BPO Oconee NF Road Maintenance Services, Chattahoochee

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting quotations for a multi-award Blanket Purchase Agreement to provide road maintenance services across the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in Georgia, with quotations due August 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside acquisition under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) with a $45 million small business size standard, restricting eligibility to firms meeting the SBA definition.

Work spans four Ranger Districts — Chattooga River (Lakemont), Oconee (Eatonton), Conasauga (Chatsworth), and Blue Ridge (Blairsville) — and includes grading aggregate surfaced roads, spot surface repair with crushed aggregate, cleaning and reshaping ditches and wing/leadoff ditches, cleaning culverts, roadside mowing, and overhead trimming. Offerors must identify the specific zone(s) for which they wish to be considered and must price all items within each selected zone; failure to price completely renders the quotation non-responsive.

The contract structure is a five-year term: a one-year base period from September 1, 2026 through August 30, 2027, plus four one-year option periods extending through August 30, 2031. The contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, and incidentals necessary to perform the work. Service Contract Labor Standards apply, with prevailing wage rates for occupations including Forestry Equipment Operator ($17.43/hour), Forestry/Logging Heavy Equipment Operator ($20.83/hour), and General Forestry Laborer ($12.63/hour), plus fringe benefits.

Evaluation criteria are technical approach, price, and past performance, with awards favoring the highest technically rated offeror whose price is fair and reasonable and whose past performance is acceptable or neutral. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards for different line items or Ranger Districts if administratively beneficial. All offerors must be registered in SAM and comply with FAR clauses, AGAR provisions, and various compliance certifications. The contractor must provide a Quality Control Plan and monthly accomplishment reports, and must respond to emergency maintenance requests within 24 hours. Questions are due August 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.