Bridge supplies (cliff creek trail)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking quotations for the purchase and delivery of a single 25-foot longitudinal glulam deck panel trail bridge with curbs, timber sills, and all associated hardware required for the Cliff Creek Trail Bridge project at Payette National Forest. The bridge must match provided technical drawings, and offerors are required to submit detailed shop drawings for all bridge components except timber running planks, displaying all dimensions and fabrication details for cut and bored timber. Additionally, offerors must provide a complete breakdown of items and quantities. Award will be made to the offeror representing the best value to the Government and the lowest price technically acceptable, with technical acceptability requiring full compliance with all Statement of Work specifications and sufficient documentation demonstrating such compliance. Pricing will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness in accordance with FAR 12.204. Quotations are due by May 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM Mountain Time and should be submitted to Barclay S. Webster at barclay.webster@usda.gov or (801) 908-1904, with delivery scheduled for September 11, 2026.

This solicitation is set aside for small business concerns under NAICS code 321992 (Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing) with a size standard of 500 employees. The bridge will be delivered on an FOB Destination basis to the McCall Ranger District storage yard located at 102 W. Lake Street, McCall, ID 83638, and the vendor must provide two weeks' notice prior to delivery and handle all offloading. The solicitation specifies a 26-foot span bridge incorporating Douglas fir glulam material with a minimum of eight laminations per deck panel, solid sawn curbs, timber sills, 4-foot by 6-foot posts with tapered ends, 5/8-inch tie rods with malleable iron washers, running planks, and railing systems. All timber must comply with AWPA use category system requirements for treatment, and hardware must meet galvanized or uncoated steel specifications per ASHTO M270. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the solicitation documents, though this represents a specialized, engineered timber structure procurement.