RFQ Superior NF FR377 Tomahawk Road Repairs

The USDA Forest Service, Laurentian Ranger District is soliciting sealed bids for FR377 Tomahawk Road repairs under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 237310), with bids due September 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. This is a decision-filtering set-aside — only small businesses as defined under SBA standards may compete.

The scope includes traffic control, removal and installation of culverts, furnishing and spreading of crushed aggregate surfacing, ditching, and miscellaneous construction activities in accordance with Forest Service Supplemental Specifications and Federal Highway FP-24 Specifications. Place of performance is St. Louis County, Minnesota (Tomahawk Road at the USDA Forest Service Laurentian Ranger District, 318 Forestry Road, Aurora, Minnesota 55705-1517). The period of performance runs September 18, 2026 through July 15, 2027, with a required project completion date of July 15, 2027. The contractor must commence performance within 10 calendar days of receiving notice to proceed and complete all work within 300 calendar days thereafter.

The estimated contract magnitude is between $250,000 and $500,000, awarded as a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsive, responsible vendor submitting the lowest price meeting or exceeding technical requirements. Performance and payment bonds are required. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and construction wage rate requirements.

Submission requirements include a completed SF 1442, a Schedule of Items with all pricing elements (in the provided Excel worksheet), and a Basis of Estimate demonstrating cost rationale. Quoters submitting bids exceeding $150,000 must include a scanned copy of a fully executed bid guarantee (Standard Form 24 and Power of Attorney). Questions are due August 31, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. No site visit is scheduled. Offerors have 60 calendar days following bid opening to accept or reject the government's award offer.