EWP 5087-001 Elkhorn Site & Northfork Church Site in McDowell County, West Virginia

The Natural Resources Conservation Service seeks erosion control construction services at two streambank sites in McDowell County, West Virginia, with bids due May 5, 2026 by 12:00 p.m. CST. This is a 100% total small business set-aside, firm fixed-price procurement under NAICS 237990 with an estimated project value of $200,000 to $250,000.

Place of performance is McDowell County, West Virginia, specifically the Elkhorn Site and Northfork Church Site (NF Baptist Church Site). Work consists of laying wire mesh gabions, preparing foundation on shallow bedrock, rebar anchoring, and riprap foundation protection—one site requires gabion wall installation, the other requires grouted rock riprap. Completion is required by July 31, 2026, with delivery FOB destination to the USDA-NRCS West Virginia State Office in Morgantown.

Bidders must be registered in SAM with active status and meet the small business size standard of $45.0 million average annual revenue. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for April 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. EST. Bids must include unit prices across two schedules: Schedule A covers seeding/mulching, mobilization/demobilization, rock riprap, and grout at the NF Baptist Church Site; Schedule B covers the same items plus steel reinforcement and gabions at the Elkhorn Site, with Schedule B items 3B and 4B marked conditional and exempt from the variation clause. Award is made to the lowest responsive bid considering price only. A bid bond of 20% of bid price is required with submission; a payment bond (SF-25A), irrevocable letter of credit, or tripartite escrow agreement equal to 100% of project cost is required within 10 calendar days of award. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage determination 2015-4351 applies. Questions are due April 28, 2026 by 12:00 p.m. CST. Public bid opening is scheduled for May 5, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time via Microsoft Teams.