California Forest Engineering and Road Maintenance (FERM) Blanket Purchase Agreement

12363N23Q4035

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart  12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and proposals are being requested.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: California Forest Engineering and Road Maintenance (FERM) Blanket Purchase Agreement

The California Forest Engineering and Road Maintenance (FERM) Blanket Purchase Agreement is a National BPA that will consist of a variety of work including both Road Maintenance service types of work and Road Construction types of work. The BPA will have a period of performance from early spring 2023 through March 2033 and can be utilized on all California Federal Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation will remain Open and Continuous to add vendors when determined necessary for the 10-year period it is active. Make sure your firm is updated and registered in the System for Award Management system (SAM) and current to conduct government business. Due to recent storm damage, emergency repairs are necessary to repair road infrastructure and we expect to issue calls before the closing date. As vendors are being evaluated for zones, we may issue call orders to early offerors before the due date.

Please read the entire solicitation thoroughly to ensure all requirements in your response are included. 

PROJECT LOCATION: Projects shall covers the state of California including the following forests; Angeles, Cleveland, Eldorado, Humboldt-Toiyabe, Inyo, Klamath, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Lassen, Los Padres, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, San Bernardino, Sequoia, Shasta-Trinity, Sierra, Six Rivers, Stanislaus, and Tahoe National Forests and Butte Valley National Grassland. The terrain varies and can have moderate hills on some areas and steep grades in others. Soil conditions vary as well, from soft and sandy to compacted and rocky.

Contractors shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, supplies (unless specified elsewhere as Government-furnished), and incidentals required to accomplish specified work in compliance with the terms, specifications, and provisions of the contract. Work is estimated to begin around March 15, 2023. Engineering point of contact is Douglas Anderson, telephone: (707) 373-6265. NAICS 237310 with size standard $45 mil. This project is set aside 100% for small business.

ALL QUOTES SHALL BE EMAILED TO:

chad.bullock@usda.gov; james.kaminski@usda.gov & B_01_QU.r8ld7xo1wy1sggsv@u.box.com on or BEFORE MARCH 15, 2023, 4:30 PM PACIFIC TIME.

All documents will be submitted electronically; follow this naming convention for your 2 attachments

California FERM-VendorName-Quote     AND        California FERM-VendorName-Technical.