USDA Forest Service Region 1 Dust Palliative Application

The USDA Forest Service Region 1 is seeking a small business contractor to apply Calcium Chloride dust palliative materials on forest roads throughout northern Idaho and western Montana, specifically covering the Lolo, Flathead, Kootenai, Bitterroot, and Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract requires the contractor to provide all necessary equipment, operators, supervision, and support functions for dust abatement operations. Offerors must submit a technical proposal demonstrating experience, a quality control plan, and past performance, along with a price proposal. The government will evaluate offers based on experience, quality control plan, past performance, and price, with non-price factors being equally weighted to price. Key deadlines include questions due by April 4, 2025, and proposals due by May 30, 2025, to be submitted via email to joanne.meiers@usda.gov.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $11.5M. The contract has a base year from June 15, 2025, to June 14, 2026, with two potential one-year option periods. The total contract value is not to exceed $300,000, with a minimum order of $2,500 and individual orders not to exceed $100,000. Estimated quantities include 150 tons of residual application (0.96 gal/SY) and 40 tons of new application (1.65#/SY) in the base year, with reduced quantities in potential option years. The place of performance is located in Superior, Montana, and will cover forest roads across the specified national forests. The contract aims to provide dust control and road maintenance services for the USDA Forest Service Region 1, with a focus on precise application of dust palliative materials to improve road conditions and reduce dust emissions.