RFQ Brushing and Mowing of EZ Roads

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for brushing and mowing of designated roads at Superior National Forest in Minnesota under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services), with quotations due August 30, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions are due August 23, 2026. This is a small-business-only procurement; the small business size standard is $9.5 million.

The scope covers brushing and mowing of 62.62 miles of roadside vegetation across the Gunflint and Tofte Ranger Districts (Cook and Lake counties), including removal of limbs, residual slash, roadside brush, and small trees within specified brushing limits on turnouts and road shoulders. Work comprises 29.46 miles at four-foot width and 33.16 miles at eight-foot width. Contractors must possess equipment capable of reaching 12 feet and cutting brush up to 3 inches in diameter; tractor-mounted rotary cutters or tracked skid steers are preferred. All work must be completed between July 6 and August 31 annually, with Contracting Officer permission required for work outside this window.

The contract is firm-fixed price with a performance period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Place of performance is Superior National Forest in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Deliverables are required within 90 days of award. The Service Contract Labor Standards apply under Minnesota wage determination 2015-4959 for Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, and Pine counties, with fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour, vacation accrual, and twelve paid holidays annually. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror based on technical acceptability and past performance evaluation. Quotations must remain firm for 90 calendar days, and offerors must maintain active SAM registration. Submit quotations electronically to Joshua Franks at joshua.franks@usda.gov.