NV-ASH meadows NWR-RST of cold spring

This solicitation seeks restoration services for Cold Spring located at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks a contractor to restore the spring pool to an appropriate size based on flow volume, remove artificial infrastructure, and reestablish 0.5 miles of natural channel connectivity to benefit the endangered Ash Meadows speckled dace. Offerors must have experience with engineering design, hydraulic modeling, construction in sensitive habitat, and permitting for similar spring/stream projects. Proposals are due by August 10, 2021 and the 26-week period of performance is from the notice to proceed to February 14, 2022.

The solicitation is set aside for total small business and targets NAICS code 237990 with a place of performance at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. Qualified contractors must have past experience with projects involving amounts between $100,000 to $250,000 for engineering, design, permitting, habitat restoration, and construction oversight activities to be completed within 6 months to 1 year.