140P2027R0017_Sources_Sought_Notice_1.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONTRACTING OPERATIONS - DENVER SERVICE CENTER

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN)/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Notice Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information Agency: Department of the Interior - National Park Service – Contracting Operations - Denver Service Center Proposed NAICS: 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Proposed Small Business Size Standard: $45 million Proposed PSC: Z2LB — Repair or Alteration of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways Response Due: November 30, 2026, 11:00 AM PT Points of Contact:

• Contracting Officer (CO): Peter Passe, Peter_Passe@ios.doi.gov

• Contract Specialist (CS): Amy Solomon, Amy_Solomon@ios.doi.gov

Purpose The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), is conducting market research to identify capable Small Businesses (including SB, SDB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB) with the interest and capability to perform recurring road-maintenance and civil construction work under a proposed Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).

This announcement is issued solely for market research and acquisition-planning purposes.

This Sources Sought Notice is not a solicitation. No proposals are requested, and no award will be made from this notice.

Information gathered will support the Government’s acquisition planning and set-aside determination. Responses will not be considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. No solicitation package is currently available.

Participation is strictly voluntary, and the Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with preparing or submitting information, participating in discussions, or responding to follow-up questions.

Information received may be used by the National Park Service to determine:

• The availability and capability of qualified business concerns;

• The availability of small and socioeconomic business concerns;

• Whether the requirement should be acquired as one combined acquisition or separate acquisitions;

• Whether a single construction functional area is appropriate;

• The appropriate NAICS code, acquisition method, and contract vehicle;

• Whether the acquisition, or portions of it, should be set aside for small-business participation; and

• Whether the contemplated services are construction services only subject to FAR Subpart 36.

At this stage, the Government has not made any final determinations regarding the acquisition strategy, set-aside status, number of awards, period of performance, or contract vehicle. Inputs gathered from industry will inform the DSC’s planning and help ensure alignment with current DOI AAAP guidance, Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) updates, and DSC’s broader acquisition governance framework.

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Project Scope The contemplated MATOC will provide construction services for road and transportation assets in parks nationwide:

IDIQ Pools NPS sites within the following States Pacific Northwest & Northern Rockies WA, OR, ID, West MT, West WY California & Nevada CA, NV Southwest AZ, NM, UT, CO Great Lakes & Midwest MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, IN, OH, MO Southeast AL, GA, FL, SC, Mid‑Atlantic VA, MD, DC, DE Appalachian–Blue Ridge NC, WV, TN, KY Wyoming & High Plains East WY, ND, SD, NE, East MT Texas & Gulf TX, OK, LA, MS, AR Northeast CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT Alaska AK

Typical work categories include:

• Asphalt and concrete pavement maintenance;

• Roadway milling, paving, crack sealing, patching;

• Culvert and drainage system repair;

• Roadside grading and stabilization;

• Traffic control, striping, signage installation;

• Minor structural repair associated with roads; and

• Emergency roadway repair following washouts/flooding

The Government anticipates each contract will have a 5-year ordering period. Task orders will typically range from $350,000 to $10,000,000 depending on project complexity, but projects outside of this typical range may be issued. All contracts awarded under the MATOC will share an aggregate ceiling of $500 Million.

Performance considerations:

Projects may occur in geographically remote areas and may involve limited housing, telecommunications, utilities, transportation, or commercial services. Assignments may require:

• Work performed in National Parks with high visitor traffic and restricted access windows;

• Compliance with NPS standards, environmental protections, and historic preservation requirements;

• Ability to mobilize quickly for emergency repairs;

• Coordination with park staff to minimize operational impacts;

• Bonding, insurance, and safety requirements typical of federal construction contracts;

• Potential for both scheduled task orders and urgent response work across a multi-state region.

Anticipated NAICS Codes Primary NAICS:

• 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Size Standard: $45M)

Requested capability information Interested firms should submit a capability statement addressing the following.

a. Business information

• Legal business name and physical address;

• Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code;

• Primary point of contact, telephone number, and email address;

• Business website;

• Proposed NAICS code or codes;

• Confirmation of active SAM.gov registration;

• Business size under proposed NAICS 237310; and

• Applicable socioeconomic status, including: Small business; SBA-certified 8(a); HUBZone small business; Service-disabled veteran-owned small business; Veteran-owned small business; Women-owned small business;

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business; or Other than small business.

