Notice of Intent to Sole Source to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for Mitigation Credits – CA FLAP PLU 406(1) Quincy Junction Road

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking to procure 0.17 acres of compensatory mitigation credits from the Feather River Aquatic Resource Service Area to fulfill mandatory requirements under the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Quincy Junction Road improvement project in California. This is a sole-source acquisition targeting the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), as market research has determined that NFWF's In-Lieu-of Fee (ILF) Program is the only provider with credits currently available in the required service area. The solicitation requires submissions to include pricing in CLIN format, organizational information (SAM registration confirmation, business size, DUNS number, tax ID, and other documentation), technical capability assessment, and past performance records. Award will be made on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, with payment to be made on a fixed-firm-price basis upon successful completion and government acceptance by the Contracting Officer's Representative. The quotation submission deadline is April 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time, with solicitation materials released on April 6, 2026.

This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation and targets NFWF as the sole source provider. The contract specialist, Chinh Le, can be reached at (720) 963-3549 or chinh.le@dot.gov for inquiries. The place of performance is located in Quincy, California (95971), where the Quincy Junction Road project is situated. The NAICS code 813312 applies to this procurement, which falls under the Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations category with an industry size standard of $19.5 million. Quotations must be submitted electronically as Adobe PDF files in a single email not exceeding 10 megabytes, with payment contingent upon successful completion and government acceptance of the mitigation credits.