Replace park entrance signs

The National Park Service Southeast Region seeks fabrication and delivery of four identification signs for Fort Donelson National Battlefield, with quotations due May 20, 2026 and delivery due June 30, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside, firm fixed price contract.

Place of performance includes Stewart County, Tennessee and Calloway County, Kentucky, with delivery to 205 Fort Donelson Shores Drive, Dover, Tennessee. The contractor must design, submit shop drawings for approval, fabricate, and deliver signs across four line items: two signs for Fort Donelson, three signs for Fort Heiman plus one blank back panel, one sign for Dover Hotel (modified to read "Surrender House") plus one blank back panel, and one sign for Fort Donelson National Cemetery plus one blank back panel. All signs shall be single-sided, fabricated from HDPE plastic with routed graphics and full-color routed HDPE arrowheads where specified. The contractor must provide mounting hardware and installation instructions and submit detailed shop drawings, digital photographs of fabricated components, and assembly, cleaning, and repair instructions prior to shipment.

The work period runs June 1 through September 30, 2026. The contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of the notice to proceed and complete all work within ninety days. The NAICS code is 339950, Sign Manufacturing. Evaluation criteria include cost, technical approach, and relevant experience. Bidders must provide a registered UEI number and applicable experience references. The Buy American Act applies; domestic materials must constitute at least fifty percent of component costs unless exceptions are approved by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must maintain liability insurance with worker's compensation ($1 million), general liability ($500,000 per person / $1 million per occurrence), and property damage ($1 million), with the United States named as insured.