Monongahela National Forest - Kens Creek Superstructure Replacement

The USDA Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest is soliciting bids on construction services to furnish and install one single-span timber dowel-lam slab superstructure on Forest Road 86 at Kens Creek Bridge, located on the Gauley Ranger District near Edray, West Virginia, with quotations due August 18, 2026 at 1300 EDT. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside; the small business size standard is $45 million.

The scope encompasses construction survey and staking, erosion and sediment control, clearing and grubbing, removal of the existing modular bridge and concrete superstructure, installation of the timber slab superstructure, riprap armoring, roadway subbase and aggregate placement, and asphalt wearing surface installation. The contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of receiving notice to proceed and complete all work within 88 calendar days, with an anticipated delivery date of April 5, 2027.

Quoters must submit a complete response including a cover page with company information and SAM UEI number, completed Standard Form 1442 blocks 14–20c, a price volume with a completed Schedule of Items Excel worksheet and detailed Basis of Estimate, and a scanned copy of a fully executed bid guarantee using Standard Form 24. Award will be made on a firm fixed-price basis to the responsive, responsible vendor submitting the lowest price meeting or exceeding technical requirements; unrealistic prices are subject to elimination. The contractor must furnish performance and payment bonds and comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation and USDA Acquisition Regulation clauses, including labor standards, Buy American provisions, anti-discrimination and diversity certification requirements, and progress payment procedures with maximum retainage of ten percent until substantial completion.

Questions are due August 4, 2026 at 1300 EDT. The road is open for vendor inspection; no formal site visit or bidders conference will be held.