Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Gusg Habitat Hydro-Logic Restoration 202
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Land Management
AI summaryOnly small businesses can bid. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office wants 204 rolling dips (raised road humps that push water off the road) and lead-out ditches built on about 7.75 miles of rural roads near Crawford, Colorado, to help the Gunnison sage-grouse. The response due date is November 2, 2026, 8:00 AM Mountain. Construction may only happen August 30, 2027 through October 22, 2027, and the posted answers say there is no site walk. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 2 of 9 attachments weren't read (A06_-_140L1726R0010_-_Map.pdf, A05_-_140L1726R0010_-_Statement_of_Objectives.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only small businesses can bid. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office wants 204 rolling dips (raised road humps that push water off the road) and lead-out ditches built on about 7.75 miles of rural roads near Crawford, Colorado, to help the Gunnison sage-grouse. The response due date is November 2, 2026, 8:00 AM Mountain. Construction may only happen August 30, 2027 through October 22, 2027, and the posted answers say there is no site walk.
Who can bid
- Small business set-aside (total): only small businesses can bid. NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction).
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the federal contractor database
- Heavy equipment operators are key personnel and must hold a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a current Department of Transportation (DOT) medical certification; several excavation training certificates are preferred, not required.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. SAM.gov lists this as a total small business set-aside, so only small businesses can send offers.
- Serious: Payment bond or letter of credit for 100 percent of the price. A payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit is due within 10 days of award; the posted answers say a bid bond is not required, but a small firm still needs bonding or credit in place.
- Worth checking: No site walk; roads can be inspected on your own. The Government held no site walk, but bidders may inspect the public road network themselves; motorized entry is closed December 1 to May 15.
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- Worth checking: 204 features in 38 workdays with set milestones. Work is limited to August 30 through October 22, 2027, with cumulative targets; missing a milestone can require a written recovery schedule.
- Worth checking: Wage rule: construction wage rate clause and certified payrolls. The solicitation lists a construction wage rate clause and a wage rate file, but that file's text could not be read; check the wage rates on SAM.gov.
- Worth checking: Technical proposal contents are described in two documents. Section L asks for resumes, a schedule, past performance and a quality control plan, while the statement of objectives asks for operator experience, equipment capability and approach; cover both.
- Minor: Equipment must be cleaned and may be inspected before transport. Equipment and support vehicles must be power-washed of weed seeds, and the Government may inspect in Montrose at the contractor's expense if they fail.
- Minor: Start date moved to November 16, 2026. Amendment 0003 sets the period of performance start at November 16, 2026, but construction is allowed only from August 30, 2027, so the price must hold for work in that later window.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 2 of 9 not read. Show which files.
- Sol_140L1726R0010_Amd_0003.pdf (read)
- B11_Q_A_140L1726R0010_GUSG_Habitat_Hydro-Logic_Restoration_0003.pdf (read)
- Sol_140L1726R0010_Amd_0002.pdf (read)
- Sol_140L1726R0010_Amd_0001.pdf (read)
- Sol_140L1726R0010.pdf (read)
- A04_UPDATED_SOW_GUSG_Hydro_Restoration_v_10_20_2026_0003.pdf (read)
- B03_-_140L1726R0010_-_Wage_Rate.pdf (read)
- A06_-_140L1726R0010_-_Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- A05_-_140L1726R0010_-_Statement_of_Objectives.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Build 204 accepted rolling dips and lead-out ditches over about 7.75 miles of rural roads, using a road grader, skid steer, small dozer or similar equipment, at spots the Government flags
- Shape each feature to spec: dip drain at about a 30-degree angle with a 4 to 8 percent cross slope, lead-out ditch no longer than 57.5 feet from the road centerline, rollout with a 4 to 8 percent reverse grade
- Finish all 204 within 38 federal workdays between August 30, 2027 and October 22, 2027, with milestones from 21 accepted by Contract Day 4 (September 2, 2027) up to 204 by Contract Day 38 (October 22, 2027)
- Supply all labor, equipment, transport and materials; power-wash equipment of noxious weed seeds before entering the area, with a possible inspection in Montrose, Colorado
- Hold a post-award meeting within 5 business days of award, an on-site meeting in Montrose before mobilization, and daily field meetings with Government inspectors
- Keep out of Government-flagged cultural sites and boundary markers, follow fuel-spill and fire-safety rules, and submit a quality control plan
- Demobilize before October 29, 2027
- Contract type
- Construction contract with a single all-inclusive price (no bid schedule); the Government expects a best-value tradeoff award
- Period of performance
- November 16, 2026 to October 29, 2027 (Amendment 0003); surface-disturbing work only August 30, 2027 through October 22, 2027; the Contracting Officer may extend completion to November 30, 2027 for weather or wildfire
- Place of performance
- Government lands in the vicinity of Crawford, Colorado (SAM.gov lists CO)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best-value tradeoff for a single award, confirmed in the posted answers; each non-price factor must be rated acceptable, and price is as important as the technical factors combined
- Offers due
- November 2, 2026, 8:00 AM Mountain
- Page limits
- Past performance narrative: 3 pages per project; Key personnel resumes: 1 page each; proposal in 8.5 x 11 inch format
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: reasonableness and completeness of the one all-inclusive price
- Technical Approach: clear, feasible, compliant approach to the drainage and road improvements (acceptable or unacceptable)
- Past Performance and Relevant Experience: similar work within the past 3 years, on time and with customer satisfaction
- Schedule: realistic plan that fits the period of performance and milestones (acceptable or unacceptable)
What to include when you submit
- Send two separate volumes: Volume I (technical, no prices) and Volume II (price). Do not put any price in Volume I.
