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Refer to the attached Solicitation/RFQ and additional attachments for details.

Project: GAOA WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACCESS SITE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE - GLACIER VIEW

Flathead National Forest

Glacier View Ranger District

Flathead County, Montana

Description of Work. The project consists of road clearing, reconditioning, drain dip installation, and re-establishing driving surface. This includes watering, mixing, blading, shaping, and compaction of processed material into a smooth nonsegregated road surface. This work will also include the installation of 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.

Project Location. To reach the project start point from Flathead National Forest Supervisors Office, drive 16.7 miles to Columbia Falls, Montana via U. S. Highway No. 2 E, then turn left on 4th Ave. W in Columbia Falls. Continue onto 1st Ave. W N / Railroad Street. Drive 1 mile and continue onto North Fork Road. The project starting point is located on the Glacier View Ranger District, Section 35, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, PMM.

Directions - Continue on North Fork Road for:

10.1 miles and turn right on NFSR 10363 for Glacier Rim River Access Site.

15.8 miles and turn right on NFSR 1070 for the Great Northern Flats River Access Site.

44.6 miles and turn right on NFSR 308 for the Ford River Access Site.

Period of Performance. The estimated start date is the date of award through October 31, 2023. The contract time will run continuously from the effective notice to proceed.

Contact Information: Contact the Contracting Officer (CO), via email at joanne.meiers@usda.gov if you have any questions.

NOTE: No site visit is scheduled at this time by the Government. If you have questions regarding access to the site or directions, contact the Contracting Officer (CO), JoAnne Meiers at joanne.meiers@usda.gov.

Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

Submit offer by email to the Contracting Officer via email at joanne.meiers@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time shown in Block 8 of the SF-1449.

Contracting Administrated and Issuing Office (1284LM):

USDA FOREST SERVICE

CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 2

R1, LOLO NATIONAL FOREST

24 FORT MISSOULA RD

MISSOULA, MT 59804

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