ACAD 309000 Harden Farm Employee Housing Phase 1C

The National Park Service is seeking a contractor to construct new employee housing at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, under solicitation 140P2025R0032 for the Harden Farm Employee Housing Phase 1C project. The procurement involves constructing four residential buildings - two 6-plex units with one-bedroom apartments and two 8-bedroom dormitory buildings - totaling 20 housing units, along with associated sitework and utilities. Contractors must demonstrate project experience, technical approach capabilities, schedule management, key personnel qualifications, and past performance, as the award will be made using a best value tradeoff evaluation process where technical factors and pricing are approximately equally weighted. The solicitation requires comprehensive proposal submissions including detailed pricing breakdowns across six contract line items, project experience questionnaires, and past performance documentation. Proposals are due by 5:00 PM ET on August 1, 2025, with a pre-bid site visit having been conducted on July 9, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 236116 (New Multifamily Housing Construction), limiting competition to qualified small businesses only. The project has an estimated magnitude greater than $10 million and requires a 540-calendar day performance period beginning 10 days after contract award, with an anticipated Notice to Proceed date of November 1, 2025, and expected completion by February 2026. The work will be performed at the Harden Farm area within Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine, using Department of Interior Denver Service Center prototype housing designs. Davis-Bacon wage determinations apply to the project, with liquidated damages set at $1,501 per day for delays. While funding is not currently available, the government has expressed high confidence that funds will become available to make an award, with contract award anticipated before the end of September 2025.