The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Rio Puerco Field Office awarded a purchase order to Doherty Welding, LLC for $28,014.00 on September 14, 2026, for welded steel cattleguards under a Total Small Business set-aside. Doherty Welding is a small disadvantaged business and family-owned custom steel fabrication shop. Performance occurs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The order calls for three welded steel cattleguards meeting AASHTO HS-20 load rating, measuring 7 feet or greater in length by 14 feet in width, with wings and concrete foundation bases, painted safety yellow, and fabricated per BLM specifications requiring ASTM and AWS standards for structural steel, cold-formed rails, structural tube, steel pipe, welding electrodes, and coating systems. Delivery is due December 30, 2026. The solicitation posted August 19, 2026 with a bid deadline of August 31, 2026.