MOF Williams River at Tea Creek Bridge Replacement

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is procuring bridge replacement and associated construction services for the MOF Williams River at Tea Creek Bridge Replacement project located in the Monongahela National Forest on the Marlinton Ranger District. The scope of work encompasses furnishing and installing a two-span box beam bridge system on FR 135 Tea Creek Campground Bridge, along with comprehensive site preparation, environmental protection, and restoration activities including construction survey and staking, erosion and sediment control, clearing and grubbing, cofferdam installation, excavation, riprap placement, removal of the existing structure, micro piling design and installation, roadway construction, guardrail installation, turbidity monitoring, fish relocation and monitoring, and stream rehabilitation. Contractors must ensure all equipment complies with applicable State, Federal, and Local Laws and are responsible for furnishing all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, and supplies unless otherwise specified as government-furnished. While specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in this pre-solicitation notice, performance and payment bonds will be required along with a bid guarantee. The formal solicitation is expected to be posted on or about April 15, 2026, with the pre-solicitation notice deadline for questions set at April 15, 2026.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, limiting competition to small businesses meeting the NAICS 237310 size standard of $45 million. The estimated project magnitude ranges between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, representing a significant infrastructure investment for bridge replacement and environmental restoration. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The project falls under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and PSC code Y1LB (Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways), which are standard classifications for federal construction contracts of this nature. Small businesses interested in bidding should prepare to demonstrate their capability to manage a complex, multi-faceted construction project involving structural engineering, environmental compliance, and ecological restoration within the specified budget range.