Solicitation
GLCA Hite
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · Sol. 140P2026R0011
Due in 21 daysSmall business
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The National Park Service Denver Service Center is buying a design-build project at the Hite District of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah: a new concrete boat launch ramp, gravel access road and parking, because the old ramp no longer reaches the water. It is a total small business set-aside run in two phases, and Phase 2 proposals (invited offerors only, a maximum of three) are due October 30, 2026 at 5 PM Mountain. The performance period appears to be 549 calendar days.
Watch out for
- Phase 2 is by invitation only. A maximum of three offerors were picked from Phase 1, so if you were not notified you cannot bid now.
have been selected to move forward to Phase 2.
- Contractor carries geotechnical and design validation risk. The design-build contractor must do the borings, slope stability, blasting recommendations and foundation design, and independently check the provided drainage models, with a limited site investigation done before award.
the Design-Build Contractor is responsible for all relevant geotechnical investigations, borings, slope stability
- Blasting and rock hazards. Blasting is expected with seasonal timing limits, and the geologic memo anticipates removing hazardous rock by scaling and notes rockfall and wedge failure areas, which adds cost and schedule risk.
Blasting is anticipated and permitted with seasonal timing restrictions.
- Local rock not usable as aggregate. Material excavated on site is not suitable for base course, asphalt or concrete aggregate, so you must plan to source aggregate elsewhere.
Excavated on-site soil and bedrock is not considered suitable for use as aggregate base, crushed
- Permit duties fall on the contractor. You must get the NPDES stormwater permit before any ground disturbance; the environmental finding (FONSI) was only expected in early August 2026, so check its status.
Contractor is required to obtain NPDES permit prior to ground disturbance.
- Funding limits drive a base plus scalable options. Price must cover the base and all options, and the ramp is built only for the funded lake elevation range, so scope could change.
pricing for Base line items and all option line items
- River must stay passable. River users must be able to safely pass the work area and reach the North Wash Ramp, which constrains work in the river.
River users must be able to safely pass through the project area
- Remote, low-water site with conflicting design data. The pre-design Basis of Design lists a design low water level of 350 ft, while the RFP uses 3,535 ft, so treat early design numbers as unreliable and ask the contracting officer.
Design low water level for this project is 350 ft.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 5 not read in full.
- Sol_140P2026R0011_Amd_0002.pdf
- Sol_140P2026R0011_Amd_0001.pdf
- Sol_140P2026R0011.pdf
- B08_140P2026R0011_HITE.pdf
- GLCA_Hite_District_Q_A_0001.pdf
- B08_Attachment_07_GLCA_Hite_ARDR.pdf
- B08_Attachment_09_GLCA_Hite-BasisOfDesign.pdf
- B08_Attachment_10_GLCA_IPM_Plan_Final_Sep2018.pdf
- B08_Attachment_11_Proposal_Submission_Package_HITE.docx
- B08_Attachment_01_GLCA_318878_6914_DESIGN_BUILD_RFP_260602.docx
- B08_Attachment_03_GLCA_318878_6914_Predesign_Material-GeologicMemo.pdf
- B08_Attachment_04_GLCA_318878_6914_Predesign_Material-Hydraulic_Tech_Memo.pdf
- B08_Attachment_06_Final_GLCA_Project_Program_20220930.pdf: too large
- B08_Attachment_08_GLCA_Hite_FWSOF_DRAFT.pdf: too large
- B08_Attachment_02_GLCA_318878_6914_PLANS.pdf: too large
- B08_Attachment_05_GLCA_318878_6914_Predesign_Material-HydroanalysisModelingReport.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- B08_Attachment_12_WD_UT20260022_HITE.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
Full brief
What they want
- Design (by Utah-licensed architects and engineers) and build a new concrete boat launch ramp, 35 feet wide, serving lake elevations 3,700 to 3,535 feet
- New gravel access road to the ramp
- New boat and passenger vehicle parking areas
- Drainage design and construction (ditches and culverts) to UDOT standards
- Geotechnical investigations, blasting recommendations and foundation design after award
- Survey, signing and traffic control plan; design documents through stamped construction documents
- Base work with scalable options because of limited funding
- Stand up a public project information website within 21 days of award and use the NPS/DSC project website
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) two-phase design-build (Phase 1 under FAR 36.3, Phase 2 under FAR Part 15)
- Period of performance
- 549 calendar days per the Limitations on Subcontracting report template; the contract's own schedule section (Section H, Special Requirement 4) was not in the text provided. Base work plus scalable options.
