MA-assabet RIV NWR-bridge purchase

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is soliciting quotations for a prefabricated 25-foot steel bridge with a timber deck system for the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The procurement requires a bridge designed to HL-93 live load specifications, featuring Southern Yellow Pine decking and capable of withstanding full-speed vehicular impact. Suppliers must have at least five years of experience in prefabricated bridge design and submit a three-page narrative detailing company qualifications, technical overview, and case studies. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, meaning the vendor submitting the lowest-priced quote meeting technical requirements will receive the contract. Key dates include a June 2, 2025 deadline for questions and a June 10, 2025 deadline for quote submissions, with all communications to be sent to William_koski@fws.gov.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 332312 for Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing, with an estimated contract value between $25,000 and $100,000. The bridge must be fabricated using new, domestic steel with a urethane topcoat over epoxy primer and include galvanized hardware. Delivery is expected by July 1, 2025, to the refuge complex, with a performance period from July 1, 2025, to September 1, 2025. The bridge should arrive in the largest legally transportable width, with modular frame and decking to be constructed onsite, and the government will not require installation or a foundation. Welding certification will be managed through AWS and provided with the submittal, and the contractor will be responsible for providing the necessary technical drawings for the bridge.