A12_Source_Sought_Notice_-_CMR_Services_for_NPS_1.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DENVER SERVICE CENTER, CONTRACTING SERVICES

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

National Park Service Construction Management Representative Services:

Building and Utility Facility / Transportation Infrastructure

Notice Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information Agency: Department of the Interior - National Park Service/Denver Service Center Proposed NAICS: 541330 — Engineering Services Proposed Small Business Size Standard: $25.5 million Proposed PSC: C219 — Architect and Engineering—General: Other Response Due: 10 September 2026, 12:00 PM ET Point of Contact: Contract Specialist (CS): Terrell Thompson, terrell_thompson@ios.doi.gov

Contracting Officer (CO): Cory Terrell, cory_terrell@ios.doi.gov

1. Notice and disclaimer This announcement is issued solely for market-research and acquisition-planning purposes. It is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, Invitation for Bid, or promise to issue a solicitation.

The National Park Service is not requesting technical or price proposals at this time. 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 voluntary. 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 separate functional areas or pools are 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 constitute architect-engineer services subject to FAR Subpart 36.6.

The Government has not made a final determination regarding the acquisition strategy, number of awards or agreements, set-aside status, period of performance, or contract vehicle.

2. Background The National Park Service anticipates recurring requirements for Construction Management Representative (CMR) services in support of construction projects at National Park Service units and offices throughout The United States and it’s territories.

The Government is considering establishing multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements or another appropriate multiple-award contracting vehicle. The contemplated vehicle may contain two functional areas:

Functional Area 1 — Building and Utility Facility CMR Services Functional Area 2 — Transportation Infrastructure CMR Services

Respondents may express interest in and demonstrate qualifications for one functional area or both. The Government may establish separate pools of qualified firms, establish separate acquisitions, or combine the requirements based on market-research results.

Individual assignments are expected to be issued through project-specific calls, orders, or task orders containing the project location, period of performance, required personnel, qualifications, deliverables, and applicable technical requirements.

3. Common CMR service requirements Services common to both functional areas may include:

1. Observing and documenting construction progress, workmanship, quality, and conformance with construction contract requirements;

2. Supporting the Government’s quality-assurance activities and monitoring the construction contractor’s quality-control system;

3. Reviewing, logging, tracking, and recommending appropriate action on submittals and Requests for Information;

4. Preparing daily reports, weekly reports, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, photographs, deficiency lists, and other construction records;

5. Monitoring construction safety and documenting observed safety conditions;

6. Reviewing construction schedules, schedule updates, look-ahead schedules, and time-impact information;

7. Developing independent Government cost estimates and supporting analysis of construction-contractor proposals;

8. Assisting Government personnel with fact finding, change-document preparation, negotiation support, and documentation of negotiations;

9. Reviewing certified payrolls, conducting or documenting labor interviews, and identifying apparent discrepancies for Government action;

10. Reviewing progress-payment documentation, quantities, percentages of completion, record drawings, and supporting documentation;

11. Tracking deficiencies and assisting with substantial-completion, final-inspection, and project-closeout activities;

12. Using Government-furnished or commercially available construction-management software;

13. Providing project-management, technical-specialist, estimator, scheduler, and administrative support to on-site CMR personnel; and

14. Coordinating activities in remote or operational National Park Service environments while protecting natural, cultural, and historic resources.

CMR contractors will provide observations, analyses, documentation, and recommendations to authorized Government personnel. Contractor personnel will not have authority to direct changes to a construction contract, accept or reject construction work on behalf of the Government, obligate funds, modify contract requirements, or otherwise bind the Government.

4. Functional Area 1 — Building and Utility Facility CMR Services Building and Utility Facility assignments may include construction, rehabilitation, preservation, repair, replacement, or modernization of:

• Visitor centers, administrative buildings, maintenance facilities, housing, and other vertical facilities;

• Historic structures and cultural resources;

• Water, wastewater, and utility infrastructure;

• Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-protection, and building-control systems;

• Structural and civil improvements;

• Site development and accessibility improvements;

• Treatment plants, pipelines, and related utility systems; and

• Other facility and infrastructure projects.

