RECOVERY--INFORMATION ONLY "AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009". GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING SERVICES ID PFH 6030(1), SALMON-CHALLIS NF BRIDGES.

This contract pertains to a geotechnical drilling services project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, specifically for the Salmon-Challis National Forest bridges. The Western Federal Lands Highway Division holds an existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with Salisbury & Associates, based in Chewelah, Washington, under BPA Number DTFH70-09-A-00081. This BPA was competitively awarded for geotechnical drilling services following federal acquisition regulations cited under Section 8.405-3. The Division plans to issue a firm fixed-price Call Order under this BPA to procure services for project ID PFH 6030(1). The procurement is set aside as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 19.5, and falls under NAICS code 237310, which relates to construction and engineering services. The work will be performed in North Folk, Idaho, with administrative oversight managed from Vancouver, Washington. This notice is strictly informational, indicating that only Salisbury & Associates, as the current BPA holder, can supply these services and that no new bids or responses are solicited. Points of contact for the contract include the Contracting Officer, Toni M. Palmer, and the Purchasing Agent, Angy L. Liljedahl, both affiliated with the Western Federal Lands Division of the Department of Transportation.