USDA Forest Service Hungry Horse RD Scenic Trail Clearing

The USDA Forest Service is procuring trail maintenance services through solicitation 1284LM25Q0070 for three specific trails located on the Hungry Horse-Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest and the Eureka Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest in Montana. The services include log clearing, brush cutting, and removal of downed trees, leaning trees, and woody debris from Trail No. 26 Whitefish Divide (14.2 miles), Trail No. 3 Hay Creek (5.4 miles), and Trail No. 7 Blue Sky (6.9 miles) within mixed conifer forest environments containing Douglas fir, subalpine fir, lodgepole pine, larch, and spruce. The contract requires maintaining trails to specific clearing standards with 4-foot width and 10-foot height clearances, and all work must be completed between May 15, 2026 and July 15, 2026. Evaluation will consider past performance and technical approach as equally important as price, with offerors required to submit technical proposals, price proposals, and representations and certifications. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted to joanne.meiers@usda.gov by August 22, 2025, with proposals due September 3, 2025 at 1700 Mountain Time.

This opportunity is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $11.5 million, and the government intends to make one firm-fixed-price award. The contract structure includes a base year from May 15, 2026 to May 14, 2027, with four additional one-year option periods that could extend performance through May 14, 2031. The work encompasses approximately 26.5 total miles of trail maintenance across the three designated trail segments located in Flathead County, Montana, with the place of performance specifically identified as Whitefish, MT 59937. While no current incumbents or contractors are identified in the solicitation documents, no specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed. The contractor must comply with Service Contract Act wage determinations for the applicable Montana counties and provide all necessary labor, equipment, and expertise to meet Forest Service specifications and safety requirements.