Mount Rainier Annual Highway Maintenance

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Pacific West Region is issuing a Notice of Intent for a sole source contract award to provide operational and emergency maintenance services at Mount Rainier National Park. The scope of work includes snow removal for spring opening, pavement crack and hole repair, restriping, ditch cleaning, sign repair and replacement, vegetation control, litter pickup, sanding, bridge and guardrail maintenance, slide removal, erosion damage repair, unplanned road closure management, and fallen tree removal on two highway segments within the park. The National Park Service has determined that only the Washington State Department of Transportation can meet the government's minimum needs based on its existing facilities and equipment located within a few miles of the NPS-owned road sections, rapid mobilization capability for emergency response, established expertise in maintaining these routes, and first-responder status during snowfall and storm events. This is not a competitive solicitation; rather, the agency is publishing a special notice on the System for Award Management website for 10 calendar days prior to purchase order issuance as required under FAR 6.302(b). Interested parties should direct inquiries to Mickey Chisolm, Contracting Officer, at Mickey_Chisolm@nps.gov and include their business name, qualifications, and point of contact by the April 6, 2026 deadline.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a non-competitive one-year purchase order award to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the incumbent contractor. The contract covers maintenance of State Route 123 (14-mile segment) and Highway 410 (7-mile segment), both located within Mount Rainier National Park's boundary in Washington State. Equivalent work under competitive construction contracting has been estimated between $350,000 and $600,000 annually, though WSDOT provides services well below market value. Market research conducted by the National Park Service indicated no response from public or private entities to public notices over the past three years, supporting the agency's justification for the sole source award. The work will be performed on the specified highway segments within Mount Rainier National Park, with services commencing upon purchase order issuance.