SHEN-Improve Parking Area for Old Rag

The National Park Service Northeast Region is procuring construction services to improve the Old Rag Parking Area at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The project involves replacing and relocating the existing Fee Collection Station with a new permanent 306-square-foot building featuring four rooms (fee collection, office, PSAR room, and storage), regrading and paving the parking area with a 2-inch asphalt overlay, rehabilitating existing drainage features, and installing an additional vault toilet with connecting walkways. This is a firm-fixed price construction contract requiring electronic bid submission, with bidders needing to provide a Standard Form 1442, acknowledgment of amendments, a bid guarantee of at least 20% of the bid price (not exceeding $3 million), and a completed Limitations on Subcontracting Report. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with active status and meet the Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute. The amended bid submission deadline is August 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, with a virtual bid opening conducted via Microsoft Teams.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors) with a small business size standard of $19 million. No current incumbents or contractors are identified in the documentation. The contract value is estimated between $500,000 and $1 million, though some documents reference a range between $1 million and $5 million. The contract performance period is 250 days after the Notice to Proceed, during which the contractor must manage project phasing to maintain trail access and provide all temporary utilities. The work will be performed at the Old Rag Parking Area in Sperryville, Virginia, within Shenandoah National Park, spanning approximately 25.298 acres with a 3.45-acre development area. The project includes comprehensive site preparation, demolition of existing facilities, and implementation of erosion and sediment control measures while maintaining existing stormwater management practices through grass swales and level spreaders.