Elk Meadows Trail Bridge Material Supply

Aiken-Ford Lumber Co. has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $90,368.72 for the supply and delivery of a complete glued-laminated trail bridge system for the Elk Meadows Trailhead in Stanley, Idaho, under solicitation number 1240LP26P0054. The award was made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis to a small business concern certified under NAICS code 321999, with the contract strictly set aside 100% for small businesses. The scope includes furnishing, fabricating, and treating all structural timber components, including glulam members, yard lumber, steel hardware, and anchoring systems, with all materials required to meet AWPA preservative treatment standards and be fully traceable via mill certificates or heat numbers. Delivery of the single assembled bridge unit is due between September 28 and September 30, 2026, at the designated delivery point under FOB Destination terms, with inspection and acceptance occurring on-site by the government. The contractor must submit a Certificate of Conformance per FAR 52.246-15, and comply with security requirements for contractor information systems, anti-discrimination and DEI compliance under AGAR 452.203-71, and executive orders restricting certain diversity initiatives. Payment must be submitted electronically via the Invoice Processing Platform, and the contract includes multiple FAR clauses covering whistleblower rights, trafficking in persons, small business subcontracting limitations, labor standards, Buy American requirements, and environmental compliance. The contracting office is USDA-FS CSA Intermountain 4 in Ogden, Utah, with Westley Bisson as the primary point of contact and Braidy Richins serving as the technical representative. The contract contains no options, extensions, or additional quantities and is a single-deliverable procurement governed entirely by commercial item acquisition procedures.