12445126B0013 Kisatchie National Forest Road Maintenance SERVICES and CONSTRUCTION IDIQ
Rationale
The Kisatchie National Forest Road Maintenance IDIQ is a federal solicitation for ongoing forest-road repair and infrastructure work across a 600,000-acre footprint in central Louisiana. IDIQ structure means recurring task orders over a multi-year term, with distributed work sites accessed via remote forest roads. The dispersed geography and equipment lay-down requirements align with mobile surveillance tower deployment for work-zone monitoring and off-hours equipment protection, particularly during seasonal mobilization windows when theft exposure runs highest. The solicitation posted May 4 on SAM.gov. Pre-award timing is first-tier, the best window to shape security scope before the contract locks. Federal forest-service contracts of this type typically include task-order security line items or allow additive work under modified terms, so early engagement can position Zedcor as the default provider before the prime GC finalizes subcontractor rosters. NAICS 237310 (highway, street, and bridge construction) suggests road-grading, culvert work, and seasonal drainage projects rather than permanent perimeter scope. Houston branch is the nearest at 230 miles, inside the 300-mile coverage radius. No warm-intro path exists, so the recommended first move is direct outreach to the contracting officer listed in the SAM.gov notice or, once awarded, to the prime GC's project manager. Lead with mobile-tower availability for seasonal task-order sites rather than fixed perimeter, since IDIQ work rotates locations.
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Source Record
Solicitation details (sam.gov)
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- AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF›FOREST SERVICE›USDA-FS, CSA EAST 11
- Contracting office
- Atlanta, GA, 303092449
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Solicitation #
- 12445126B0013
- Bid window closes
- 2026-05-19 18:00Z
- Archive date
- 2026-06-03
Activity timeline
- Ranked · score 34Saw the Kisatchie IDIQ solicitation post May 4. We cover from Houston and mobile towers work well for rotating forest-road sites, worth a call on task-order security before award closes?2026-05-04 18:31 · projects
- Project ingestedSource: sam.gov · posted 2026-05-042026-05-04 18:00 · projects