Description
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking a contractor to provide road maintenance services and construction on National Forest roads within the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. The contractor will be responsible for providing all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, expertise, and other incidentals necessary to successfully complete road maintenance services and road construction services. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The contractor will be required to perform various tasks such as blading aggregate surfaced roads, spot surface repair, reclamation mowing, and construction of culverts.
• The contract is set-aside 100% for small businesses.
• The contractor will be required to provide a bid bond, but no bid bonds are required for this proposal.
• The contractor will be required to provide performance and payment bonds for construction projects over $35,000.
• The contract will include various pay items such as blading, mowing, and construction of culverts.
• The contractor will be required to perform work in various locations within the Kisatchie National Forest.
• The contract will include a provision for the contractor to provide a quality control plan and a safety plan.
• The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including those related to environmental protection and labor standards.