National Office

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office, a sub-agency within the cabinet department, acquires infrastructure construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and facility management services across the National Park System to support park operations, preservation, and visitor services.

The National Park Service maintains a substantial contract portfolio spanning 29,248 awards since 2001 with $12.51 billion in combined potential value. Recent activity has declined: 1,114 awards in 2023, 1,076 in 2024, 716 in 2025, 563 in 2026, and 1 award recorded with a latest award date in February 2027. The portfolio has obligated $11.54 billion (92% of combined potential value) across 5,672 distinct prime contractors. Competition is highly fragmented by award count but concentrated by value. Solution Guidance Corporation leads recent awards with 108, followed by Otak, Inc. (104) and Project Solutions, Inc. (91), together representing 10% of recent awards. By potential value, however, HDR Engineering, Inc. dominates with $70.1 million across 78 awards over the last five years, followed by Otak, Inc. ($50.7 million) and Jacobs Government Services Company ($44.3 million), collectively representing only 2% of combined potential value — a disparity indicating that most awards are small-dollar transactional work. Set-asides favor unrestricted competition: 71% of awards carry no set-aside, while 22% are small-business designated (including 8(a) sole source at 4% and competitive 8(a) at 1%); remaining set-asides—HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB—each represent less than 1% of awards.

The National Park Service also administers federal grants, having distributed 10,608 awards totaling $4.17 billion in federal dollars obligated since December 2010, with total program value (federal plus non-federal share) of $7.76 billion. Grant activity peaked in 2025 with 1,603 awards; 2022 through 2024 ranged from 1,210 to 1,301 annually, and only 46 awards have been recorded so far in 2026. The National Park Service funds 1,699 distinct recipients, with concentration moderately concentrated by federal dollars. State park agencies dominate: California Department of Parks & Recreation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation together account for 13% of federal dollars over the last five years, with the first two alone representing $367.5 million. By award count, conservation-focused nonprofits lead—Conservation Legacy (140 awards, $56.3 million), American Conservation Experience (138 awards, $16.9 million), and The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (98 awards, $11.4 million)—collectively representing 10% of recent awards. Grant assistance splits across Project Grants (59%), Cooperative Agreements (25%), and Formula Grants (16%).

Recent contract solicitations emphasize park maintenance and infrastructure repairs. Open opportunities include shoreline stabilization at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (due November 6), bridge preservation at Yellowstone (due October 30), rehabilitation of the Old Faithful Wastewater Treatment Plant (pre-solicitation, due October 2 for sources sought), rehabilitation of employee housing at Grand Teton National Park cabins set for Total Small Business (presolicitation meeting scheduled October 29), and hazardous tree management at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park set for Total Small Business (due September 23). Most active solicitations reflect construction, water systems, and facility infrastructure work across the National Park System.