- Volume I, key personnel: a one-page resume for each key person, covering training, expertise, years of experience, years with your firm, selected projects and affiliations, plus the share of work you expect to subcontract.
- Volume I, operators and equipment: name each primary equipment operator with experience and one comparable project; list the make, model, size, attachments and use of each machine.
- Volume I, approach and schedule: give drainage features finished per workday to reach 204 in 38 workdays, crews and equipment, how you will mobilize and walk equipment in, how you will stay inside flagged limits, and plans for delays.
- Volume I, project schedule: proposed start and end dates within the period of performance, weekend work, daily start and stop hours, and hours per day.
- Volume I, past performance: send at least three and not more than six projects of similar scope and magnitude, each with a narrative of no more than three pages (title, purpose, client name and phone, completion date, staff, budget) plus photos.
- Volume I, quality control plan: how quality, timeliness and budgets are tracked, how reports reach the Government, how subcontractors are managed, and the number and type of equipment and when it arrives.
- Volume II, price: one price covering direct costs, indirect costs, profit and fees for the 204 accepted rolling dips and lead-out ditches, priced FOB Destination (delivered, with transport included), with no taxes.
- Acknowledge each amendment before the response due date; the amendment form warns that failing to do so may result in rejection.
- Provide electronic funds transfer (EFT) payment details with your offer, as the solicitation provision asks.
- If you cannot use the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) for invoices, send a written waiver request with your offer.
After award, you must have
- Payment protection (a payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit) for 100 percent of the contract price, due within 10 days of award From Sol_140L1726R0010.pdf:
The submission of the payment protection is required within 10 days of contract award.
- Liability insurance naming the contractor and the United States, with a certificate before work begins; the amounts shown ($500,000 each person, $2,000,000 each occurrence, $1,000,000 property damage) are marked as set by the Contracting Officer From Sol_140L1726R0010.pdf:
$2,000,000.00 each occurrence*…
Not in the notice text
- Some documents were attached but not read: the wage rate file's text was unreadable, the scanned Statement of Objectives and Map files (A05 and A06) were not read, and part of the middle of Sol_140L1726R0010.pdf was left out. Check them on SAM.gov.
- How and where to send offers is not stated in the readable text; ask the contracting officer or check the solicitation form on SAM.gov.
- The wage rates and the exact wage rule are in the wage rate file, which could not be read; the solicitation lists a construction wage rate clause and certified payrolls with invoices.
- Whether performance and payment bonds are required on the form is unknown; the form's checkboxes could not be read, though a performance and payment bonds clause is listed.
- The Government's estimate is not given; the posted answers only say a bid bond is not required because of the estimated value.
- No question deadline date is given.
- The project road maps (Technical Exhibit 4) were scanned and not read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 237990
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Colorado State Office, Lakewood, CO
- Product/service code
- B510 · Special Studies/Analysis – Environmental Assessments
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237990)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 2, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 17, 2026 · AmendmentDue Oct 22, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 10, 2026 · AmendmentDue Sep 14, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 28, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Sep 9, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
GUSG HABITAT HYDRO-LOGIC RESTORATION 2026 AMENDMENT 1 09/10/2026- This amendment is to reopen and extend the due date to 09/14/2026 12pm (noon) MD. This is a construction contract to treat habitat for Gunnison sage-grouse, a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The goal of this project is to improve drainage on rural roads on government lands in the Crawford, Colorado area by installing efficient drainage features that effectively transport surface water off of roadways and onto adjacent sagebrush vegetation, effectively rewatering the landscape in a way that mimics natural hydrologic flow. The government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the government.
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