USDA-FS GWJ NF Call for Quals Design-Build Virginia Creeper Bridge(s) /Trail(s) Reconstruction
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 3 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- 12445125R0002
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Place of performance
- Damascus, Virginia 24236, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is seeking qualified contractors for a design-build reconstruction of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, specifically the eastern 18-mile section that sustained extensive damage from Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024. This comprehensive project involves designing and rebuilding 31 trestle bridges, trail treadway, and associated infrastructure while maintaining the trail's original 2-7% grade and historical footprint within the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The procurement follows a two-phase approach: Phase I was a Call for Qualifications that has already been completed with three firms selected (Barnard Construction Company Inc., Brayman Construction Corporation, and Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.), and Phase II requires these selected firms to submit detailed technical and price proposals by September 9, 2025. The evaluation will use a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1, with technical approach, past performance, design solutions, and small business utilization as key criteria. A virtual presentation is scheduled for September 16, 2025, with the contract award anticipated by late September 2025.
This solicitation is unrestricted but includes a Small Business Subcontracting Plan requirement with a 40% small business subcontracting goal, including specific targets for various small business categories totaling 22%. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price design-build agreement with an estimated total value between $200-300 million, making it one of the largest trail reconstruction projects in recent federal procurement history. The performance period spans from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, requiring completion of all design and construction activities within this aggressive 12-month timeline. The project is located in Washington and Grayson Counties, Virginia, in a rugged and remote landscape outside the cities of Damascus and Whitetop Station. The work encompasses approximately 18 miles of trail reconstruction, with contractors required to demonstrate bonding capacity of up to $300 million and maintain construction safety records with an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) not exceeding 1.2.
Notice text
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Update #8 · Latest ·
Amendment 0006 incorporates the latest Questions and Answers / Site Visit Q&A FINAL as of 08/27/2025
Amendment 0005 incorporates the latest Questions and Answers / Site Visit Q&A from 11-13 Aug 2025
Amendment 0004 incorporates the latest Questions and Answers.
*ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION OF THREE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRMS, PHASE i COMPLETE. See 12445125R0002 Phase I Selectee Notice SAM.GOV SIGNED
*SEE AMENDMENT 0003 CONFIRMATION OF DEADLINE FOR PHASE II RFP SUBMITTALS.
*SEE AMENDMENT 0002 FOR NEW PAGE COUNT FOR PAST PERFORMANCE
*SEE AMENDMENT 0001 FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS 02,07, 08
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
NEW - Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
NEW Deadline call for quals 07/21/2025; 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #7 ·
Amendment 0005 incorporates the latest Questions and Answers / Site Visit Q&A from 11-13 Aug 2025
Amendment 0004 incorporates the latest Questions and Answers.
*ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION OF THREE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRMS, PHASE i COMPLETE. See 12445125R0002 Phase I Selectee Notice SAM.GOV SIGNED
*SEE AMENDMENT 0003 CONFIRMATION OF DEADLINE FOR PHASE II RFP SUBMITTALS.
*SEE AMENDMENT 0002 FOR NEW PAGE COUNT FOR PAST PERFORMANCE
*SEE AMENDMENT 0001 FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS 02,07, 08
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
NEW - Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
NEW Deadline call for quals 07/21/2025; 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #6 ·
Amendment 0004 incorporates the latest Questions and Answers.
*ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION OF THREE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRMS, PHASE i COMPLETE. See 12445125R0002 Phase I Selectee Notice SAM.GOV SIGNED
*SEE AMENDMENT 0003 CONFIRMATION OF DEADLINE FOR PHASE II RFP SUBMITTALS.
*SEE AMENDMENT 0002 FOR NEW PAGE COUNT FOR PAST PERFORMANCE
*SEE AMENDMENT 0001 FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS 02,07, 08
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
NEW - Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
NEW Deadline call for quals 07/21/2025; 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #5 ·
*ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION OF THREE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRMS, PHASE i COMPLETE. See 12445125R0002 Phase I Selectee Notice SAM.GOV SIGNED
*SEE AMENDMENT 0003 CONFIRMATION OF DEADLINE FOR PHASE II RFP SUBMITTALS.
*SEE AMENDMENT 0002 FOR NEW PAGE COUNT FOR PAST PERFORMANCE
*SEE AMENDMENT 0001 FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS 02,07, 08
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
NEW - Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
NEW Deadline call for quals 07/21/2025; 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #4 ·
*SEE AMENDMENT 0002 FOR NEW PAGE COUNT FOR PAST PERFORMANCE
*SEE AMENDMENT 0001 FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS 02,07, 08
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
NEW - Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
NEW Deadline call for quals 07/21/2025; 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #3 ·
*SEE AMENDMENT 0001 FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS 02,07, 08 (07/02/2025)
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
NEW - Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
NEW Deadline call for quals 07/21/2025; 07/21/2025; 0800ET
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #2 ·
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/09/2025; 1300ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
Deadline call for quals 07/09/2025
Regulations, Specifications, and Supplemental Information
This information is available currently only by email. Due to the size, your company will have to “log-in” and download the zip files. To request access, send a request via email as follows:
Subject Line: 12445125R0002 VCT REG ACCESS REQUESTED
To: Steven.alves@usda.gov
Company Name:
SAM.GOV Unique ID:
Person Requiring Access (ONLY ONE PER COMPANY) NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Call 859-745-3131 to confirm receipt.
Update #1 ·
12445125R0002
DESIGN-BUILD (D-B) SOLICITATION
Summary
Project Title: USDA-FS GWJ Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction Design-Build
Original Set Aside: Unrestricted with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan
NAICS Code: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
PSC: Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways
Type of Contract: This is Phase I Call for Qualifications/Request for Proposal which will result in award of a firm-fixed price contract. The Phase II Firm Fixed Price Award will be made using a Best Value Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1.
FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude. The design and construction cost for this base contract and all options is estimated to be between $200,000,000 - $300,000,000.
Location: The project is in Washington and Grayson County and outside the City of Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, VA. This website provides geo-location of the bridges and can provide insight via google earth or other imaging services (NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITES for reference only!)
https://www.vacreepertrail.us/ The Destruction of the Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Damascus - September 2024 (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYenstLgYPM The Creeper Trail, Damascus VA: Documenting Hurricane Helene's Destruction (non-governmental) – REFERENCE ONLY
Project Description: This project is for the design-build of the Virginia Creeper Bridge and Trail Reconstruction. The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (VCNRT) is a popular thirty-four -mile rail-to-trail in Washington and Grayson Counties in Southwest Virginia. While the western half is owned and managed by the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus, the approximately eighteen miles of the eastern half is owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. The landscape of the eastern half is rugged and remote, and that portion of the trail sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September of 2024. The trail occupies the former footprint of the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad and includes forty-seven railroad trestle bridges. The trail’s eastern half, managed by the USDA Forest Service, includes thirty-one trestles, most of which were destroyed or damaged by the storm. Much of the treadway in the trail’s eastern half also sustained heavy damage. This project proposes to reconstruct the eastern 18 miles of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail in its former footprint, while maintaining its former 2%-7% grade, and including trestles, treadway, and identified associated features. SUGGESTED INTERNET INFORMATION https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/home/?cid=fseprd1209261
Phase I Submittal Deadlines: 07/09/2025; 1300ET
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 1 06/02/2025
Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Number 2 06/09/2025 1000ET (See Section L for Meeting Link)
Deadline call for quals 07/09/2025
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