Rehab Relocate Locomotive Cab - CURE

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region is seeking a contractor to relocate historic railroad equipment and restore a historic locomotive cab at Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado. The project involves three phases: installing a temporary bridge span, moving a narrow-gauge steam locomotive (Number 278) and three railroad cars off a historic bridge spanning the Cimarron River, and completely reconstructing the deteriorated locomotive cab using historically accurate materials and techniques. Contractors must demonstrate recent experience in steel structure construction, historic railroad restoration expertise, and knowledge of late 19th-century locomotive cab construction techniques. The evaluation will give greatest consideration to proposals showing cost management capabilities and specialized experience with historic railroad equipment relocation. The solicitation has been amended multiple times, with the final quote submission deadline extended to August 7, 2025 at 1100 Mountain Daylight Time, and a site visit scheduled for August 6, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 336510 with a size standard of 1,500 employees. No current incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. While no specific contract value is disclosed, the project requires specialized heavy equipment including trailers with minimum load capacities of 70,000 pounds and crane services for the relocation work. The period of performance extends from August 11, 2025 to August 10, 2026, with a preference for completing the equipment removal before winter weather arrives in late October or early November. The work will be performed at 102 Elk Drive, Gunnison, Colorado 81230, with the locomotive to be taken off-site for cab rebuilding and ideally returned to storage tracks around August or September 2026.