USDA-Forest Service- Fencing Materials_Cibola National Forest, Kiowa & Rita Blanca National Grasslands

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks fencing materials for the Cibola National Forest, Kiowa & Rita Blanca National Grasslands, with proposals due September 14, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 332618 with a 500-employee size standard.

Place of performance spans four delivery locations: Mountainair Ranger Station and Magdalena Ranger Station (New Mexico), Black Kettle National Grasslands (Oklahoma), and Kiowa & Rita Blanca administrative yard (Clayton, New Mexico), with delivery required within 60 calendar days of award on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Budget consolidates funding from multiple sources totaling $208,900, with the government authorized to adjust individual line items by up to 20 percent.

Required materials include 6-foot T-posts in wide blade and narrow blade configurations (1.33 lb/ft, American-made, with T-post wire clips); rebar fence posts (⅜ inch by 4 feet); 12.5-gauge electric fence wire (hi-tensile smooth, approximately 4,000 feet per roll); T-post plastic insulators; barbed wire in two variants (5-inch and 4-inch spacing, 12.5-gauge, meeting ASTM A-121, 1,320 feet per roll); barbless wire cable (12.5-gauge, 1,320 feet per roll); 42-inch wire stays (9.5-gauge, 100 per bundle); 2 7/8-inch drill stem pipe (30–31 feet long); and 14-foot and 16-foot red metal gates (50 inches tall, 16-gauge high-tensile steel tubing). This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded without discussion. Evaluation prioritizes technical acceptability as the highest-rated factor, with price evaluated for fairness and reasonableness. Offerors must submit Standard Form 1449, the Performance Relevancy Questionnaire, and a completed Schedule of Items. Questions are due September 10 at 2:00 PM ET. Offers remain firm for 90 calendar days from receipt.