Minor_Road_Crossings_0007.zip

This document is a pre-solicitation notice for a federal contract opportunity to rehabilitate the Laurel Falls Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis for this firm-fixed price construction contract, with an estimated value between $5 million and $10 million. The work includes demolition, trail foundation rehabilitation, widening, retaining wall repairs, culvert replacement, viewing platform rehabilitation, new signage, and restoration of degraded areas. The project will have limited staging near the trailhead, and the trail will be closed during construction. Challenges include a one-way in/out access road, an 8-foot maximum trail width, and steep mountain terrain. The anticipated period of performance is 540 days after the notice to proceed. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website, and proposal documents will be available in various electronic formats. Prospective offerors must be registered in SAM to conduct business with the Department of the Interior.