MPF Grant Creek Culvert Replacement

Closed Solicitation Posted

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Solicitation number
12445526Q0087
Agency
Forest Service Department of Agriculture
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC
Y1LB Construction Of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, And Railways
Place of performance
Wilmington, Illinois, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Forest Service seeks quotations for culvert replacement and streambed simulation construction services at Grant Creek, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, with proposals due August 19, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; size standard $45 million), foreclosing competition outside the small business pool.

Place of performance is Wilmington, Illinois. The project consists of two base items: Coldwater Road Culvert Removal and Aquatic Organism Passage Installation, involving removal of an existing 5-foot by 3-foot concrete box culvert and installation of a new 12-foot span by 5-foot rise precast concrete box culvert (20 linear feet); and NW Boundary Road Culvert Removal and Streambed Simulation, involving removal of existing metal culverts (170 linear feet) and restoration of Grant Creek channel with streambed simulated rock placement. Work scope includes but is not limited to staking, clearing and grubbing, structure excavation, dewatering, riprap placement, concrete barrier installation, topsoil placement, mulching and seeding, erosion control, signing, and streambed simulation. Amendment 0001 (August 6) added Option Item 1001 for 100 additional linear feet of streambed simulation. Project magnitude is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

Performance must be completed within 130 calendar days of Notice to Proceed (contract performance period August 24 through December 31, 2026). A mandatory site visit occurs at 9:00 AM CDT on July 30, 2026. Questions are due by 1:00 PM CDT on August 3. This is issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 (commercial items); award goes to the responsive, responsible vendor with the lowest price meeting technical requirements, and the resulting contract will be Firm-Fixed-Price. Quoters must submit a completed Schedule of Items with unit pricing for all line items including the option, a Basis of Estimate, SF 1442 form (Blocks 14–20c), cover page, and Standard Form 24 bid guarantee. Performance and payment bonds are required. Work must comply with FP-14 (FHWA Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects), Forest Service Standard Specifications, and prevailing wage determination DBAWD IL20260011. Contracting Officer: Matthew L. Killian; matthew.killian@usda.gov.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

Amendment 0001, Issued 6 August 2026, implements the following changes:

1) Schedule of Items is updated to include Option Item 1001.

2) Attachment 6 - Supplemental Specs 2 is updated to include Option Item 1001 activities.

3) The Quotation Due Date and Time is extended to 5:00 PM Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. 

All other solicitation documents, terms, and conditions remain unchanged.

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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 12445526Q0087 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for MPF Grant Creek Culvert Replacement.


PROJECT SUMMARY: The USFS is pursuing a Purchase Order for the culvert replacement construction services on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Work includes but is not limited to staking, clearing and grubbing, structure excavation, dewatering, riprap placement, concrete barrier, conserved topsoil placement, mulching and seeding, erosion control, signing, and streambed simulation. 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 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Size Standard: $45M).


PROJECT LOCATION: Grant Creek, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. See solicitation and its attachments for additional location details.


PROJECT MAGNITUDE: between $500,000 and $1,000,000


SOLICITATION POINT OF CONTACT: Matthew (Matt) Killian, Contracting Officer; matthew.killian@usda.gov

SITE VISIT INFORMATION: 

A site visit will be held at 9:00 AM CDT on Thursday, 30 July 2026.

Site Visit Meet-up Address:

30239 South State Route 53
Wilmington, IL 60481

NOTE: the Site Visit will be conducted at multiple locations, beginning at the meet-up
address identified above.

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 12445526Q0087 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for MPF Grant Creek Culvert Replacement.


PROJECT SUMMARY: The USFS is pursuing a Purchase Order for the culvert replacement construction services on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Work includes but is not limited to staking, clearing and grubbing, structure excavation, dewatering, riprap placement, concrete barrier, conserved topsoil placement, mulching and seeding, erosion control, signing, and streambed simulation. 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 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Size Standard: $45M).


PROJECT LOCATION: Grant Creek, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. See solicitation and its attachments for additional location details.


PROJECT MAGNITUDE: between $500,000 and $1,000,000


SOLICITATION POINT OF CONTACT: Matthew (Matt) Killian, Contracting Officer; matthew.killian@usda.gov

SITE VISIT INFORMATION: 

A site visit will be held at 9:00 AM CDT on Thursday, 30 July 2026.

Site Visit Meet-up Address:

30239 South State Route 53
Wilmington, IL 60481

NOTE: the Site Visit will be conducted at multiple locations, beginning at the meet-up
address identified above.

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.

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