Desired capabilities may include:

• Vertical construction inspection and management;

• Familiarity with applicable building codes and facility systems;

• Historic-preservation construction experience;

• Familiarity with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards;

• Civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and utility-system expertise;

• Professional engineering or architectural licensure where required by the individual assignment;

• Cost estimating and construction-proposal analysis; and

• Critical Path Method schedule analysis.

5. Functional Area 2 — Transportation Infrastructure CMR Services Transportation assignments may include construction, rehabilitation, repair, or replacement of:

• Park roads and highways;

• Bridges and transportation structures;

• Parking areas and paved surfaces;

• Trails and multimodal transportation features;

• Culverts, drainage systems, retaining structures, and roadside features;

• Earthwork, aggregate base, and roadway stabilization;

• Slope stabilization and landslide repair, mechanically stabilized earth and retaining wall structures,

• Asphalt and concrete paving; and

• Associated transportation related utilities required for traffic control, such as traffic signal, Intelligent

Transportation Systems (ITS) as well as MUTCD signage, related to transportation infrastructure.

Desired capabilities may include:

• Roadway and paving construction inspection;

• Asphalt and concrete materials expertise;

• Sampling, testing, documentation, and coordination with accredited laboratories;

• Familiarity with applicable AASHTO, ASTM, Federal, state, and local transportation standards;

• Experience in the oversight of Contractor Construction Quality Control Plans, utilizing the Three-Phase

Inspection System: Preparatory, Initial, and Follow-Up phases;

• Transportation construction scheduling;

• Bridge, culvert, drainage, and roadway-structure experience;

• Temporary traffic-control as required by MUTCD and transportation-safety monitoring; and

• Access to third party testing and inspection resources.

6. Anticipated performance considerations Projects may occur in geographically remote areas and may involve limited housing, telecommunications, utilities, transportation, or commercial services.

Assignments may require:

• Full-time or intermittent on-site coverage;

• Extended on-site deployment;

• Short-notice personnel mobilization;

• Multiple concurrent projects;

• Travel throughout the contemplated geographic area;

• Temporary field-office arrangements;

• Reliable internet and cellular or satellite communications;

• Personal protective equipment;

• Specialized testing, inspection, estimating, or scheduling personnel; and

• Coordination with park operations and protection of natural and cultural resources.

The anticipated ordering period is 5 years. The Government currently estimates approximately 60 requirements per year, with individual assignment values potentially ranging from approximately $100,000 to $1,000,000. These estimates are provided only for market-research purposes and do not represent a guarantee.

7. Requested capability information

Interested firms should submit a capability statement addressing the following.

a. Business information

1. Legal business name and physical address;

2. Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code;

3. Primary point of contact, telephone number, and email address;

4. Business website;

5. Proposed NAICS code or codes;

6. Confirmation of active SAM.gov registration;

7. Business size under proposed NAICS 541330; and

8. Applicable socioeconomic status, including:

o Small business;

o SBA-certified 8(a);

o HUBZone small business;

o Service-disabled veteran-owned small business;

o Veteran-owned small business;

o Women-owned small business;

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

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

b. Functional-area interest Identify whether the firm is interested in:

• Functional Area 1 only;

• Functional Area 2 only; or

• Both functional areas.

A firm responding for both functional areas must address its qualifications for each area separately.

c. Relevant experience Provide up to three relevant projects for each functional area for which the firm is claiming capability.

For each project, provide:

1. Project name and location;

2. Customer or agency;

3. Contract number, if applicable;

4. Period of performance;

5. Construction value and value of the firm’s CMR services;

6. Description of construction and CMR services;

7. Whether the firm served as prime contractor, joint-venture member, or subcontractor;

8. Number and types of personnel provided;

9. Identification of cost estimating, scheduling, testing, inspection, payroll, payment, change-management, and closeout responsibilities performed;

10. Oversight responsibilities pertaining to Contractor Construction Quality Control (QC) Plans, utilizing the Three-Phase Inspection System: Preparatory, Initial, and Follow-Up phases.

