Salmon crew quarters construction

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Office is seeking a design-build contractor to construct Salmon Crew Quarters in Salmon, Idaho. The project involves designing and building a 3,465 square foot, 10-bedroom modular facility for fire crew housing with comprehensive site improvements including parking, security features, and amenities. The solicitation will use a two-phase design-build selection process, with an initial evaluation of offerors' design-build teams, key personnel, and past performance, followed by inviting up to five most qualified offerors to submit detailed technical and pricing proposals. Proposals will be evaluated on factors such as team qualifications, personnel experience, past performance relevance, project approach, schedule comprehensiveness, and price reasonableness, with non-price factors being approximately equal to price in importance. The solicitation was posted on April 22, 2025, with proposal responses due by May 22, 2025.

The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS Code 236220 with a $45M size standard, targeting commercial and institutional building construction. The total project budget is estimated at $2.5M, with a performance period of 730 calendar days. The place of performance is located at S Challis St in Salmon, Idaho, specifically on parcels bounded by Cemetery Street and South Challis Street. The project will involve constructing a single-story facility with detailed requirements for site preparation, utility connections, security infrastructure, and adherence to specific BLM building codes and standards. The facility will include comprehensive design features focusing on crew member well-being, sustainable materials, and environmental stewardship, with extensive documentation requirements throughout the design, construction, and close-out phases.