauses and reporting requirements.



This procurement is conducted using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13.5.



ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE: between $100,000 and $500,000. The Government will award a minimum of $10,000 to each contractor selected during the first year of the contract. The Government anticipates placing orders totaling a minimum of $200,000 over the life of the awarded contacts.



SET ASIDE: Project is 100% set aside for small business.



PROJECT LOCATION: Various locations within the administrative boundaries of the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee.



SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: The solicitation, AG-4756-S-10-0003, and related documents will be issued via FedBizOpps as a Request for Quotation and will be available for downloading on or about January 15, 2010 at the website address www.fbo.gov. Pre-proposal meeting information will be included in the solicitation.



Vendors are required to register in the Central Contractor Registration database (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and in the Online Representations and Certifications Application database (ORCA) at www.bpn.gov prior to award of contract.