11. Identification of similarities to the contemplated NPS requirements; and

12. Customer point of contact, when disclosure is authorized.

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

d. Staffing and technical resources Describe the firm’s ability to provide:

• On-site CMR personnel;

• CMR project managers with experience in the oversight of Contractor Construction Quality Control

Plans, utilizing the Three-Phase Inspection System: Preparatory, Initial, and Follow-Up phases;

• Construction inspectors with experience in the oversight of Contractor Construction Quality Control

Plans, utilizing the Three-Phase Inspection System: Preparatory, Initial, and Follow-Up phases;

• Professional engineers and architects;

• Cost estimators;

• CPM schedulers;

• Historic-preservation specialists;

• Civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and utility specialists;

• Transportation and paving specialists;

• Materials-testing personnel and accredited laboratories;

• Payroll and labor-compliance support;

• Construction-management software support; and

• Replacement personnel when an assigned CMR becomes unavailable.

Identify the approximate number of qualified CMR personnel currently available and the number of projects the firm could support concurrently.

e. Geographic capacity Identify:

1. States or regions in which the firm currently operates;

2. Locations of offices and regularly available personnel;

3. Ability to mobilize personnel to remote National Park Service locations;

4. Typical mobilization time;

5. Willingness to perform nationwide, regionally, or only in identified states;

6. Limitations associated with extended on-site assignments; and

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

f. Transportation-specific capacity Firms interested in Functional Area 2 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

g. Facilities-specific capacity Firms interested in Functional Area 1 should describe:

• Vertical facility and building-system experience;

• Historic-preservation experience;

• Utility and wastewater-infrastructure experience;

• Professional licensure available by discipline and state;

• Experience with structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire-protection systems;

• Experience with building-code and accessibility compliance; and

• Specialty disciplines that would normally be subcontracted.

h. Organizational conflicts of interest Identify any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest that may arise when the firm:

• Designed or assisted in designing the construction project;

• Prepared construction specifications or estimates;

• Has an affiliation with a potential construction contractor;

• May evaluate the work or proposal of an affiliated entity;

• Has access to proprietary or procurement-sensitive information; or

• Provides construction services that could be subject to its own CMR review.

Describe standard procedures used to identify, avoid, neutralize, or mitigate such conflicts.

8. Market-research questions Respondents should answer the following questions directly.

1. Does your firm currently perform both facilities CMR and transportation CMR services?

2. Are both service areas performed by the same organizational division and management team, or by separate divisions?

3. Can your firm perform both functional areas as the prime contractor without a joint venture or substantial subcontracting?

4. What percentage of each functional area would your firm expect to subcontract?

5. Would combining both functional areas in one solicitation encourage or discourage your firm from competing?

6. Would you recommend:

o One acquisition with two functional-area pools; or o Two separate acquisitions?

Explain the basis for your recommendation.

7. What minimum response time would your firm need to submit a quotation for an individual assignment?

8. What minimum mobilization period would your firm require after award of an assignment?

9. What qualification requirements would unnecessarily restrict competition?

10. What additional information should NPS include in a future solicitation to permit firms to prepare efficient and meaningful quotations?

9. Submission instructions Capability statements must be submitted electronically to:

Contract Specialist: Terrell Thompson terrell_thompson@ios.doi.gov Contracting Officer: Cory Terrell cory_terrell@ios.doi.gov

The email subject line must state:

NPS CMR SOURCES SOUGHT — [FIRM NAME] — [FUNCTIONAL AREA 1, FUNCTIONAL AREA 2, OR BOTH]

Responses must be received no later than 10 September 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

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.

10. 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.

mailto:terrell_thompson@ios.doi.gov mailto:cory_terrell@ios.doi.gov

The results of this sources sought notice will be considered in determining the acquisition strategy, competition approach, small-business participation, number of functional areas, and whether the requirements should be acquired together or separately.