AK-yukon delta NWR-MX entry pilings

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service solicitation 140FC326Q0048 for installation of 14 arctic pipe pilings at Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Bethel, Alaska, with offers due September 14, 2026, has been canceled by Amendment 002 issued September 24, 2026. No award will be made.

The original solicitation was a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a project magnitude of $25,000–$50,000 and a firm fixed-price contract structure. Place of performance was 807 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway, Bethel, AK 99559. The period of performance ran from September 17 through November 30, 2026. A mandatory site visit was scheduled for September 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM.

The work required installation of pipe caps (⅜ inch or thicker circular plates welded onto 6-inch pilings, or pre-cast spherical pipe caps as an alternative) to prevent moisture intrusion, with all caps fully welded and consistent in style across all pilings. Work was limited to one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays unless authorized by the Contracting Officer's Representative. Offerors were required to submit a subcontracting plan addressing small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.

Contract performance bonds were required if the award exceeded $35,000; both payment and performance bonds were required if it exceeded $150,000, due within ten calendar days of award. Payment was to be submitted electronically through the U.S. Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform, with invoices including certified payrolls and statement of compliance per FAR 52.222-8. The Contracting Officer is Jessica Tines, FWS Construction A/E Team 3, located at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.