RFQ Prescott National Forest Senator Highway Road Reconditioning

The USDA Forest Service is requesting sealed quotes for road reconditioning and drainage improvements on National Forest System Road 52 south of Prescott, Arizona under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with offers due May 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time. This is a small-business-only procurement; the size standard is $45 million under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction).

The scope encompasses reestablishing driving surfaces on native-surfaced roads using rock milling or trimmer equipment across two segments totaling 7.85 miles (4.12 miles from Poland Road to Bodie Mine Road; 3.73 miles from Bodie Mine Road to Old Bolada Road), road reconditioning, ditch cleaning, road reclamation work (3,367 linear feet), and 19 drainage crossing or rolling grade dip installations. An optional line item adds 16 additional drainage crossings or rolling grade dips totaling 204 cubic yards of select material for the first segment. Work must support log truck hauling. Performance runs May 18, 2026 through September 30, 2026 (120 days from Notice to Proceed).

Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror using LPTA methodology, based on technical capability, past performance, and price. Contractors must demonstrate heavy road maintenance and drainage experience, provide equipment specifications for rock reclamation work, and submit past performance for similar projects completed within three years. Performance and payment bonds are required for work exceeding $35,000; bid bonds are required for proposals over $150,000. Offerors must hold prices firm for 90 days from receipt.

The contractor must provide an OSHA 30-Hour certified safety inspector, site superintendent, quality control representative, and traffic control supervisor on site. Questions are due May 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Sealed offers are submitted to cynthia.horwitz@usda.gov. Place of performance is Prescott National Forest, 344 South Cortez, Prescott, Arizona 86303.