United states forest service, northern region 1, road and bridge construction services MATOC

The United States Forest Service (USFS), Northern Region (Region 1) intends to issue a Request for Proposal for an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for  road and bridge construction and related services including but not limited to repair and construction of native surface, gravel or paved roads; road decommissioning; repair and construction of bridges, culverts and aquatic passages; retaining walls; closure devices; and stream grade, alignment and scour control. The geographic scope is limited to USFS, Region 1 Forests and Grasslands.

The NAICS code is 237310 with a size standard of $45 million. The solicitation will be issued as a total small business set aside. The Government intends to award a minimum of ten (10) individual MATOC contracts. These contracts will consist of a base two (2) year period and three one-year option periods for a total of five (5) years. Task orders will range from $2,000 to $3,000,000 with a $50,000,000 shared ceiling limit for all orders placed.

The selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 source selection procedures. A seed project will be a part of the proposal package and will be used for price evaluation and the intent is that the seed project will subsequently be issued as the first task order. The site visit and pre-proposal information will be posted with the solicitation. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on SAM.gov in early July of 2024. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management at SAM.gov (this registration is free of charge).

Any and all questions concerning this announcement or the subsequent solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Paul Larsen at paul.larsen@usda.gov.