The Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region awarded a Total Small Business set-aside indefinite-delivery contract to C & S Building Services Inc. on September 4, 2026, for mechanical operations and maintenance services for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monuments, with a contract ceiling of $45,000,000 and ultimate completion date of September 3, 2031.
This is a single-award vehicle. Work is performed at Liberty Island and Ellis Island, New York, plus screening facilities at Liberty State Park, New Jersey and Battery Park, New York. The solicitation called for 24/7 boiler operations with annual New Jersey Mechanical Inspection Bureau certification, seasonal chiller operations, monthly water chemical conditioning, quarterly filter replacements, semi-annual boiler inspections, and annual fire pump and detection system testing. The Site Manager must hold a Mechanical Professional Engineer license with mechanical engineering specialty; key personnel are non-substitutable during the first 180 days except for illness, death, or termination. All contractor personnel must pass background investigations and obtain NPS park identification cards. The contract structure includes three service lines: monthly operations and maintenance (CLIN 0010), work order services (CLIN 0020, ranging from $3,000 to $100,000 per order, capped at $1,000,000 per period), and special event services (CLIN 0030).
The period of performance runs five years: base year September 4, 2026 through September 3, 2027, plus four one-year options through September 3, 2031. The minimum guarantee is 12 months of monthly services. Primary NAICS codes are Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors and Facilities Support Services (PSC Housekeeping-Facilities Operations Support).
As of September 25, 2026, two delivery orders have been issued under this IDIQ: a $25,000 order for mechanical operations and maintenance special event services and a $5,866,662.72 order for monthly mechanical operations and maintenance services, both concluding September 3, 2027, with performance in Jersey City, New Jersey.