Kettle Crest Trailhead Parking Lot Expansion

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking to procure construction services for the expansion of the Kettle Crest Trailhead Parking Lot located at the Colville National Forest in Ferry County, Washington. This informational notice pertains to a call request under an existing Forest Service Region 6 Road and Bridge Construction Blanket Purchase Agreement, meaning no new contractors are being solicited for the underlying BPA at this time. The project involves constructing a cooperative equestrian parking and staging area through various construction activities including excavation, embankment construction, grading, and installation of parking amenities. The work falls under the Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction NAICS category (237310) and the Maintenance of Parking Facilities PSC category (Z1LZ). The notice emphasizes this is informational only and not a request for quotes, with no specific evaluation criteria or deadlines mentioned for this pre-solicitation phase.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting participation to qualified small business contractors. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in the notice. Key quantitative aspects of the project include excavating 235 cubic yards of material (with 130 cubic yards requiring heavy ripping or rock hammering), constructing 470 cubic yards of embankment, processing 810 cubic yards of unclassified borrow material, and handling 610 cubic yards of government source aggregate. Additional scope elements include manufacturing and installing 2 hitching posts, relocating approximately 70 boulders, installing 5 single post signs, and manufacturing a double panel cooperative parking site sign. The work location is precisely specified at coordinates 48°36'31.41"N 118°28'34.72"W on Forest Service Road 2000495 at mile post 0.12.