Rehab Bear Valley School Foundation, NPS-PINN

The National Park Service Pacific West Region seeks rehabilitation of the Bear Valley School Foundation at Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, California, with proposals due May 13, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PDT. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 238110, $19 million size standard) using Best Value Tradeoff competitive source selection.

Place of performance is Bear Valley School, Paicines, California, approximately 23 miles south of Hollister on the east side of Highway 25. Work includes detaching the 800 square-foot wood-frame schoolhouse from its existing foundation, demolishing and removing the current foundation, constructing a new poured and reinforced stem wall foundation with spread footing (approximately 90 linear feet), upgrading and reinforcing floor framing with metal tie-downs, and lowering the building onto the new foundation and securing it with anchor bolts. All work must comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Buildings. The building is National Register-listed with period of significance 1902–1950. Contractor must preserve character-defining features including the building's east-west orientation, pitched front-gabled roof, original double-hung windows, wood entry doors, interior hardwood flooring, and millwork.

Performance period runs July 20, 2026 through November 17, 2026 (120 calendar days after notice to proceed, with 10 days to commence work). The Government seeks offers in the $500,000 to $725,000 range. Firm-fixed-price contract with performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract price required. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply.

Contractor must hold a current California contractor license and provide a safety plan, OSHA 300A logs, and project references. Evaluation factors in descending order of importance are Project Experience, Schedule, California Contractor State License, Safety, Past Performance, and Price. Organized site visits occurred April 13 and April 23, 2026; Amendment 3, posted May 5, provides Q&A clarifications and omitted specification sections. Proposals must include two volumes: Volume I (Technical and Past Performance) and Volume II (Business and Price Proposal). Contracting Officer's Representative is Brian Crowell, S.E. (CA), P.E. (CA). Questions or RSVP for site visits to timothy_babalis@nps.gov; submissions to alanna_gardner@ios.doi.gov.