The Government contemplates a Firm-Fixed Price, stand-alone contract for road maintenance services located on the Flathead National Forest and Glacier View Ranger District near Kalispell, Montana, in Flathead County. The project consists of sign installation, road clearing, reconditioning, drain dip installation, re-establishing driving surfaces, and includes watering, mixing, blading, shaping, and compaction of processed material into a smooth non-segregated road surface. The services covered in this contract include the Contractor furnishing of all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform road maintenance on roads specified herein, in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation.

The Contractor shall install the drain dips, as staked, suitable for recreation traffic at specified locations within the roadway. Sections of roadway identified in the plans that require roadway reconditioning shall be fully reconditioned to include, ditch, shoulders, inlets/outlets, scarification, shaping, watering, and compacting in accordance with applicable specifications. Clearing of roadside brush and vegetation, including the disposal of material generated, as needed for project operations, will be allowed and shall be incidental to payment for the work being performed. Locations of sign installation are identified in the plans. Signs are government furnished. Contractor is responsible for posts and hardware. Please refer to the separate attachment Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS) for additional specifications applicable to this contract.

Questions regarding this solicitation should be sent to joanne.meiers@usda.gov no later than 11/8/2023, 1700 MT.