USDA Forest Service Dakota Prairie Grasslands Road Maintenance

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting road maintenance services for the Dakota Prairie Grasslands through a performance-based service contract covering three National Grassland locations: Sheyenne, Little Missouri, and Grand River. The scope includes annual maintenance of National Forest System Roads, campground roads, and trailheads, with specific activities encompassing road grading (maximum six passes), spot surfacing, roadside vegetation removal, trailhead/parking lot maintenance, cattleguard cleaning, and sinkhole repair. Contractors must furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies necessary to complete the work, with requirements including mapping program capability, work scheduling, quality control plans, and utilization of biobased products where possible. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted to joanne.meiers@usda.gov no later than June 23, 2025, with proposal submissions due by June 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. Evaluation will be based on technical proposals demonstrating past performance and technical capability, along with price proposals and required representations and certifications.

This solicitation is set aside for small businesses with a size standard of $11.5 million, and contractors may submit offers for individual projects or all three locations. The contract period runs from the award date through November 30, 2026, with estimated work beginning in summer 2025. The three project areas encompass significant maintenance scope: Sheyenne includes 15.5 miles of road grading and 400 cubic yards of spot surfacing; Little Missouri covers approximately 14 miles of road grading with 1,160 cubic yards of various surfacing materials; and Grand River involves 18 miles of road grading with 640 cubic yards of spot surfacing materials. Work locations span multiple counties across North Dakota (including Richland, Ransom, Golden Valley, Billings, Slope, and McKenzie) and South Dakota (Perkins County), with performance taking place in Dickinson, ND 58601. The solicitation anticipates multiple firm-fixed-price contract awards based on unit pricing and actual quantities of work performed.