Identify whether the status is currently reflected in SAM.gov or the applicable SBA certification system.

b. Relevant experience Provide up to five (5) relevant projects completed within the last seven (7) years that demonstrate capability in highway, Street, bridge, or roadway repair/alteration and/or pavement maintenance, repair, and preservation work of similar scope and complexity. Preference for experience in National Parks, other federal lands, or environmentally sensitive areas.

Include the following for each:

• Project name and location;

• Contract value;

• Period of performance;

• Brief description of work;

• Environmental windows that impacted project;

• Role (prime/sub);

• Customer point of contact.

Experience should demonstrate the firm’s own performance. Clearly identify work performed by subcontractors, affiliates, joint-venture members, or predecessor companies.

c. Staffing and technical resources Identify key personnel:

• Project Manager;

• Superintendent;

• QC Manager; and

• Safety Officer

Summarize the relevant experience of each key personnel and describe self-performance capability and technical resources available for road/bridge work.

d. Geographic capacity Identify:

• States or regions in which the firm currently operates;

• Locations of offices and regularly available personnel;

• Ability to mobilize personnel to remote National Park Service locations;

• Typical mobilization time;

• Willingness to perform entire region, or only in identified states;

• Limitations associated with extended on-site assignments; and

• The maximum number of simultaneous assignments the firm could reasonably support.

e. Specific capacity Firms should describe:

• Roadway, bridge, paving, and transportation construction inspection and QC oversight experience;

• Demonstrated experience with transportation infrastructure building codes, including those governed by the

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), American Concrete Institute (ACI), ASTM International, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), as well as compliance with applicable Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) accessibility standards for federal government projects;

• Onsite asphalt and concrete sampling and testing oversight;

• Access to AASHTO-accredited or otherwise required laboratories;

• Experience with roadway quantities and pay-item verification;

• Experience with culverts, drainage, earthwork, aggregate, and buried utilities; and

• Any additional relevant construction resources supporting the scope.

Market research questions Respondents should answer the following questions directly.

• What typical mobilization timelines do you require for road-maintenance work? What accelerated capability do you have for mobilization if necessary?

• Do you foresee any barriers to submitting price and technical proposals for seed projects that may accompany the solicitation?

• Are there specific roadway disciplines (e.g., pavement preservation, drainage, concrete repair) that should be separated into distinct categories with separate contractor pools?

• What environmental work windows do you have experience working within?

• Are there suggestions for grouping contractors by geographic region, such as by state or regional groupings? Please recommend contractor pool groupings based on the states in Section 2 that would be useful.

Submission instructions Interested firms should submit a capability statement (PDF preferred), not exceeding 10 pages, via email to:

Contracting Officer: Peter Passe Email: peter_passe@ios.doi.gov Contract Specialist: Amy Solomon Email: amy_solomon@ios.doi.gov Please use the subject line: “Sources Sought Response – Road Maintenance MATOC (Nationwide)”

Responses must be received no later than November 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM PT.

Capability statements should not exceed 10 pages, excluding a cover page and one-page project-experience matrix. Use a minimum 11-point font and standard letter-size pages.

Do not submit price proposals, promotional materials without supporting detail, or information unrelated to the contemplated requirements. Responses should be specific enough for the Government to determine the firm’s capability by functional area.

Proprietary information must be clearly identified. The Government will protect properly marked proprietary information to the extent permitted by law. Respondents should not submit classified information, personally identifiable information, or information prohibited from disclosure.

The Government may contact respondents for clarification or additional market research discussions. The Government is not obligated to contact every respondent.

Additional notice A response to this announcement will not result in placement on a solicitation mailing list and is not a prerequisite for responding to any future solicitation. Firms remain responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for future notices regarding this requirement.

The results of this sources sought notice will be considered in determining the acquisition strategy, competition approach, and small-business participation.

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