Cisco Branch Ontonagon River Bridge Replacement

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks removal and replacement of an existing concrete bridge over the Ontonagon River with a 70-foot single-span concrete I-girder bridge featuring a concrete deck, concrete abutments, and H-pile foundations, with quotations due October 26, 2026 at 1300 hours local time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 237310 with a small business size standard of $45 million.

Place of performance is Watersmeet, Michigan. The government estimates the project magnitude between $1 million and $1.5 million. Work must commence within 14 calendar days of receiving notice to proceed and be completed by October 1, 2027, with the 180-calendar-day completion requirement from Standard Form 1442 applying only to on-site construction time after Notice to Proceed, not material ordering.

The Schedule of Items contains 41 line items requiring firm fixed pricing. Key quantities include 282 feet of steel H-pile, 143 cubic yards of structural concrete, 274 feet of prestressed concrete I-girders, and 23,351 pounds of epoxy-coated reinforcing steel. All work must comply with FHWA Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects FP-14 and Michigan Department of Transportation Superpave standards for asphalt concrete. In-stream work is restricted to June 1 through September 15 per EGLE permit requirements. Forest Road 6930 closure is limited to 90 consecutive days followed by mandatory 20-day reopening periods. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply.

Offerors must submit completed quotes via email to paul.boucher@usda.gov, including a signed Schedule of Items, completed Standard Form 1442, acknowledgment of amendments, and a bid guarantee of 20 percent or $300,000 whichever is less. Pricing must remain firm for 60 calendar days. Award will be made to the lowest priced, responsible, and responsive offeror. Performance and payment bonds, workers' compensation insurance (minimum $100,000 employer's liability), general liability ($500,000 per occurrence), and automobile liability ($200,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, $20,000 per occurrence for property damage) are required. Offerors must maintain active SAM.gov registration to be eligible for award.