Beartooth Highway Reconstruction

The Montana Acquisition & Contracting System (eMACS) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are soliciting professional surveying services for the Beartooth Highway Reconstruction project located in Ravalli and Granite Counties, Montana. The procurement is specifically requesting topographic and hydrographic surveying services for the Painted Rocks Reservoir and East Fork of Rock Creek Reservoir areas. This Request for Proposal (RFP) was publicly posted on January 31, 2017, with a submission deadline of March 2, 2017, at 2:00 PM MST under solicitation number DTFH6816B00026. The primary point of contact for the procurement is Sheri T. Muehl at cflcontracts@dot.gov, with an alternate contact being Richele Parkhurst at rparkhurst@mt.gov. The project involves reconstructing 3.773 kilometers of roadway on Park County Road US 212, with contractors explicitly instructed not to submit bids through eMACS. The procurement is categorized under Commodity Code 5023 for Transportation Goods & Services, specifically focusing on Pavement Preservation Services.

While specific set-aside designations or restrictions are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, the solicitation appears to be a standard competitive procurement open to qualified professional surveying firms. The procurement involves transportation infrastructure improvement, suggesting potential opportunities for firms with specialized expertise in geological surveying, road reconstruction, and reservoir area mapping. The document does not specify an exact budget range or award value, nor does it list incumbent vendors or current contractors. The procurement is denominated in US Dollars and classified as a Request for Proposal, which indicates potential flexibility in the evaluation and selection process. Interested firms would need to demonstrate technical capabilities in topographic and hydrographic surveying, with a specific focus on reservoir and roadway environments in Montana's mountainous terrain.