USFS - Route 1 Road Repair - V2.

Background
The USDA Forest Service is issuing solicitation number 127EAW26Q0044 as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Route 1 Road Repair V2 project located at Six Rivers National Forest, California. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns, with a total small business size standard of $45 million.

The project aims to repair deteriorated asphalt along Route 1 to facilitate safe traffic use.

Work Details
The contractor will perform asphalt pavement patching on Route 1, which includes: cleaning and removing loose material, dirt, or other debris from damaged areas; applying emulsified asphalt to prepared holes; and filling these holes with a compacted cold-bituminous mix.

The contractor must assess existing site conditions, weather, and traffic constraints before beginning work to ensure proper execution of repairs. All work must comply with applicable specifications and industry standards.

Period of Performance
The contractor shall commence work within 10 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed and complete all work within 60 calendar days thereafter.

Place of Performance
Six Rivers National Forest, California.

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must be small business concerns as this is a Total Small Business Set Aside. Contractors are required to furnish performance and payment bonds within 10 calendar days after award. They must also possess any necessary licenses and permits for compliance with federal, state, and local laws applicable to the project.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity (127EAW26Q0044) appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract based on the USDA Forest Service’s Region 5 Southern Sierra Zone National Forests road construction and maintenance IDIQs, which include asphalt pavement patching and crack sealing as recurring task types. In particular, Judd Buick Construction holds the closely related contract 127EAW22D0007 (valued at $2,569,115) with task order activity for ERFO disaster recovery road repairs (e.g., asphalt-related road repair work), which aligns with the Route 1 scope of cleaning/preparing damaged asphalt areas and performing cold-bituminous mix patching. The prior work is structured as a continuation of the same road repair/maintenance capabilities under the same forest system and includes similar pavement repair activities.