Description: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). Proposals shall only be requested and accepted from contractors who are a 100% Small Business owned AND certified in System for Award Management (SAM, https://sam.gov). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), has a requirement for but not limited to the following: 127EAX23R0007: GAOA Gibbs Wash Bridge Replacement, Coronado National Forest, Az. 1.0 Scope of Work Bridge replacement work consists of the removal of an existing 24' long, single-lane timber bridge and the installation of a 28'-1" span, 9'-6" rise, and 28' long steel structural plate arch with welded wire headwalls. Additional work includes embankment construction with mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall, realignment of 550 feet of approach road, installation of a 24" diameter CMP culvert, installation of guardrails, reconstruction of stream channel, and obliteration of the existing approach road. 2.0 Background The Gibb Wash bridge is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Tucson Arizona, on National Forest System Road (NFSR) 38, also known as Control Road, on the Santa Catalina Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, Pinal County, AZ, Township 11S, Section 15, Range 16E. The estimated construction date of Gibb Wash Bridge is around 1950. Many modifications have occurred since the construction including a running board replacement in the early 1990s and the bridge deck and guardrail installed in 2000. Additional work including the installation of a concrete and steel center pier and wooden backwalls on the abutments. Solicitation 127EAX23R0007 for this effort will be posted to SAM.gov (https://sam.gov) on or about August 29, 2023. This solicitation will contain all necessary specifications, drawings, and other information necessary to submit a proposal for this project. Deadline for submission of offers will be September 28, 2023. Davis-Bacon Wage Rates are applicable to this project. Performance and payment bonds will be required and should be submitted electronically. This will be a 100% total Small Business Set Aside. A pre-bid site visit is currently planned and will be scheduled in the RFP. The solicitation will include site visit information, as necessary. Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects: The estimated cost of the total project is expected to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000. NAICS Code: 237310 - Highway, Street and Bridge Construction Size Standard: $45 Million Point of Contact: Clement Bucher, Contract Specialist Clement.Bucher@USDA.gov (301-800-8610) Interested firms are encouraged to register via https://sam.gov to view the formal solicitation when it is released. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.