Region 1 Road Maintenance Services   3

Background
The purpose of this contract is to provide road maintenance services within the geographic area of Region 1 of the US Forest Service. The contract will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, allowing for an indefinite quantity of services over a fixed time period.

Work Details
The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals to perform road maintenance. The scope of work includes:

1. Road Grading - maintaining the crown, inslope or outslope of the traveled way and shoulders, drainage dips, leadoff ditches, berms, turnouts, and removal of minor slides and slumps with a typical road grader.

2. Vegetation Clearing - cutting and disposing of all vegetative growth including trees that reduce the operational capability of the road and removal of hazard trees as directed by the Forest Service. The work will be performed in various forests across Region 1 including Dakota Prairie Grasslands, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest, Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest, Lolo National Forest, Bitterroot National Forest, Flathead National Forest, Kootenai National Forest, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, and Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations for performance include various forests within Region 1: Dakota Prairie Grasslands, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest, Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest, Lolo National Forest, Bitterroot National Forest, Flathead National Forest, Kootenai National Forest, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, and Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest.