Acadia national park - RE-stripe pavement markings

The National Park Service, Contracting Operations East, New England Major Acquisition Buying Office, seeks a contractor to re-stripe pavement markings at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, with proposals due September 10, 2026. The procurement is set aside for total small business and carries prevailing wage requirements under Davis-Bacon.

Place of performance is Bar Harbor, Maine, encompassing Paradise Hill Road, Park Loop Road, parking areas, campgrounds, and other park-owned roadways on Mount Desert Island and Thompson Island across 78 plan sheets. The base contract (CLIN 00010) covers high-use primary roads and parking areas; an option (CLIN 00020) covers additional roadways, parking areas, and campgrounds, with both priced lump-sum. The period of performance runs October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027 (365 calendar days), with work commencing within 14 calendar days of notice to proceed.

Work requires waterborne traffic paint Type B conforming to FP-14 specifications with Type I reflective beads per AASHTO M247, applied at minimum four inches wide. Centerlines and lane markings exceeding 200 linear feet must use truck-mounted striping systems with mechanical guides; shorter sections and parking lot work use walk-behind sprayers. All work must comply with the 11th edition Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, occur between 9 PM and 5 AM for roadway markings with temporary closures not exceeding two hours, and include traffic control, flagging, and environmental protections. Vehicles must observe weight limits of 40,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or 32,000 pounds per axle.

Key personnel—Project Manager, Jobsite Superintendent, Quality Control Manager, and Safety Manager—must be designated with no substitutions permitted during the first 90 days except for illness, death, or termination. The contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, materials, tools, supplies, transportation, licenses, certificates, permits, personal protective equipment, and equipment as required. Performance and payment bonds are required. An organized site visit is scheduled September 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET at Acadia National Park Headquarters, 20 McFarland Hill Drive, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. Amendment 0001, issued September 9, clarified that water-based paint is mandatory; night work is permissible if included in means and methods; and work may occur in seasonally closed areas with arranged access. The NAICS code is 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.