Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its USDA-FS Stewardship Contracting Branch, has issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ No. 12363N26Q4188) seeking a contractor to install a bat-friendly steel gate at a historical adit adjacent to the Copper Creek trail #876 within the Olympic National Forest near Hoodsport, Washington. The project scope requires fabrication and installation of a steel gate permanently anchored to bedrock to restrict unauthorized public access to the mine feature while permitting unimpeded ingress and egress for bats and other wildlife species that inhabit the site. This is a Total Small Business set-aside procurement under NAICS 238990, with sealed quotations due by July 16, 2026.