Lone Cabin Chinking

The USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, is soliciting quotations for chinking and exterior log-hole filling at the Lone Cabin on the Norwood Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forest near Norwood, Colorado, with quotations due June 3, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 238390 (Other Building Finishing Contractors) with a $19 million size standard; only small businesses qualify.

The scope involves repairing a late-1940s log cabin with damage from woodpecker holes and gaps between logs that have allowed rodent and insect infestation. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to complete chinking and hole-filling in accordance with the Statement of Work and applicable specifications. Work must be completed within 15 days of Notice to Proceed as a single lump-sum item.

The contract value is under $25,000 with a firm fixed-price structure. Performance and payment bonds are not required. Offerors must be registered in SAM and submit experience documentation, a written technical approach describing three previous similar projects, the signed Standard Form 1442, and pricing. Prices must remain firm for 60 calendar days from offer receipt.

Award will be made on best value evaluated across three factors: Experience/Past Performance (Acceptable, Neutral, or Unacceptable based on work within the last five years), Technical Approach (rated High, Some, Low, or Neutral confidence in sound compliance and understanding), and Price. The site visit was held May 4, 2026, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. Questions were due May 7, 2026. The solicitation incorporates FAR and AGAR clauses addressing commercial construction, labor standards, wage requirements, small business subcontracting limits, and compliance certifications. Award to one offeror is anticipated.