02/2025: Update: We have been instructed by the USDA to let bidders know that it unknown if this project will be awarded at this time, until we receive feedback stating otherwise. Thank you for understanding.

12/12/2024 Update: An SF 30 solicitation amendment has been issued to extend the closing date from December 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST, to January 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST. The amendment document is available in the attachments below. Please review, sign, and include it with your complete quote package before the solicitation closes on January 2, 2025, at 12:00 PM PST. Additionally, the original “Drawings” document has been updated with a revised version, which is also attached below. Be sure to review the updated document.

12/10/2024 Update  The contractor questions and answers have been posted under the attachments secion of this solicitation announcement. The solicitation drawings will be updated, and the solicitation close date will be extended, that solicitation/ amendement documentation should be posted on or around 12/12/2024. 

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Project Title: Carolyn Creek Trail Bridge (GAOA)

The contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, expertise, and other necessary incidentals, except as otherwise provided, to successfully complete this project.

Background: This project consists of design (taking the government drawings to a fabricator and having them do shop drawings), purchasing, delivering, and installing a 27-foot span glulam timber trail bridge with metal railing. The site is roughly one mile up a hiking trail with a 10% grade (approx.) with two switchbacks and may require the use of a helicopter for transport. In this case, the contractor would be responsible for coordinating the weight of the various bridge components with the available helicopter.  The site is not accessible by a vehicle and the topography around the existing bridge is very steep.  Existing rock/ stacked abutments will remain in place and be used as abutments for the new bridge. A staging area (approx. 3,200 SF) will be made available for bridge materials at the Roads End trailhead at the end of Lamoille Canyon Road, which is where the trail to the site begins.

Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Magnitude: Between $100,000 and $250,000 (FAR 36.204(c))

The magnitude is between $100,000 to $250,000. In accordance with FAR 36.204, for construction contracts, we are obligated to state the magnitude of a project using specific price ranges, both in terms of its physical characteristics and estimated price range. However, it's crucial to understand that these price ranges are broad categories and selecting one does not imply that our budget is at the higher end of that range. The intent is to give a general sense of the project's scale without revealing the Government's precise estimate. For instance, if we categorize a project as being "Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000," it doesn't mean our budget is close to $5,000,000. It simply means the estimated cost falls within that bracket. The actual value could be anywhere within that range. We hope this clarifies the approach outlined by FAR 36.204.

Location: The project is located on a hiking trail with no vehicle access.

Directions:

1. From Elko, NV, drive southeast on NV-227 for 20 miles toward Lamoille, NV.

2. Turn right (south) onto NF-660 (Lamoille Canyon Road) and drive 11.7 miles to the road’s end parking lot.

3. Hike 1.4 miles on the Island Lake Trail to the project site.

Bridge Coordinates: 40.616571, -115.376915

Period of Performance:

• Start Date: 07/14/2025

• Completion Date: 09/12/2025

• Notice to Proceed: 05/15/2025

• All construction work must be completed no later than 09/12/2025.

Site Visit: Not Applicable

Contractor Questions Deadline:

• Date: 12/04/2024

• Time: 12:00 PM PST

• Submit questions using the provided “Contractor Questions and Answers Template.”

• Send all questions to elizabeth.ratcliff@usda.gov ONLY.

• Do not contact anyone else regarding this solicitation.

Request for Proposal (RFP) Close Date:

• Date/Time: January 2, 2025, at 12:00 PM PST

• All proposals must be emailed to elizabeth.ratcliff@usda.gov. No mail submissions (e.g., USPS, UPS) will be accepted.

Quote Submission Instructions: