Ethel's Creek Trail Bridge

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) is seeking a contractor to reconstruct the Ethel's Creek Trail Bridge in the Diamond Lake Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest, located in Douglas County, Oregon. The project requires a qualified contractor to remove burned debris from a destroyed trail bridge and construct a new 20-foot span timber trail bridge on rock-filled Gabion Foundations. Additional work includes clearing trail sloughing and scattering downed trees. The solicitation (No. 1240BH25Q0015) will be a competitive request under a previously issued Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), with the contract specialist being Susie Felton. The NAICS Code for this opportunity is 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and the Product/Service Code is Z2LB. Key dates include a pre-solicitation posting on May 21, 2025, with proposals due by June 6, 2025.

This contract opportunity is set aside for total small business participation and covers the Northwest Zone, which includes Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. The agency is not currently planning to expand the vendor pool unless competition becomes unacceptably low. While specific award values are not disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the project involves comprehensive trail infrastructure rehabilitation requiring specialized construction capabilities. The project's geographical scope is limited to the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest's Gold Beach Ranger District, with work expected to be completed within the fiscal year. Potential bidders should have experience in trail construction, bridge installation, and forest infrastructure restoration, with particular expertise in timber bridge construction and post-wildfire trail maintenance.