Munising Falls Trail Rehabilitation
Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140P6426B0004
- Agency
- Midwest Region National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Points of contact
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- Christopher Bauer christopher_bauer@nps.gov (330) 468-2500
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Park Service Midwest Region (Department of the Interior) is seeking to procure comprehensive trail rehabilitation services for the Munising Falls Trail at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Grand Marais, Michigan. The project encompasses renovating approximately 650 feet of paved trail, including replacing existing asphalt pavement and three wood bridges with elevated boardwalks while widening the trail from 5 feet to 6 feet in typical width. Key contract requirements include providing all necessary labor, materials, tools, and equipment to complete the work, with Construction Wage Rate Requirements for Alger County, Michigan applying to all work performed. The solicitation is classified under NAICS Code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and offerors are strongly encouraged to attend a scheduled site visit to inspect conditions and understand factors that may affect project costs, specifications, and performance. The official solicitation will be available in May 2026 through SAM.gov, with contract award expected by early July 2026 and performance commencing in September 2026.
This opportunity is designated as a 100% Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to small businesses with a size standard of $45 million under the applicable NAICS code. The project magnitude is valued between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, and will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract to a prime contractor. No incumbent contractor or previous awardee is identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The trail rehabilitation work involves challenging construction across varied terrain with steep and gradual sections following Munising Creek and terminating at an overlook deck at the base of Munising Falls. Interested contractors must register appropriately to be eligible for contract award, with complete registration and submission details to be provided when the full solicitation is released in May 2026.
Notice text
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:
The National Park Service, Interior Regions 3/4/5, Ohio Major Acquisition Buying Office, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the ADA restroom project for the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Grand Marais, Michigan.
Providing all labor, materials, tools and other equipment necessary for renovating an approximately 650 foot long paved trail. The existing trail is asphalt pavement with three wood bridges. The trail traverses a variety of steep and gradual terrain and follows Munising creek terminating at an overlook deck at the base of Munising Falls. The existing trail is approximately 5 ft wide typical and the proposed trail is 6’ wide typical. Existing bridges and portions of the existing on-grade trail will be replaced with elevated boardwalks.
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P6426B0004
PROJECT MAGNITUDE: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
TYPE OF CONTRACT: This will be a firm-fixed price contract expected to be awarded to a prime contractor by early July 2026 with performance to begin in September 2026.
Construction Wage Rate Requirements for Alger County, MI will apply.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) CODE CLASSIFICATION and SET ASIDE: The NAICS Code is 237990, and the size standard is $45 million.
This project is set aside 100% for Total Small Businesses.
SITE VISIT: A site visit date, time, and meeting location will be announced in the solicitation. Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to inspect the site and to ensure they fully understand the requirement and conditions that may affect the cost of the project, specifications, and performance.
PUBLICIZING: The official solicitation and its attachments will be issued and available May 2026 and will be posted to the Contract Opportunities/SAM.gov website at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities .
The contracting office will not provide hardcopies or email copies of the solicitation.
REGISTRATIONS: In order to be awarded a contract, an offeror must have an UEI number. Also, the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), website at http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications at the time of the solicitation close date once the solicitation is posted.
POINT OF CONTACT: Christopher Bauer, Contracting Officer, christopher_bauer@ios.doi.gov, 330-468-2500 x5.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Munising Falls Trail Rehabilitation | Award Notice | |
| Munising Falls Trail Rehabilitation | Solicitation | |
| Munising Falls Trail Rehabilitation | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Munising Falls Trail Rehabilitation | Pre-Solicitation |
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