Mitigation Credits - CA NP MOJA 11(2) 10(2) KELBAKER, KELSO-CIMA, CIMA and MORNING STAR MINE ROADS

The Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Highway Division is soliciting compensatory mitigation credits to offset environmental impacts from road improvements projects. Specifically, the government seeks 5.232 acres of stream compensatory mitigation credits to address 2.616 acres of stream channels impacted by road improvements along Kelso-Cima Road and South Kelbaker Road at Mojave National Preserve in California. Qualifying contractors must demonstrate technical capability, organizational strength, and past performance experience, and must be approved by the California State Water Resources Control Board. The government will evaluate submissions using a lowest price technically acceptable approach, meaning cost will be the primary differentiator among qualified proposals. Key deadlines include March 27, 2026 for technical questions and April 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time for quotation submission, with quotations required in PDF format submitted electronically in a single email not exceeding 10 megabytes.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 813312 with an industry size standard of $19.5 million. The work will take place in Cima, California 92323, with a required completion date of June 4, 2026. The contractor must apply a 2:1 mitigation ratio and provide detailed information including business size classification, Federal Tax Identification Number, Unique Entity Identifier, and payment terms of Net 30. No incumbent contractor or specific award value is identified in the solicitation. Payment will be issued upon successful completion and government acceptance via Electronic Funds Transfer, making this a performance-based contract where compensation is contingent on delivering the required mitigation credits meeting all government specifications.