EWP Center Township Stream Stabilization

The Department of Agriculture's Farm Production and Conservation division is seeking a contractor for an Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) streambank stabilization project in Center Township, Morgan County, Ohio. The project involves restoring and stabilizing streambanks along N. Creek Road and Spook Hollow Road through the installation of rock riprap and woven wire gabion baskets, with all disturbed areas to be graded for positive drainage and seeded with mulch for permanent vegetative cover. The contractor must also remove any channel blockages necessary to restore channel capacity and submit payment protection documentation per Clause 52.228-13 following contract award. This is a request for quotes under simplified acquisition procedures for a firm fixed-price construction contract, with quotes due by 3:00 p.m. EST on August 27, 2025. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EST, with attendees meeting at the first site on N. Creek Road, 1.3 miles northwest of the Center Bend Road/Creek Road intersection.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a $45 million size standard. The estimated project magnitude ranges between $100,000 and $250,000, with the government providing detailed construction specifications, engineering drawings, wage determinations, and a construction schedule that shows completion in 26 working days with an additional 4 non-work and weather days. The work will be performed in Morgan County, Ohio, specifically along N. Creek Road (Township Road 941) and Spook Hollow Road in Center Township. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation materials, and the project requires compliance with federal prevailing wage rates as outlined in the attached wage determination document. The contractor will be responsible for multiple construction specifications including pollution control, excavation, earthfill, drainfill using Ohio Department of Transportation approved crushed limestone, and the installation of Class 1 non-woven geotextile materials.