Santa Ana NWR - Design-Build - Shade Structure

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a design-build contractor to demolish existing shade structures and construct two new shade structures at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas. Each new structure will be approximately 7,000 square feet and designed to provide shade for up to 200,000 plant seedlings as part of native habitat restoration efforts, with the project also including installation of an overhead sprinkler system. The solicitation is anticipated to be released between June 18 and July 7, 2025, with responses due approximately 30 days after release and contract award expected by September 2025. The performance period is set at 150 calendar days from award, with a mandatory 10-day period to begin work after award. This appears to be a pre-solicitation announcement, meaning no submissions will be evaluated at this stage until the formal solicitation is issued.

The contract is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS Code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a size standard of $45 million. No incumbent contractors are identified in the available documentation. The estimated contract value ranges between $100,000 and $250,000, making it accessible to qualifying small businesses in the construction sector. The work will be performed at the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, specifically at 3325 Green Jay Road, Alamo, Texas 78516. The project involves constructing approximately 14,000 total square feet of shade structures (two structures at 7,000 square feet each) to support the refuge's plant nursery operations and native species restoration mission.