RFQ Irving Peak Lodgepole and Ninemile Crossing Construction

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is requesting quotations for engineering and construction services to upgrade two undersized culverts to road bridges over Lodgepole Creek and Ninemile Creek along Forest Road 6500 near Leavenworth, Washington, with quotations due July 23, 2026 by 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), which restricts bidding eligibility to small businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration.

The scope encompasses construction survey and staking, erosion control planning, dewatering with fish salvage operations, culvert removal and disposal, road and channel excavation, stream channel reconstruction, installation of prestressed concrete slab and bulb-tee bridges with precast concrete abutments and micropile foundations, roadway repaving, traffic control, and site restoration and replanting. The project includes two bridge structures: Lodgepole Bridge and Ninemile Bridge. Quoters must provide past-five-year references for trail or road bridge construction work, including customer contact information, contract numbers, performance dates, project values, and scope descriptions.

The contract runs from September 1, 2026 to October 31, 2029, with work anticipated to begin summer 2027 pending material procurement. Place of performance is the Wenatchee River Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with pricing submitted as unit prices and extended totals per line item. A 20% Bid Bond is required for quotations exceeding $150,000; the successful awardee must provide Performance and Payment Bonds at 100% each, with premiums included in the Mobilization line item.

Evaluation emphasizes pricing, past experience, and past performance, with demonstrated expertise required in mountain stream dewatering and fish salvage, prestressed concrete decked bulb-tee bridge construction, micropile foundation installation, precast concrete components, and natural stream channel construction. Normal work season is June 1 through November 15; restricted work season (Northern Spotted Owl habitat protection) runs August 1 through October 15. In-water work is limited to July 1 through September 30, with construction activities restricted to 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Site visits may be arranged independently with Ken Bigelow (kenneth.bigelow@usda.gov, 509.664.9234). Quotations must be emailed to Eric Oldenkamp (eric.oldenkamp@usda.gov). The Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with selected quoters without formal source selection procedures.