Murdick Excavating Co Inc.

Murdick Excavating Co Inc. is a for-profit corporate entity based in Olive Hill, Kentucky, that has been registered in SAM.gov since November 2003 and specializes in road construction and maintenance services for the federal government. The company qualifies as a small business contractor and has developed a demonstrated history of delivering infrastructure maintenance work across Missouri's national forests, supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's mission of managing public lands while balancing economic, environmental, and social objectives.

Murdick Excavating has received numerous federal contract awards exclusively from the USDA Forest Service Region 9—Eastern Region, performing road maintenance and infrastructure services across Missouri's national forests, particularly within the Mark Twain National Forest and its associated ranger districts. The company's work has included road blading on the Eleven Points and Poplar Bluff Districts, aggregate placement, culvert replacement, grading, and fall maintenance activities. Contract awards have ranged from approximately $12,000 to $122,708, with delivery orders issued at various locations including Poplar Bluff, Doniphan, Rolla, and Van Buren, Missouri. The awards have utilized both total small business set-aside designations and unrestricted awards, with the most recent significant contract being a $72,000 delivery order awarded in September 2025 for road blading services on the Mark Twain National Forest, scheduled for completion by May 27, 2026. The company's work supports broader Forest Service initiatives including the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration program, demonstrating its role in maintaining infrastructure and public access within national forest systems.

Murdick Excavating holds a multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the USDA Forest Service Region 9—Eastern Region, valued at up to $500,000 over a five-year period with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. This IDIQ contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, was awarded on May 27, 2021, and serves as the parent vehicle for numerous task orders for road maintenance services across various counties in Missouri. Under this IDIQ contract, the Forest Service has issued multiple firm fixed price task orders to Murdick Excavating, with individual orders ranging from approximately $12,000 to $122,708, enabling the company to perform road blading, aggregate placement, culvert replacement, and other maintenance services on forest roads. The contract structure has allowed the Forest Service to efficiently procure Murdick Excavating's services while providing the company with a consistent stream of work supporting the agency's land management responsibilities across the Eastern Region, with task order set-aside designations varying based on individual requirements.