RFQ Lone Mt. Material Site Development & Stockpile, Coronado NF

The USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region is soliciting sealed bids under a total small-business set-aside (NAICS 237310) for development and stockpiling at the Lone Mountain Quarry on the Sierra Vista Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest in Arizona, with bids due June 1, 2026. Eligibility is restricted to small businesses as defined under the set-aside.

The scope comprises rock blasting and excavating, rock crushing, and stockpiling operations to develop the quarry for road surfacing aggregate production on previously undisturbed land. The contractor must begin performance within 10 calendar days of receiving notice to proceed and complete all work, including final site cleanup, within 60 calendar days of that notice. Place of performance is the Coronado National Forest in Tucson, Arizona (Cochise County). The Forest Service will not conduct an organized site visit; failure to inspect the site does not constitute grounds for post-award claims.

The period of performance runs June 15, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Award will be made as a firm fixed-price contract to the highest technically rated offeror whose price is fair and reasonable and whose past performance is acceptable or neutral. Evaluation criteria are technical approach, price, and past performance, with past performance assessed using acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable ratings.

Questions must be submitted to contract specialist Richard Ortega (richard.ortega@usda.gov) by May 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. Quotations must remain firm for 60 days from the bid due date. The solicitation incorporates FAR and AGAR clauses covering construction wage rates, performance and payment bonds, progress payments, and anti-discrimination compliance.