Humbolt Pacific Crest Trail Bridge Replacement

USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region is soliciting sealed bids under Solicitation 1240LT27Q0026 to replace the Pacific Crest Trail bridge over the West Fork West Walker River in Mono County, California, with a Zoom site visit on November 3, 2026, questions due November 4, and bids due November 28, 2026. The posting metadata lists November 27 as the due date, while the attached solicitation states November 28 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Lonnie D. Root is the Contracting Officer. The posting identifies no set-aside or preference program.

The work requires complete removal and disposal of the existing steel and timber bridge and construction of a new 6-foot by 35-foot glulam deck panel bridge with timber railing and reconstructed approaches. The site lies in the remote Hoover Wilderness with no motorized access. The contractor may use helicopter transport, mechanized saws and drills, and generators as authorized exceptions to Wilderness Act restrictions. Construction wage rate requirements, apprenticeship provisions, and Copeland Act compliance apply.

The Government intends to award one firm fixed-price contract to the responsible quoter with the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable quotations. Technical acceptability is rated acceptable or unacceptable, based on schedule capability and prior experience with similar construction projects, with no trade-offs between price and non-price factors. Past performance is rated acceptable or neutral. Quoters must price every line item and submit a realistic project schedule with sequencing. The contractor must furnish performance and payment bonds, maintain general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence, property liability insurance of $250,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability insurance of at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, and comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation requirements. Offers remain firm for 60 calendar days from the due date.

The period of performance is 120 calendar days, running from July 1, 2027, through October 29, 2027. Award is anticipated December 10, 2026.