USDA NRCS-Ohio EWP Green Township - Blessing Road

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service seeks bids for erosion and waterway protection construction at the Blessing Road project in Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio, with bids due May 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. CST and questions due May 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. CST. The procurement is a total small business set-aside via sealed bidding (IFB 12FPC326B0003).

Place of performance is Patriot, Ohio, approximately 550 feet north of 2430 Blessing Road (GPS coordinates 38.763925, -82.316868). The project requires channel clearing and shaping, installation of 3,053 linear feet of steel sheet piling (SKZ 20 cold-formed Grade 50 with minimum 31.69 in³/ft section modulus), rock riprap placement in two quantities (47 tons and 127 tons of ODOT Type C), drainfill application (222 tons of AASHTO M43 No. 57 crushed limestone with 4-inch perforated drain pipe and nonwoven geotextile), mobilization and demobilization, pollution control, traffic control, and seeding and mulching. A mandatory site visit was held April 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Work must be completed by November 13, 2026, with a 55-day performance period including mandatory nonworking holidays July 3–4, 2026.

The estimated project value is $400,000 to $450,000. Award will be made on a firm fixed-price basis to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. All six line items must be bid; failure to bid all items results in disqualification. A bid bond of 20 percent of bid price or $3 million (whichever is less) is required; performance and payment bonds are not required. Contractors must contact Buckeye Rural Electric directly for overhead power line relocation costs (estimated $21,114.65 as of May 5, 2026) and include those costs in the mobilization bid item. Payment bond must be submitted within 10 calendar days of award. Construction wage rates per Department of Labor determination OH20260001 (dated January 2, 2026) apply, with weekly certified payrolls required. Bids must be submitted electronically to mark.domingo@usda.gov using SF 1442 with SF-1442 with signed pricing for all line items and evidence of active SAM registration. A public bid opening will be held May 19, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET via Microsoft Teams teleconference. Material and equipment access is restricted to Smokey Row Road from the south; the Blessing Road Bridge cannot accommodate construction traffic. The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; PSC code is Y1QA.