MOF Elk Lick Dam Decommissioning & Restoration
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12445526Q0113
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- PSC
- Z2KA Repair Or Alteration Of Dams
- Place of performance
- Elkins, West Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Forest Service seeks decommissioning and restoration construction services for Elk Lick Dam on the Monongahela National Forest, with quotations due August 28, 2026. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business entities under NAICS 237990, with a $45 million size standard. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for August 11, 2026, at 9:30 AM EDT, and questions are due August 14, 2026, by 1:00 PM EDT.
Place of performance is Elkins, West Virginia (Elk Lick Dam, Monongahela National Forest, Tucker County). The scope includes complete removal of an existing concrete gravity dam and restoration of a stable stream channel through the former reservoir footprint. The base contract calls for a 30-foot breach, with optional line items for additional 10-foot breach widening, cross-valley log jams, wood deflectors, imported streambed material, and geotextile fabric installation. Work must be completed within 365 calendar days from notice to proceed.
The project is valued between $1 million and $5 million. Evaluation is on price alone under FAR 12.203, with award to the lowest responsive, responsible vendor. A 20% or $400,000 bid guarantee is required; performance and payment bonds are mandatory with premiums reimbursable under mobilization. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and submit detailed construction, dewatering, erosion and sediment control, turbidity control, and channel restoration plans at least 15 calendar days before work begins. Turbidity monitoring thresholds apply: work continues below 25 NTU above background; additional controls required at 25–50 NTU; work stops above 50 NTU. Contractors bear responsibility for determining equipment feasibility, identifying disposal sites off Forest Service property, and contacting local and state authorities regarding weight restrictions. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation prepared under FAR Part 12 for commercial items; this announcement constitutes the only solicitation.
Notice text
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12445526Q0113 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for MOF Elk Lick Dam Decommissioning & Restoration.
PROJECT SUMMARY: The USFS is pursuing a Purchase Order for decommissioning and restoration construction services on the Monongahela National Forest Elk Lick Dam. Work includes removal of an existing concrete gravity dam and restoration of a stable stream channel through the former reservoir footprint. Services shall be performed by the awardee in accordance with the specifications, terms, and conditions of this solicitation, including those found in the solicitation attachments.
SET-ASIDE: This solicitation is set aside 100% for Small Business entities under NAICS 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Size Standard: $45M).
PROJECT LOCATION: Elk Lick Dam, Monongahela National Forest. See solicitation and its attachments for additional location details.
SOLICITATION POINT OF CONTACT: Matthew (Matt) Killian, Contracting Officer matthew.killian@usda.gov
SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
A site visit will be held at 9:30 AM EDT on Tuesdsay, 11 August 2026.
Site Visit Meet-up Coordinates:
39.061205, -79.668473
To attend the site visit, contact the Contracting Officer, Matthew (Matt) Killian, via email at matthew.killian@usda.gov.
PLEASE REVIEW ALL SOLICITATION MATERIALS IN-FULL, INCLUDING ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A QUOTATION. LATE QUOTATIONS AND/OR QUOTATIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH SAID INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE DETERMINED NON-REPONSIVE AND ELIMINATED FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12445526Q0113 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for MOF Elk Lick Dam Decommissioning & Restoration.
PROJECT SUMMARY: The USFS is pursuing a Purchase Order for decommissioning and restoration construction services on the Monongahela National Forest Elk Lick Dam. Work includes removal of an existing concrete gravity dam and restoration of a stable stream channel through the former reservoir footprint. Services shall be performed by the awardee in accordance with the specifications, terms, and conditions of this solicitation, including those found in the solicitation attachments.
SET-ASIDE: This solicitation is set aside 100% for Small Business entities under NAICS 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Size Standard: $45M).
PROJECT LOCATION: Elk Lick Dam, Monongahela National Forest. See solicitation and its attachments for additional location details.
SOLICITATION POINT OF CONTACT: Matthew (Matt) Killian, Contracting Officer matthew.killian@usda.gov
SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
A site visit will be held at 9:30 AM EDT on Tuesdsay, 11 August 2026.
Site Visit Meet-up Coordinates:
39.061205, -79.668473
To attend the site visit, contact the Contracting Officer, Matthew (Matt) Killian, via email at matthew.killian@usda.gov.
PLEASE REVIEW ALL SOLICITATION MATERIALS IN-FULL, INCLUDING ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A QUOTATION. LATE QUOTATIONS AND/OR QUOTATIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH SAID INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE DETERMINED NON-REPONSIVE AND ELIMINATED FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| C08_QAmemo-12445526Q0113.pdf | ||
| C04_1-12445526Q0113-Att2-Plans.pdf | ||
| C04_1-12445526Q0113-Att3-Specs.pdf | ||
| C04_0-RFQ-12445526Q0113.pdf | ||
| C04_1-12445526Q0113-Att5-FillableSOI.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| C04_1-12445526Q0113-Att1-SOW.pdf | ||
| C04_1-12445526Q0113-Att4-DBAWD_WV20260061.pdf |
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