Gallinas Canyon Road Reconstruction

Gallinas Canyon Road Reconstruction - Phase II
Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico

Response Period: August 9, 2026 through August 14, 2026

1. Purpose

The USDA Forest Service is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of supporting the Gallinas Canyon Road Reconstruction Phase II project. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for planning and market research purposes only and is not a solicitation, Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or commitment by the Government to award a contract.

Responses will assist the Government in evaluating industry capability, availability, business size representation, potential acquisition approaches, and the ability of industry to satisfy the Government's technical and schedule requirements.

2. Project Background

The 2022 Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire burned more than 115,000 acres in New Mexico. Subsequent flooding severely damaged Gallinas Canyon Road (NFSR 263), which crosses Gallinas Creek, the primary drinking-water source for Las Vegas, New Mexico.

The project is intended to restore access, improve safety, protect Gallinas Creek from erosion and sediment, and improve infrastructure resilience against future disasters. The project includes major roadway reconstruction/realignment and replacement of 14 bridges within a highly constrained mountain canyon environment.

3. Project Magnitude

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the anticipated magnitude of construction for this project is:

MORE THAN $10,000,000

This magnitude is provided for market research and acquisition planning purposes and is not a Government estimate or representation of the amount that may ultimately be solicited or awarded.

4. Anticipated Requirement

The Government is assessing industry capability to provide an integrated approach capable of advancing the project from approximately 30 percent design through final design, procurement preparation, construction, and construction administration.

• Roadway design and engineering
• Structural and bridge engineering
• Geotechnical engineering and investigations
• Hydraulic engineering and post-wildfire 2D hydrologic modeling
• Surveying
• Construction engineering
• Engineering project management
• NEPA and environmental support
• Heritage/archeological, wildlife, fisheries, watershed, and related resource expertise
• Public engagement and stakeholder coordination
• Construction inspection and quality assurance
• Materials testing
• Construction contract administration and field support
• Coordination among Federal, state, local, and private stakeholders

The requirement also includes specialized mountain-terrain drilling capability, laboratory testing capacity, investigations supporting up to 14 bridge replacements and five major retaining-wall complexes, and the ability to manage construction activities in a confined post-fire canyon environment.

5. Schedule Considerations

The Government is particularly interested in determining whether industry has the capacity and resources necessary to support the accelerated project schedule. The current program requirement calls for a procurement-ready package to be completed and advertised for public bid by September 2027, with construction targeted for completion by 2030.

6. Requested Industry Information

1. Company Information: Company name, address, UEI, CAGE Code, point of contact, telephone number, email address, business size, and applicable socioeconomic status.

2. Relevant Experience: Identify up to three projects of similar size, scope, and complexity involving major roadway reconstruction, bridge replacement, mountain terrain, post-disaster reconstruction, or comparable transportation infrastructure.

3. Integrated Capability: Describe your organization's ability to provide or manage the engineering, environmental, design, construction, and construction-administration disciplines necessary for an effort of this complexity.

4. Schedule: State whether your organization could support completion of a procurement-ready package by September 2027 and construction completion by 2030. Identify major schedule risks or constraints.

5. Staffing: Describe your ability to provide roadway, bridge/structural, geotechnical, hydraulic, construction engineering, surveying, environmental, and project-management personnel concurrently.

6. Geotechnical Capability: Describe your ability to provide or obtain specialized mountain-terrain drilling equipment and laboratory testing necessary to support multiple bridge and retaining-wall investigations concurrently.

7. Hydraulic/Hydrologic Capability: Describe experience performing advanced 2D hydraulic or post-wildfire watershed modeling involving flooding, sediment transport, or comparable conditions.

8. Construction Administration: Describe your ability to provide construction contract administration, quality assurance, inspection, materials testing, and field support through project completion.

9. Contracting Approach: Indicate whether your company would generally pursue an effort of this magnitude as a prime contractor, joint venture, mentor-protege arrangement, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor.

10. Small Business Participation: If your company is a small business, identify which portions of the anticipated requirement your company could perform directly and any portions for which teaming or subcontracting would likely be necessary.

11. Industry Capacity: Identify any portions of this requirement that industry would recommend separating or combining to improve competition, schedule, cost control, or technical performance.

12. Acquisition Recommendations: Identify any acquisition strategy, contract structure, packaging, phasing, or other approach the Government should consider when planning this requirement.

13. Constraints/Risks: Identify significant technical, supply-chain, workforce, permitting, environmental, equipment, material, or schedule constraints the Government should consider.

14. Additional Information: Provide any other information that would assist the Government in determining the availability and capability of commercial sources to satisfy this requirement.

7. Response Instructions

Responses should be submitted electronically no later than August 14, 2026, to the Contracting Officer at the email address identified in the SAM.gov notice. Responses should be approximately 10 pages or less, excluding relevant project sheets or supporting information. Firms should clearly identify proprietary information contained in their responses.

Respondents may use the attached Capability Statement / Sources Sought Response Form. Use of the form is encouraged to promote consistent market-research responses but is not mandatory.

8. Disclaimer

This notice is issued solely for market-research and acquisition-planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation or commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award. The Government will not reimburse respondents for costs associated with preparing or submitting information in response to this notice. Responses are voluntary and will be used to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy.