USDA Forest Service, Coeur d'Alene Nursery Storage Building Replacement

The USDA Forest Service cancels solicitation 1240LU26Q0119 for replacement of a storage building at the Coeur d'Alene Nursery, effective immediately as of September 23, 2026. The original proposal deadline was September 23, 2026, with questions due September 21, 2026.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. NAICS code 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors) applies. Place of performance is Athol, Idaho, approximately 7 miles north of Rathdrum on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.

The project scope required demolition of an existing 1,296 square-foot wooden storage building constructed in 1983 and construction of a new 2,400 square-foot pre-engineered metal building with four 12-foot by 12-foot overhead garage bays. The new structure must be a rigid frame design per 2021 International Building Code with specifications including 24-gauge standing seam roof panels and 26-gauge wall panels, both with PVDF finish and stainless steel fasteners; a 2,400 square-foot concrete floor slab with minimum 4,000 psi compressive strength; two hollow metal exterior doors; and removal of an existing Ponderosa pine tree stump. The period of performance ran from October 1, 2026, through August 1, 2027, with a 90-calendar-day completion requirement after notice to proceed. The project magnitude was estimated between $250,000 and $500,000 under a firm fixed price contract. Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates applied, with carpenter wages at $44.98 per hour plus $17.84 fringe and electrician wages at $48.55 per hour plus $19.09 fringe. Award was to be made on best value based on price, experience and relevancy, confidence assessment, and past performance quality. Quoters were required to submit a bid bond equal to 20 percent of the quote price and demonstrate minimum five completed relevant projects within the prior five years.