Y -- Palouse Mine Safety Closures

This contract involves the fabrication and installation of steel structures and culverts to facilitate mine closures at seven sites managed by the Palouse Ranger District within the Clearwater National Forest. The fabrication work requires supplying steel bars that are cut, welded, coated, and delivered according to specific requirements. Installation encompasses multiple tasks including excavation, embankment construction, welding, cutting, drilling, application of protective coatings, water pumping, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Some of the installation activities will take place underground. Additionally, similar work may be extended to extra sites within a ten-mile radius of the listed locations through mutually agreed modifications. The contract is titled "Y -- Palouse Mine Safety Closures" and carries the solicitation number Reference-Number-R1-5-05-33. Issued by the USDA Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, it is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5. The applicable NAICS code is 237990, indicating work related to other heavy and civil engineering construction. The office responsible is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This presolicitation was posted on May 5, 2005, and aims to engage small businesses qualified to perform the specified steel fabrication and installation services to enhance mine safety and environmental protection within the specified national forest lands.