The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service has a requirement for various services including: architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural design, construction administration, inspection, general and environmental studies, value engineering, energy conservation design practices, project management as well as other types of architectural and engineering services.

Established in 1905, the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is the nation’s foremost federal forestry organization. The agency is a world leader in forest research, providing leadership in the sustainable management, conservation, use, and stewardship of natural and cultural resources on national forests and grasslands in the United States.

Dedicated Forest Service employees manage the National Forest System, which consists of 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres in 43 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The agency’s renowned fire management organization provides critical expertise in making communities and infrastructure safer. Moreover, the agency helps communities; state, local, and tribal governments; forest industries; and private forest landowners improve conditions in both urban and rural areas. In total, the Forest Service helps to steward about 900 million forested acres in the U.S., including 130 million acres in urban areas, which most Americans now call home.

Scope of work includes:

• Services required are consistent with engineering and architectural disciplines necessary for design, specification and implementation of typical Forest Service projects. Services for facilities (buildings, campgrounds, etc) and road and trail systems (roadways, trails, bridges, etc) within the scope of applicable environmental law will be required. It is anticipated that most of the projects will be associated with road and trail system rehabilitations. Ancillary services that are not necessarily outlined in this scope may be needed on a project specific basis and will be negotiated per each TOPR