- Place of performance
- Hite District, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah (San Juan County per the wetland report)
- How they'll choose
- Two-phase design-build: Phase 1 picks up to three most highly qualified offerors, then Phase 2 uses a best value trade-off under FAR Part 15. Phase 1 ratings are not carried into Phase 2.
- Offers due
- October 30, 2026 at 5 PM Mountain Time (Phase 2 proposals; SAM.gov shows 2026-10-30 17:00 at UTC-06:00)
- How to submit
- As stated in Section L of the solicitation, which was not included in the text provided. Questions go by email to anthony_jasper@ios.doi.gov (per the notice).
- Page limits
- Phase 1 limited only Factor 1 to 6 pages (1-inch margins, 12 pt). Phase 2 page limits are not in the text provided.
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase 2 technical factors, in descending order: Design Concept, Key Personnel, Schedule
- Price (evaluated for reasonableness and realism; all technical factors combined are approximately equally important to price)
- Phase 1 factors, already used: General Technical Approach to Design Build, Technical Qualifications, Past Performance
What to include when you submit
- Phase 2 proposals in two separate volumes: Volume I non-price factors, Volume II Business and Price proposal
- No pricing in the non-price volume; price goes only in its own volume
- Submit the SF 1442 in Volume II and list amendments on the SF 1442 only (not the SF 30)
- Bid bond and the Limitations on Subcontracting form are due in Phase 2
- Price schedule must cover the base line items and all option line items
- Acknowledge all amendments (SF 1442)
You must have
- Total small business set-aside
This procurement is being done as a Total Small Business Set Aside.
- Selected for Phase 2: only invited offerors (maximum three) can submit Phase 2 proposals
PHASE II, VOLUME I TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – BY INVITATION ONLY
- Architect-engineer services performed by licensed architects and engineers registered in Utah
Architect-Engineer (A/E) Services required in this RFP shall be performed by licensed Architects and Engineers registered in Utah (as required).
- Performance and payment bonds, with a bid bond due in Phase 2
Correct. Bid bond is not due until Phase II.
- Comply with Limitations on Subcontracting (52.219-14); form due in Phase 2
Correct. Limitations on SubK Form is not due until Phase II.
- Design firm selected and committed in the proposal, with a registered designer of record
This factor will be rated as Unsatisfactory if the Offeror has not selected and
Not in the notice text
- Section L proposal submission method and Phase 2 page limits (middle of the solicitation was left out of the text provided)
- Section H, including Special Requirement 4 (performance period) and Special Requirement 5 (key personnel)
- Details of the base and option scope and dollar value; estimated price range not stated
- Wage determination (UT20260022) and plans (not read)
- Whether the environmental finding (FONSI) was signed
- Project program, wildlife/biological opinion draft, hydroanalysis report and the full plan set (not read)
- Liquidated damages rate and bond amounts
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 140P2026R0011
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · National Park Service
- Office
- DSC Contracting Services Division
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1LB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Jasper, Tonytony_jasper@nps.gov3039692789
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
GLCA 318878 Hite Small Boat Launch DB This procurement is being done as a Total Small Business Set Aside. This procurement is being done as a 2-phase design-build under FAR 36.3. Phase 2 began on September 2nd, 2026. Email any questions directly to anthony_jasper@ios.doi.gov.
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