127EAW25R0024 - GAOA, Scenic Byway Recreation Site Rehab

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking construction services for the GAOA Scenic Byway Recreation Site Rehabilitation project in Sierra National Forest, which involves comprehensive rehabilitation and infrastructure improvements across 16 recreation sites including campgrounds and vista points such as Fish Creek Campground, Redinger Overlook, Soda Springs, and Fresno Dome Vista Point. The scope of work includes installing vault toilet buildings, constructing campsites with tent pads, creating hardened aggregate surfaces, placing concrete with exposed aggregate finishes, installing picnic tables and fire rings, constructing food storage lockers, placing signage and barriers, and performing extensive site grading and accessibility improvements. Contractors must complete all work within a 150-calendar day performance period, with work restricted to May 1st through October 15th and limited to non-holiday weekdays from 0700-1700 hours. The evaluation will use a tradeoff source selection method considering past performance, work plan, key personnel, performance schedule, and price. All requests for information were due by June 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM PST, and proposals are now due July 16, 2025, at 1:00 PM PST following two time extensions.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-aside under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with no incumbent contractors identified in the documentation. The estimated contract value ranges between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, representing a significant infrastructure investment under the Great American Outdoors Act funding. The project requires strict adherence to Davis-Bacon Act wage determinations for multiple California counties, fire safety protocols during the April 1st through December 1st fire precautionary period, and environmental compliance including archaeological monitoring and aquatics biologist coordination. Work will be performed in Madera County, California, within the Sierra National Forest, with contractors required to submit weekly progress reports and secure equipment daily due to the remote forest locations. The Forest Service has emphasized that no organized pre-proposal site visit will be conducted, placing responsibility on prospective offerors to independently inspect the publicly accessible project sites, with failure to inspect not constituting grounds for post-award claims.