Timpas picnic area site improvement project

The Forest Service seeks quotes for site improvements at Timpas Picnic Ground near Timpas, Colorado, with quotes due August 25, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time and questions due August 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside. Amendment One was posted August 14, 2026, incorporating site visit attendee list, site visit Q&A responses, and updated final drawings and specifications; bidders must use the updated versions when submitting quotes.

Place of performance is La Junta, Colorado (Timpas Picnic Ground, Pike-San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Comanche Ranger District). The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; the PSC code is Y1PA, Construction of Recreation Facilities (Non-Building).

Base bid work, in sequence, includes installation of new picnic ground pathways (4,690 square feet of colored concrete), replacement of pedestal grills, improvement of interpretive elements, and parking area improvements. Optional items include parking area aggregate top dressing (18,100 square feet), fence staining (300 linear feet), parking areas with wheel stops (325 square feet), road obliteration and revegetation (6,450 square feet), and barrier rocks. The period of performance runs September 10, 2026, through November 20, 2026, with work restricted to daylight hours excluding weekends and federally recognized holidays; work must commence within 10 calendar days of the notice to proceed.

Project magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. The contractor must furnish all management, labor, equipment, supervision, tools, materials, transportation, insurance, and incidentals. Key requirements include calling 811 for utility locates 48 hours prior to ground disturbance, compliance with OSHA 1910 and 1926, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates per Colorado wage determination CO20260003, a 20% bid guarantee at offer, and 100% performance and payment bonds within 10 calendar days of award. Monthly progress payments are permitted with 10% maximum retainage on unsatisfactory progress. Evaluation is based on technical approach (confidence rating: High, Some, or Low) and fair and reasonable price assessment.