Description of Work: Work consists of improving three separate existing road segments totaling 3.2 miles and two parking lots totaling 0.85 acres. The project area is located near Carr and Brown Canyons on the eastside of the Huachuca Mountains. Features to be improved are designated Parking Lot 1, Parking Lot 2, Brown Canyon Road, Carr Canyon Road, and Carr Canyon Road Additional (See Location Map to be posted with solicitation documents). The road segments and parking lots are comprised of native surface material with minimal drainage features. The improvement work is meant to increase the drivability and durability roads and parking lots. Location: 31.4639037629, -110.291590373 (Brown Canyon Ranch entrance). 799 E Ramsey Canyon Road, Hereford, AZ 85615. Basis for Award: The Government Anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price Contract using RFQ Lowest Price -Technically Acceptable: Award will be made to the offer that meets or exceeds the requirements contained herein, at the price that is most advantageous to the government will be determined to be the best value. Price reasonableness will be determined by using competitive solicitation process. Site Visit July 18, 2023 @ 9:00 am PT (Arizona) Location: 31.4639037629, -110.291590373 (Brown Canyon Ranch entrance). 799 E Ramsey Canyon Road, Hereford, AZ 85615. Contact the Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Jenna Livingston - Jenna.Livingston@usda.gov Magnitude of project is between $250,000 and $500,000. This project is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The small business size standard for NAICS 237310 45M Davis-Bacon wages apply. Payment and Performance bonds are required. Contact: Michelle Bahr Contract Specialist (928) 333-6278 michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov Send questions to michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov no later than August 1, 2023, at 1:00 pm PT (Arizona) In order to be eligible for award of a Federal Contract, potential vendors need to already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov Offer Submissions: Offerors shall submit the Return Packet - including a Business Proposal and a Technical Proposal. The required information SF1442, Section B and K (business proposal) and Section M (technical proposal) of the solicitation. Offers or responses to the solicitation (include the solicitation number in the name of the document - 127EAX23Q0075) may be sent to the Contracting officer by email: michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov before the deadline. The Deadline for receipt of responses to the RFQ shall be August 15, 2023 @ 1:00 pm PT (Arizona) The complete solicitation package will be attached and made available only through SAM.gov, https://sam.gov/content/home on or within 15 days of this notice. Anyone wishing to participate in this proposed procurement must obtain their copy from SAM.gov. Copies will not be mailed from the Contracting Office. All amendments will be posted on SAM.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All responsible sources may submit a response to this announcement which will be considered by this agency. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Work consists of improving three separate existing road segments totaling 3.2 miles and two parking lots totaling 0.85 acres. The project area is located near Carr and Brown Canyons on the eastside of the Huachuca Mountains. Features to be improved are designated Parking Lot 1, Parking Lot 2, Brown Canyon Road, Carr Canyon Road, and Carr Canyon Road Additional (See Location Map). The road segments and parking lots are comprised of native surface material with minimal drainage features. The improvement work is meant to increase the drivability and durability roads and parking lots. Improvement work includes: 1) Hauling, spreading, and compacting 4 inches of surface coarse aggregate (grade G), conforming to Forest Service standards, on road segments and parking lots. 2) Establishing 14-foot-wide, 4% crowned road prisms with 1.5-foot-deep, 2:1 v-ditches on road segments (See Location Map) 3) Establishing 2-3% out-sloped drainage on parking lots. Main bid item: 1) Parking Lot 1 And Brown Canyon Road Surfacing. 0.75 miles of road and 24,500 square feet of parking area Additive bid items: 1) Carr Canyon Road Surfacing. 2.1 miles of road 2) Carr Canyon Additional Road Surfacing. 0.25 miles of road 3) Parking Lot 2 Surfacing. 8,500 square feet of parking area Total contact time from Notice to Proceed to completion shall be no more than 60 days. Prior to mobilization, the contractor shall submit and receive approval on a Temporary Traffic Control Plan. Such a plan must comply with the most current version of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Contact the COR for such approval. Temporary traffic control for Carr Canyon Road will close the road to all use during weekdays except for the occasional use of the road by an elderly resident (or family/visitors) who lives up Carr Canyon. During daylight hours a flagman must be provided at the road closure point (the existing swing gate at the end of pavement) to operate the gate for this resident (or family/visitors) as well as to accommodate contractor's delivery vehicles while excluding the public. Occasional use by Border Patrol should be expected as well. The segment of road involved in the contract shall be fully open and made