BRIDGE SUPPLIES (CLIFF CREEK TRAIL)

This solicitation seeks the procurement and delivery of a single 25-foot longitudinal glulam deck panel trail bridge with curbs, timber sills, and all associated hardware required for installation, to be delivered FOB Destination to the McCall Ranger District storage yard at 102 W. Lake Street, McCall, ID 83638. The bridge must strictly conform to provided drawings, and offerors are required to submit detailed shop drawings for all components except timber running planks, including precise dimensions and fabrication details for all cut and bored timber. Delivery must be scheduled with two weeks’ advance notice and completed by September 11, 2026, with the contractor responsible for offloading at the destination. The contract is subject to a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold and award is determined solely by the lowest evaluated price among technically compliant offers. All materials must adhere to specified standards, including AWPA UC3B and UC4B treatment for timber, AASHTO M270 Grade 36 for steel hardware, and WWPI best practices for aquatic environments, with field cuts requiring three brush coats of 2% copper naphthenate and tie rods torqued to 100 ft/lbs upon installation and annually for four years. The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 321992 with a 500-employee size standard, mandating that all offerors be certified small businesses and maintain active SAM registration with a Unique Entity ID. Compliance with stringent federal clauses is mandatory, including the Buy American Act (FAR 52.225-2), certification against child labor in end products (FAR 52.222-18), and adherence to anti-discrimination and DEI requirements under new federal directives, including Executive Orders 14168 and 14173. Special contract requirements prohibit contractors from imposing unenforceable supplier terms on the government, using AI or algorithmic tools that lack transparency or human oversight, or processing government data without authorization. Contractors must certify compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws and forfeit liability protections if they attempt to bind the government through unilateral terms or clickwrap agreements. The contract is governed exclusively by federal law, with no provision for binding arbitration, and payment is subject to electronic funds transfer. All proposals must be submitted electronically