Grsm gravel for park roads

The National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is soliciting quotes for the supply, delivery, and tailgate spreading of crushed aggregate base material (gravel) for park road maintenance and construction throughout the park. The solicitation requires material that meets either TDOT Class A, Grade D Base or NCDOT (ABC) Aggregate Base Coarse 1" specifications, sourced exclusively from five approved quarries: Vulcan Kodak, Vulcan Newport, Vulcan Maryville, APAC Dillsboro, or Nantahala Talc and Limestone. Evaluation will be based on technical capability and past performance on an acceptable/unacceptable basis, with price as the determining factor among acceptable offers. Offerors must submit a completed Price Schedule and Limitations on Subcontracting Report, identify their proposed quarry sources, and register in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Critical deadlines include a vendor questions cutoff of March 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT and a proposal submission deadline of March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT, with all quotes to be submitted electronically to Ashley_Warcewicz@nps.gov.

This is a 100% small business set-aside procurement issued under NAICS code 212321 (Construction Sand and Gravel Mining) as a firm fixed-price contract with no identified incumbent contractors. The contract encompasses 19 base bid items totaling approximately 4,875 tons and 9 optional items totaling approximately 3,650 tons, with individual line items ranging from 75 to 1,500 tons per delivery location across various park areas including Hyatt Lane, Sparks Lane, Greenbrier Road, Cataloochee, and Big Creek. The period of performance runs from April 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026 (180 calendar days), and unit pricing must be quoted per ton to include hauling and either tailgate spreading or stockpiling as specified. Performance will occur at multiple locations throughout Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina, with the contracting officer's representative being Steve Shuler. The contractor must maintain liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per person, $2,000,000 property damage, and $2,000,000 per occurrence, and must comply with all specified pollution control, erosion prevention, and invasive species prevention requirements.