WY FLAP SHE 26(1), Red Grade Road, Phase 1
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
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- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
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Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Department of Transportation, has issued a Solicitation for the WY FLAP SHE 26(1), Red Grade Road, Phase 1 project. This opportunity seeks to improve access to the Bighorn National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Wyoming through comprehensive roadway rehabilitation, widening, and minor realignment of Red Grade Road (County Road 26/USFS Route FSR 26). The project aims to address substandard roadway sections, geometrics, and safety issues. This is a Full & Open Competition with HUBZone Price Preference, with an estimated value between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. Offers are due by February 24, 2026.
Scope of Work
The project involves extensive roadway reconstruction, widening, minor realignment, and significant drainage improvements. Key deliverables include:
- Roadway Construction: Clearing and grubbing, excavation, embankment construction, and the addition of gravel surfacing (4 inches of crushed aggregate base).
- Structural Elements: Installation of rock buttresses, rockeries, and placed riprap for slope stability and erosion control.
- Drainage: Culvert replacement, upsizing, and minor realignment, including riprap aprons at outlets and headwalls at inlets. Hydraulic analysis details specific culvert recommendations and ditch improvements with riprap lining.
- Traffic Control: Implementation of temporary traffic control measures.
- Geotechnical Considerations: The project is informed by detailed geotechnical investigations, addressing cut and fill slopes, rockfall mitigation, special rock embankments, and stability analyses for rockeries in landslide-prone areas. Bidders must account for subsurface conditions, soil and rock properties, and excavation challenges.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Type: Solicitation (IFB 6982AF25B000010), Full & Open Competition with HUBZone Price Preference.
- Product Service Code (PSC): Y1LB (Construction Of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, And Railways).
- NAICS Code: 237310 (Highway, Street & Bridge Construction) with a $45 million small business size standard.
- Estimated Value: $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.
- Period of Performance: Work must commence within 10 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. Completion dates are November 4, 2027 (Schedule A) and November 10, 2027 (Schedule B). Option X does not add contract days.
- Published Date: February 18, 2026.
- Pre-bid Meeting: A non-mandatory, in-person site visit was held on November 13, 2025. No further events are planned.
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission Method: Printed copies of bids are required; electronic bids will not be accepted. Required documents include SF-1442, bid schedule, authority to bind certificate, Buy American Act & Hazardous Materials forms, Bid Guarantee (20% of bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less), and VETS-4212 declaration. Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 10 calendar days of award.
- Technical Questions Due: February 17, 2026, by 4:00 p.m.
- Offers Due: February 24, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. local time. The bid date will not be extended.
- Evaluation: Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder conforming to the solicitation. A 10% price evaluation factor will be applied to all offers except HUBZone small business concerns that have not waived the preference and otherwise successful offers from small business concerns.
Key Documents for Bidders
Bidders must thoroughly review the IFB 6982AF25B000010, the FINAL Geotechnical Report (WY.FLAP.SHE.26(1).Red Grade Road.Geotech Rpt FINAL.Apr 2025) and its addendum, the Hydraulics Memo and its addendum, FP-14 Standard Specifications, and the Cross Sections and Summary of Quantities documents. These provide critical details on design, materials, site conditions, and scope.