Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Jake Rocks Road Reconstruction
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
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AI summaryThe U.S. Forest Service (CSA Southwest 7) wants road rehabilitation done on designated National Forest roads in Warren, PA, under the Jake Rocks Road Reconstruction request for quotation. The response due date is October 29, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Nov 11, 2026, 1:00 PM EST), 1:00 PM Eastern, extended by Amendment 0001. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 5, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 5, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 19, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Forest Service (CSA Southwest 7) wants road rehabilitation done on designated National Forest roads in Warren, PA, under the Jake Rocks Road Reconstruction request for quotation. The response due date is October 29, 2026 (passed), 1:00 PM Eastern, extended by Amendment 0001.
Who can bid
- Small business concern (this is a total small business set-aside, NAICS 237310, size standard $45M)
How to submit: Email to christopher.malley@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov, due October 29, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses under the $45M size standard for NAICS 237310 can bid.
- Minor: Date passed (Oct 29, 2026): Response due date extended by Amendment 0001. The amendment sets the quote due date to October 29, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern; use that date.
- Minor: Large multi-part road job. The work spans drainage, guide rail, paving, accessibility features and aggregate, so check you can cover every part or team with others.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Install erosion and sedimentation controls and traffic control
- Do ditch work; remove existing culverts and install new culverts
- Repair, replace or place new guide rail
- Mill and overlay existing asphalt, with full depth replacement, full depth spot repairs and shoulder repairs
- Paint lines and construct accessibility features
- Place and compact road base and driving surface aggregate
- Contract type
- Request for quotation, combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items (FAR Part 12)
- Place of performance
- Designated National Forest roads, Warren, PA, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- October 29, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 19, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to christopher.malley@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov
What to include when you submit
- Email questions to christopher.malley@usda.gov, with the solicitation name and number as the subject line
- Include your technical proposal, which is incorporated by reference
- Use the 100% Design and Quantity Sheet attachments added by Amendment 0001
Not in the notice text
- The design and quantity sheets (100% Design and Quantity Sheet attachments) are not in the notice text.
- Whether there is a site visit, and which wage rule (Davis-Bacon wage determination) applies, are not stated.
- Whether a bond is required, and the contract period or completion date, are not stated.
- How quotes will be evaluated is not stated.
- The estimated contract value is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 237310
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to christopher.malley@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- USDA-FS, CSA Southwest 7, Albuquerque, NM
- Product/service code
- Y1LB · Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237310)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 11, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 29, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 29, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 8, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 26, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 127EAX27Q0003 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for all equipment, labor, materials, tools, and other incidentals and execute all work necessary to perform the required road rehabilitation on the designated National Forest roads in accordance with the specifications, and bidder’s technical proposal which is incorporated by reference. The work consists of, but is not limited to, installing erosion and sedimentation controls (E&S Controls), traffic control, ditch work, repairing/replacing/placing new guide rail, removing existing culverts, installing new culverts, milling and overlaying existing asphalt, full depth replacement of asphalt, full depth asphalt spot repairs, asphalt shoulder repairs, line painting, constructing accessibility features, and placing and compacting road base and driving surface aggregate. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 237310 The small business size standard is $45M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Questions shall be submitted via email to christopher.malley@usda.gov and are due no later than October 19, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email. Amendment 0001 has been executed to incorporate 100% Design and Quantity Sheet attachments, as well as extend the quote due date to 10/29/2026 @ 1:00 PM ET. Amendment 0002 has been executed to extend the quote due date to 11/05/2026 @ 1:00 PM ET to allow time for questions and answers to be posted. Quotes shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to christopher.malley@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov and are due NLT Novenber 05, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
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