New Flyer Bus Repairs for Yosemite NP

The National Park Service (NPS), Contracting Operations - West, has issued a Sources Sought Notice for repair services on seven New Flyer diesel hybrid electric buses at Yosemite National Park in California. This notice is issued exclusively for market research and industry information gathering purposes and does not constitute a formal solicitation or commitment to award a contract. The notice seeks information from businesses capable of providing diagnostics, repair, and corrective maintenance services for the New Flyer buses. Responses must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 14, 2026, to lisa_henson@nps.gov with the specified subject line. The work involves servicing five 2020 model buses and two 2017 model buses with issues including NOx sensor replacement, camera installation, door assembly replacement, and hybrid battery replacement, among other components. The projected contract award date is June 1, 2025, with a 180-day completion period following award.

Contractors must be either New Flyer-authorized service partners or factory-certified technicians and are required to perform all work at an authorized New Flyer facility. Eligible respondents should be classified under NAICS code 811111 (General Automotive Repair) with the small business size standard of $9.0 million in annual receipts. All work deliverables must include diagnostic reports, repair plans with detailed parts lists, completion reports, operational testing results with signed certification, and warranty documentation guaranteeing at least two years and up to 100,000 miles of parts and labor coverage for overhauled engines. The NPS will use the responses from this sources sought notice to determine whether to issue the future contract as a set-aside for specific socioeconomic categories—including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, or Small Business contractors—or as full and open competition.