Tonto Culvert Order

This Statement of Work details a federal procurement solicitation by the USDA Forest Service for the "2026 Tonto Culvert Order" to support road maintenance and drainage infrastructure resilience within the Tonto National Forest. Under this contract, the selected contractor must manufacture, supply, and deliver corrugated metal pipes (CMP) and associated hardware, including coupling bands and gaskets, to the Payson Administrative Site Road Crew Workstation in Arizona. All delivered materials must strictly comply with the Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-24, and FP-14 where applicable), alongside specific Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS) that modify divisions 101 through 109. Key technical deliverables include twelve 57" x 38" galvanized corrugated steel pipe arches (CSPA), six compatible reroll bands with gaskets, sixteen 42" x 29" galvanized CSPAs, and eight matching reroll bands. The contractor is responsible for quality control, providing traceable mill and coating certifications, coordinating safe transport and offloading, and giving a minimum 72-hour delivery notification window. No government-furnished property is provided, and payment will be based on completed and accepted quantities.

This is a federal Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Tonto Culvert Order (Solicitation Number 12444126Q0060). Set aside entirely for small businesses under NAICS code 332322, this solicitation seeks a contractor to manufacture, supply, and deliver corrugated metal pipes (CMP) and associated coupling hardware. The materials are intended to replenish stock-on-hand for road maintenance operations across the Tonto National Forest, particularly for fire and flood resilience. Deliveries are required within 30 days of contract acceptance to the Payson Administrative Site in Arizona. Offerors must have a mechanism to offload the culverts from their delivery vehicles. The procurement will result in a single, firm-fixed-price contract awarded to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) quote. To be considered responsive, vendors must submit pricing for all five scheduled items, which include galvanized corrugated steel pipe arches, reroll bands with gaskets, and delivery services. Quotations must be submitted via email to Thomas Wolterman by September 22, 2026, at 17:00 ET. Submissions must contain three separate attachments: a Technical Proposal, a Price Proposal, and a Made in America certificate. Questions regarding the solicitation are due by September 21, 2026, at 10:00 ET. The solicitation incorporates standard federal clauses, including newly updated AGAR provisions concerning anti-discrimination and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) compliance.