127EAX24Q0010 – Little Rio Grande Timbers Bridge

127EAX24Q0010 – Little Rio Grande Timbers Bridge Description of Work: Construction The Camino Real Ranger District in the Carson National Forest is seeking repairs and maintenance of the Little Rio Grande Timber Bridge.

The work will consist of replacing the wearing surface; removing existing bridge railing/curb and replacing with a crash tested TL-1 curb; substructure, superstructure, and deck treatment; vegetation clearing along wingwalls and approaches; constructing asphalt approaches; removing and replacing existing signs; and placing a riprap mat along the substructure and wingwalls. Perform construction only during normal working daylight hours Monday thru Friday.

Work on weekends or Federal Holidays must be approved in advance by the CO. Clean up work areas/sites and ensure road is passable at the end of each workday. Limit site disturbance, including earthwork and clearing of vegetation. Areas for staging material and equipment will be discussed with the CO at the pre-work meeting.

Bridge Dimensions:

Out-to-Out Width:

15.67-ft Travelway:

13.83-ft Bridge Full Length:

13.67-ft Skew: 30° Contractor is responsible for verifying all dimensions.

Location:

National Forest System Road:

NFSR 439, Mile Post 3.5 Basis for Award: The Government Anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price Contract using RFQ Best Value-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 has been scheduled.

Date:

May 1, 2024 Time: 10:00 am MT Location: Carson Supervisors Office, 208 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos, NM 87571 Contact:

Contracting Officer Representative (COR):

Morgan Aguirre: Morgan.Aguirre@usda.gov This project is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. NAICS CODE 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Magnitude of project is between $250,000 and $500,000. Davis-Bacon wages apply. Payment and Performance bonds are required. Send questions to:

michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov no later than May 7, 2024, at 1:00 pm MT. In order to be eligible for award of a Federal Contract, potential vendors need to be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov at the time of offer submission.

Offer Submissions: Offerors shall submit the Return Packet – including a Business Package and a Technical Package. The required information SF1442, Section B and K (business package) and Section M (technical Package) of the solicitation. Offers or responses to the solicitation (include the solicitation number in the name of the document 127EAX24Q0010) 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 May 22, 2024 @ 1:00 pm PT.