Rehabilitate the Polebridge Water System, Glacier National Park

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice regarding rehabilitation of the Polebridge Water System at Glacier National Park. The procurement seeks construction services to build a new public water system that will include an infiltration gallery, water storage tank, water main and service lines connecting four housing units and two administrative buildings to potable water service, along with installation of a programmable logic controller, pump control panel, pump protection system, tank monitoring system, and fiber optic lines to five buildings. Interested contractors must submit capability statements by March 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time to Stacy_Vallie@nps.gov addressing business information, size status and SBA certifications, relevant project experience completed within five years, bonding capacity, technical capability with underground utilities and federal projects, and interest in competing for a future solicitation. Capability statements are limited to five pages in PDF format and will be used for market research purposes only to identify qualified contractors. The Government is actively seeking responses from small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) firms, HUBZone-certified companies, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and Indian small business economic enterprises. A formal solicitation is anticipated to be posted to SAM.gov under solicitation number 140P1426R0013 in early or mid-May 2026.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is classified under NAICS Code 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction) with a $45 million size standard. The estimated contract value falls between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, with the Government anticipating award as a firm-fixed-price construction contract. No incumbent contractor or current operator is identified in this market research phase. Capable contractors of all sizes are encouraged to participate, with particular emphasis on obtaining responses from socioeconomic disadvantaged and small business entities. The approximately two-month timeline from the March 19 capability statement deadline to the anticipated May solicitation posting will allow the Government to refine project requirements and contractor selection criteria based on market research feedback.