SNPLMA Kalamazoo Fence, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region is soliciting quotes under Request for Quotation 1240LT27Q0025 for construction of approximately 0.5 miles of barbed wire drift fence at Kalamazoo Campground on the Ely Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, with questions due November 12, 2026 and quotes due December 4, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), with a small business size standard of $19.0 million.

The work installs approximately 2,500 feet of barbed wire fence in two drift fences to exclude active grazing from the campground, including an estimated four 12-foot wire gates. Offerors must price all line items in the Schedule of Items (C04a) and submit a Performance Data Sheet (C04f). Award is firm fixed price to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror, with past performance rated acceptable or neutral. Technical evaluation rests on a written narrative addressing barbed wire fence construction in rural mountainous terrain, wire gate construction, key personnel qualifications, quality control approach, subcontractor identification and roles, and a project-specific Quality Control Plan.

The performance period is 90 calendar days, with an estimated start of June 1, 2027 and completion of August 29, 2027. Quoted prices must remain firm for 90 calendar days from receipt. The contract carries Buy American construction materials requirements, prevailing wage requirements, and alternative payment protections of 100 percent of the contract price, along with numerous FAR and USDA Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) clauses.

Questions must be emailed to Contract Specialist Terri Tucker by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on November 12, 2026. No mandatory site visit is scheduled; interested parties may arrange an optional visit through Coby Cubic.