CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST - West Fork Beaver Creek Trail #222 Flood Repair
Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1240LU25R0009
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Place of performance
- Montana, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Forest Service, specifically the Custer Gallatin National Forest, is seeking a small business contractor to perform complex trail reconstruction work on the West Fork Beaver Creek Trail #222 in Montana. The project involves hand constructing approximately 560 feet of new 72-inch wide trail through two avalanche ravines within a non-motorized wilderness area, requiring advanced construction techniques including drilling, blasting, and manual excavation. Contractors must be prepared to work in challenging terrain characterized by steep slopes, loose soils, extensive rock, and eroding rock cliffs. The anticipated solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov on or around May 8, 2025, with potential contractors strongly encouraged to visit the site prior to proposal submission. Evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, but technical capability to perform specialized trail construction in difficult wilderness terrain will likely be a key consideration.
The opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside with a construction magnitude between $250,000 and $500,000. The project requires comprehensive bonding, including a 20% bid bond and 100% performance and payment bonds. Work is scheduled to begin around July 1, 2025, with two potential performance schedules: either completing the full project between June 15, 2025, and October 15, 2025, or spreading work across the 2025 and 2026 field seasons with final completion by October 15, 2026. The project involves excavating approximately 962 cubic yards of material and constructing a trail with specific backslope ratios (4:3 in mixed material, 5:2 in rock). Blasting operations are restricted to a single season, and the project site is located approximately 22 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, Montana, in the Madison Mountain range.
Notice text
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This is a PRESOLICITATION announcement. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov on or around May 8, 2025
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Hand construct a total of approximately 560 feet of new 72” wide, full bench stock trail through two washed out avalanche ravines, within a non-motorized wilderness designation. Work includes new trail construction with picks, rock bars, jack hammers, drilling and blasting. New construction is within extremely steep slopes, loose soils, extensive rock, eroding rock cliffs, outcroppings, and bedrock. Repeated, extensive surface and subsurface drilling and blasting will likely be necessary along numerous sections within these ravines to establish a 72” full bench trail, and remove excess material from the backslope and hillside above the trail. Use of rock drills, jack hammers, rock bars and picks will be necessary as well. A full bench trail cut down to a solid subsurface material will be crucial to trail longevity. Backslope will be reduced to a 4:3 ratio in mixed material, and a 5:2 within rock. Material to be excavated is estimated at 962 cubic yards.
PROJECT LOCATION: The project is located within a non-motorized wilderness designation within the Madison Mountain range approximately 22 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, MT. From West Yellowstone, follow north on highway 191
approximately 8 miles. Turn left or west on highway 287, and follow for approximately 14 miles to the Beaver Creek road, between Hebgen and Earthquake lakes. Turn right or north on Beaver Creek road #985, and follow for three miles to the West Fork Beaver
Creek trailhead and beginning of project.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: It is estimated that work can begin around July 1, 2025 for trail restoration work and remaining work to be completed in the 2026 field season with final project completion by October 15, 2026. Or the full project can be performed from June 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025. Blasting shall only occur during one season.
MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION (per FAR 36.204(b)): Between $250,000 and $500,000.
BONDING: All offerors will be required to provide a Bid Bond (20%) with their proposal submission. Performance and Payment Bonds (100% each) will be required of the successful awardee.
This announcement serves as the Pre-Solicitation notice only. Responses to this synopsis are not required.
Update #1 ·
This is a PRESOLICITATION announcement. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov on or around May 8, 2025
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Hand construct a total of approximately 560 feet of new 72” wide, full bench stock trail through two washed out avalanche ravines, within a non-motorized wilderness designation. Work includes new trail construction with picks, rock bars, jack hammers, drilling and blasting. New construction is within extremely steep slopes, loose soils, extensive rock, eroding rock cliffs, outcroppings, and bedrock. Repeated, extensive surface and subsurface drilling and blasting will likely be necessary along numerous sections within these ravines to establish a 72” full bench trail, and remove excess material from the backslope and hillside above the trail. Use of rock drills, jack hammers, rock bars and picks will be necessary as well. A full bench trail cut down to a solid subsurface material will be crucial to trail longevity. Backslope will be reduced to a 4:3 ratio in mixed material, and a 5:2 within rock. Material to be excavated is estimated at 962 cubic yards.
PROJECT LOCATION: The project is located within a non-motorized wilderness designation within the Madison Mountain range approximately 22 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, MT. From West Yellowstone, follow north on highway 191
approximately 8 miles. Turn left or west on highway 287, and follow for approximately 14 miles to the Beaver Creek road, between Hebgen and Earthquake lakes. Turn right or north on Beaver Creek road #985, and follow for three miles to the West Fork Beaver
Creek trailhead and beginning of project.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: It is estimated that work can begin around July 1, 2025 for trail restoration work and remaining work to be completed in the 2026 field season with final project completion by October 15, 2026. Or the full project can be performed from June 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025. Blasting shall only occur during one season.
MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION (per FAR 36.204(b)): Between $250,000 and $500,000.
BONDING: All offerors will be required to provide a Bid Bond (20%) with their proposal submission. Performance and Payment Bonds (100% each) will be required of the successful awardee.
There is no formal site visit for this project. Vendors are strongly encouraged to visit the site prior to submitting their proposal. For site information, clarification on directions and site conditions (such as closures, snow levels, etc.) please contact Todd
Orr, Engineer Tech, Custer Gallatin National Forest at 406-587-6741 (todd.orr@usda.gov) during normal business hours.
This announcement serves as the Pre-Solicitation notice only. Responses to this synopsis are not required.
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