Inde LBC glazing maint. & repairs

The National Park Service Northeast Regional Contracting Office is seeking a contractor to perform glazing maintenance and repairs at the Liberty Bell Complex within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The comprehensive project involves maintaining and repairing the existing structural glazed wall system, including removing and replacing joint sealants, installing bird-friendly film on exterior glazing surfaces to reduce bird collisions, cleaning glass surfaces, and inspecting curtain wall fittings to ensure proper torque specifications. The work must be performed with minimal disruption to public access using a rolling scaffold system to protect the Liberty Bell while maintaining visitor movement. Work hours are restricted to 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with no work permitted during the week before and during July 4th or from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2026. The original bid opening was scheduled for July 18, 2025, but has been extended to July 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM Eastern via Microsoft Teams, with all responses required to be submitted to brian_mccabe@nps.gov. A mandatory site visit was scheduled for June 24, 2025, and the solicitation has undergone multiple amendments to update contact information and meeting details.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 238150 (Glass and Glazing Contractors), with no incumbent contractor identified in the documentation. The total project value is estimated between $1 million and $5 million as a firm-fixed price contract, with a performance period of 250 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The work will be performed at the historic Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia, requiring strict adherence to National Park Service regulations and coordination with other concurrent construction projects including photovoltaic array installation and HVAC upgrades. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements and submit to daily security scanning of personnel and materials due to the sensitive historical nature of the site. The solicitation includes an Economic Price Adjustment clause for materials costs, allowing contract price adjustments when unit prices for designated materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, and other construction materials fluctuate by more than 10% from baseline prices.