A14_SSN_0001.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DENVER SERVICE CENTER

CONTRACTING SERVICES

1 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, BUILDING 50

P.O. BOX 25287

DENVER, COLORADO 80225-0287

In Reply Refer to:

D5217 (DSC-CS)

Date: January 14, 2026

To: General Public (Via the Government’s Point Entry)

From: Marc H. Nguyen, Contracting Officer, Department of Interior, National Park

Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice – 140P2026R0031

Reference: National Mall and Memorial Park (NAMA) – Perform Lake Cleaning and Site

Repairs at Constitution Gardens

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for the purpose of conducting market research. Proposals are

NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from both large and small businesses.

Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge regarding the type of interested businesses and their qualifications. The National Park Service (NPS) will use information obtained through this SSN to develop an acquisition strategy.

The NPS is seeking responses from contractors who have the capability, experience and interest in the project to clean the exposed lake-bed and provide masonry and landscaping repairs to the

Constitution Gardens Lake and 56 Signers’ Island as part of the beautification efforts associated with the America 250 celebration preparations. The work includes:

1. Partially drain the lake and remove accumulated sediment, vegetation, biological debris, trash, and other detritus from the lake bed for a width of 15’ to 20’;

2. Replace and reinstall masonry coping stones around the edge of the lake that have broken, detached, and fallen into the lake bed;

3. Perform repairs to in-water planter beds and replace aquatic vegetation;

4. Replace damaged and missing sod on 56 Signers’ Island;

5. Perform vegetation and landscape maintenance on 56 Signers’ Island to planter beds, trees, and ornamental plantings;

6. Perform masonry repairs to planter bed retaining walls on 56 Signers’ Island; and

7. Perform repairs to masonry plaza surfaces on 56 Signers’ Island.

The Government anticipates conducting a competitive 8(a) acquisition for this requirement. The amount of interest or lack thereof will determine the possibility of a small business or other socio-economical small business set-aside for the solicitation. Analysis of the quality of responses to this source sought announcement will be considered in the market research being conducted, and in the making of any small business set-aside determination for this requirement.

Additional Information: No proposal package, solicitation, specification or drawings are available with this notice.

Cost Reimbursement: Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this source sought announcement or any follow-up information requests.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 561730 – Landscaping Services

Small Business Size Standard: $9.5M

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals on or about February 2026.

Bonding: None

Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance of 60 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown.

Submittal Contents: Interested 8(a) firm should submit the following information:

1) Company name, UEI# (Unique Entity ID) number, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address.

2) Business type:

a) Classification as a Small Business under the above listed NAICS,

b) Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Historically Underutilized Business

Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Woman Owned Small

Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business

(EDWOSB)., Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Indian

Economic Enterprise (IEE)

c) The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.— see 13 CFR 121.108.) Misrepresentation of size status can result in penalties.

3) Provide narrative description demonstrating experience and capability on projects of similar size, scope and magnitude and under similar conditions

4) Provide up to two (2) past projects experience similar in type and scope completed withing the last seven (7) years demonstrating the listed skills and experiences.

5) In addition, businesses may submit photographs of complete projects, existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures.

Submittal Due Date/Time: 12 Noon Eastern Time on January 20, 2026.

Submit To: Contracting Officer, Marc Nguyen, email at marc_nguyen@nps.gov mailto:marc_nguyen@nps.gov