BLM-CO TRFO Bradfield Bridge Picnic Shelters

The Bureau of Land Management's Colorado Region is seeking contractors for the Bradfield Campground Improvements project, which involves demolishing existing infrastructure and constructing new campground facilities including three picnic shelters, one informational kiosk, site preparation work, and strategic boulder placement. The project requires installation of pre-engineered 18'x18' Mesa picnic shelters with hip roofs on concrete foundations, a "West Slope Double Roof Kit" kiosk with bulletin board panels, and site work including vegetation clearing, regrading, and aggregate placement to ensure proper drainage and accessibility. Contractors will be evaluated using a best value methodology that considers technical capability (graded as Exceeds/Meets/Does Not Meet), past performance (confidence scale rating), and price factors. Proposals must be submitted in two separate volumes via email to pfrost@blm.gov, with the submission deadline set for September 12, 2025. A pre-bid site tour was conducted on August 19, 2025, and the latest amendment added vendor Q&A documentation to the solicitation package.

This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a size standard of $45 million. The government has estimated the contract value to be between $100,000 and $250,000, with the specific bid schedule including mobilization/demobilization, three picnic shelters, 80 tons of aggregate, 45 boulders, and one kiosk. The contract period of performance runs from September 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026, with work required to be completed within 180 calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed. Construction must be performed Monday through Friday while keeping the campground open to the public, and the work site is located at the Anzaszi Heritage Center area, approximately 30 miles north of Cortez, Colorado. The project specifications include stringent structural requirements with wind loads of 90 mph and snow loads of 65 pounds per square foot for the picnic shelters.