GLCA Hite

The National Park Service seeks design-build services for a boat launch ramp facility at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area's Hite District in Utah, with Phase 2 proposals due October 30, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 237990, size standard $45 million) conducted in two phases under FAR 36.3; Phase 1 closed on July 17 and up to three Phase 1 offerors advance to Phase 2.

Place of performance is Hite, Utah, within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The scope includes a 35-foot-wide concrete launch ramp servicing lake elevations between 3,700 and 3,490 feet, an 18-foot-wide gravel access road approximately 1.0 mile connecting to existing infrastructure, and parking areas totaling 5.95 acres with Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards compliance. The design must address Cedar Mesa Sandstone bedrock requiring approximately 90 percent drilling and blasting for excavation, manage over 50 feet of accumulated sediment, and comply with seasonal blasting restrictions and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coordination requirements. Construction is scheduled to occur May 2027 through January 2028, with a 549-calendar-day performance period commencing within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed.

The base contract (CLINs 1–2) is budgeted at $17.5 million firm fixed-price, with three optional construction alternatives at different elevation service levels (CLINs 3–5). Performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent contract price are required. Liquidated damages are assessed at $2,511 per calendar day for delay. Key personnel—including Design-Build Project Manager, Designer of Record Project Manager, Site Superintendent, and Site Quality Control/Safety Manager—must be named with no substitutions permitted during the first 120 days except for illness, death, or employment termination. Phase 2 submissions require pricing and full technical details. For questions, contact Contracting Officer Tony Jasper at anthony_jasper@ios.doi.gov or 303-969-2789.