PR-vieques NWR-priority RDS construction

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks rehabilitation of approximately 9.874 miles of roadway at Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico, with proposals due August 10, 2026 and questions due July 27. The procurement is a 100% total small business set-aside, and is firm fixed-price. Amendment 1, effective July 28, revised the scope to specify 20-foot road width (superseding the prior 12-foot specification) and updated the Statement of Work accordingly; the question period has closed, and no additional vendor question responses are anticipated.

Place of performance is Vieques, Puerto Rico. The five roads requiring rehabilitation are RT#011 Puerto Ferro Peninsula Road (3.165 miles), RT#010 Main Road (2.877 miles), RT#102 Tres Palmitas Road (1.285 miles), RT#017ZZ La Plata Road (0.893 miles), and La Chiva Road (1.654 miles), all damaged by Hurricane Fiona in September 2022. Work includes scarifying, grading, shaping, sloping, and compacting to 4-inch depth with 100% compaction using a 16-ton roller minimum. RT#010 includes cold asphalt repair over 1.783 miles. The period of performance is six months from notice to proceed, with a mandatory 10-day commencement period following notice to proceed and a 185-day completion deadline. The government will furnish all materials: 5,515 tons of A-2-4 surface material, 11,085 tons of Mogolla subsurface material, and 45 tons of cold asphalt, staged at the refuge maintenance shop. The contractor must obtain a Puerto Rico general contractor license and provide an English-speaking supervisor on-site during all working hours.

Award evaluation prioritizes price (most important), followed by technical approach and past performance. A bid guarantee of 20% of bid price or $1,000,000, whichever is less, is required. Performance and payment bonds and liability insurance of $1,000,000 per person, $2,000,000 per occurrence, and $1,000,000 property damage are mandatory within 10 calendar days after award. The contract is subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates, Buy American construction materials requirements, and multiple federal labor and environmental compliance clauses. Work hours are limited to one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays unless authorized. An organized site visit was scheduled for July 21; attendance was strongly encouraged. NAICS code is 237310.