DEWA 310424 - Safety and Pavement Improvements to

The National Park Service Denver Service Center is soliciting safety and pavement improvements to Route 209 and McDade Trail at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, with proposals due July 28, 2026. This is a small-business set-aside acquisition under NAICS 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with a size standard of $45 million.

Place of performance spans Route 209 from Mile Marker 13.7 to 20.3 and the McDade Trail relocation across Delaware Township and Dingman Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, with work including roadway reconstruction, pavement milling and overlay, slope stabilization, drainage improvements, boardwalk construction, retaining wall installation, guardrail replacement, and trail work. The contract is firm fixed-price with a base performance period of 544 calendar days after notice to proceed, plus a 10-day mobilization requirement. Four base contract line items are lump-sum priced; six optional line items cover additional pavement preservation, crack sealing at approximately 22,250 linear feet, wayfinding signage, and guardrail coating modifications.

The procurement requires compliance with an Individual NPDES Permit (PAD520062, effective January 22, 2026, through January 21, 2031) establishing stormwater discharge controls, erosion and sediment management, weekly visual site inspections with post-storm inspections within 24 hours, and infiltration capacity testing. A Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit-6 authorization covers jack and bore culvert replacement work. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply per General Decision PA-20260006. Contractors must submit bid and performance bonds at 100 percent of contract price and a bid guarantee of 20 percent (not to exceed $3 million). Traffic control must maintain minimum 10-foot lane widths, limit construction delays to 30 minutes per passage, and restrict continuous road closure to a maximum of five months for specified work stations. Work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with prior approval for weekend or holiday operations.

The Government will evaluate proposals using a best-value tradeoff method, weighing non-price factors—project experience, technical approach, and key personnel qualifications—significantly more heavily than price. Contractors must acknowledge Amendments 1 through 5 prior to the proposal deadline. A pre-proposal site visit occurred June 25, 2026. Pre-proposal questions were due at least 15 days before the original July 6 due date; Amendment 5, posted July 22, extended the deadline to July 28 at 4:00 p.m. EST and provided additional questions and answers addressing slope stabilization design, pavement specifications, detour operations, and material selections.