Solicitation
OK FW TSM 10(1) NFH Entrance Road and Parking Improvements
Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration
AI summaryThe Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Division wants a contractor to repave the entrance road and parking areas at the Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery in south-central Oklahoma. This is a sealed-bid construction job for small businesses only, with an estimated price range of $700,000 to $2,000,000. Bids are due November 12, 2026 and must be delivered on paper. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 5, 2026. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 6, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 2 of 4 attachments weren't read (OK TSM 10(1) - Plans.pdf, Design Physical Data and Reports.zip). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Division wants a contractor to repave the entrance road and parking areas at the Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery in south-central Oklahoma. This is a sealed-bid construction job for small businesses only, with an estimated price range of $700,000 to $2,000,000. Bids are due November 12, 2026 and must be delivered on paper.
Who can bid (8)
- Small business set-aside: only small businesses can bid
- Small business size standard is $45 million average annual receipts over 5 years under NAICS 237310; include 237310 in your SAM profile and complete annual representations and certifications
- Active SAM.gov registration when you submit the bid and at award
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- Bid guarantee: original bid bond (SF-24) submitted with the bid; the form shows 20 percent of the bid price, not to exceed $3,000,000
- Performance and payment bonds after award (RFO 52.228-15), to be furnished within 10 calendar days of award per Item 12B
- Davis-Bacon style Department of Labor construction wage rates apply
- Stormwater personnel with stated training and experience (SWPPP Developer, Erosion Control Supervisor, On-Site Stormwater Lead), approved before work starts
- Buy American Act construction materials rules, VETS-4212 reporting if you had a qualifying federal contract in 2025, and Authority to Bind certificate for your business type
How to submit: Paper bid in a sealed envelope or package mailed or delivered to Eric Grosskreuz, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Division, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228. Electronic bids are not accepted. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
- Serious: Paper bids only. Bids must be physically delivered by the deadline; a late or emailed bid will not count.
- Serious: Original bid bond required with the bid. You need a surety to issue a bid bond before bidding, and a photocopy or fax makes your bid non-responsive; performance and payment bonds follow after award.
- Worth checking: Lowest price wins. Award goes only to the lowest responsive bidder, so there is no credit for experience or quality; you must price every line item accurately.
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- Worth checking: Specific gate products and long warranties. Gates, solar operator and keypad must be named brands, with a 5-year material warranty, 1-year workmanship warranty, 1 year of manufacturer support and O&M manuals.
- Worth checking: Key documents not fully reviewed. The plans, physical data reports and part of the IFB (including the completion time in SCR 108.01) were not available to read.
- Minor: Notice and bid schedule quantities differ. The SAM notice lists 1,250 tons of asphalt but the bid schedule lists 1,215 tons; price from the bid schedule in the IFB and ask a question if unsure.
- Minor: Seeding window and field office requirements. Seeding is limited to October 15 through May 1, and the bid includes a furnished field office with internet, so timing and extra costs need planning.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. 2 of 4 not read. Show which files.
- OK FW TSM 10(1) IFB 6982AF27B000003.pdf (read)
- FP-24 Standard Specifications for Construction FHWA Federal Hwy Projects.pdf (read)
- OK TSM 10(1) - Plans.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- Design Physical Data and Reports.zip: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Full depth reclamation of the existing asphalt road to a 6-inch depth (about 6,800 square yards), then pave 3 inches of new asphalt (about 1,215 tons)
- Fix the road's super elevation (banking) and replace culverts (36-inch pipe about 160 ft, 12-inch pipe about 9 ft)
- Build new parking areas with aggregate base and asphalt pavement
- Install an ABA-compliant (accessible) concrete curb ramp and parking spot, plus concrete aprons around existing structures
- Install new metal entrance gates (named brand gates, solar operator and keypad) with training, manuals and warranties
- Handle erosion and stormwater controls, temporary traffic control, signs, pavement markings, seeding and topsoil
- Roads and parking areas will be closed during construction
- Contract type
- Sealed bid (Invitation for Bid) construction contract paid on a unit-price bid schedule (one base schedule, Schedule A)
- Period of performance
- Start work within 10 calendar days after notice to proceed; total completion time is set in SCR Section 108.01, which was not in the text provided
- Place of performance
- Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery, Johnston County, Oklahoma (about 8 miles northwest of Tishomingo, off SH 7)
- Estimated value
- $700,000 to $2,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid: award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder if funds are available (price only)
- Offers due
- 2:00 p.m. local time (Mountain Time per the notice) on 11/12/2026; bids are publicly opened at that time (from the version posted Oct 6, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Paper bid in a sealed envelope or package mailed or delivered to Eric Grosskreuz, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Division, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228. Electronic bids are not accepted
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest total price for all Schedule A items
- Responsive bid (all required forms and bid bond included)
- Responsible bidder
What to include when you submit
- Mark the outer envelope with the bidder's name and address, solicitation number 6982AF27B000003, and the date and time bids are due
- Include SF-1442 (pages A-1 and A-2), the partnering interest page A-5, the filled-in Bid Schedule (pages A-6 to A-9), and the Authority to Bind certificate for your type of business (pages A-10 to A-14)
- Include the Buy American Act and Hazardous Materials pages (A-15 to A-17), the VETS-4212 declaration, and the Bidder's Information form
- Include an original bid bond (SF-24) with original signatures and corporate seals; photocopies and faxes make the bid non-responsive
- Put a unit price on every pay item; if a unit price and the extended amount disagree, the unit price controls
- Submit technical questions in writing, in one Word document, to CFLContracts@dot.gov by 4 p.m. on November 5, 2026
- Acknowledge every amendment on the SF-1442 (Item 19) or the bid may be rejected; amendments will be posted on SAM.gov
- Offers must stay open for at least 60 calendar days after the bid due date
Not in the notice text
- Total contract time (calendar days to complete); it is in SCR Section 108.01, which was cut from the text provided
- Whether a site visit or pre-bid meeting is offered; none was seen in the text provided
- Liquidated damages amount, if any
- Details in the plans (OK TSM 10(1) - Plans.pdf was too large to read) and the Design Physical Data and Reports zip file
- Contents of the Encroachment Permit (Appendix A), which was blank in the text provided
- Whether the performance and payment bond amounts are a set percentage of the contract price
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 237310
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Paper bid in a sealed envelope or package mailed or delivered to Eric Grosskreuz, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Division, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228. Electronic bids are not accepted. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 6982AF Central Federal Lands Divisi, Lakewood, CO
- Product/service code
- Y1LB · Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237310)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 12, 2026
- Nov 3, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 28, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 12, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PROJECT NUMBER: OK FW TSM 10(1) PROJECT NAME: NFH Entrance Road and Parking Improvements PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is in south-central Oklahoma off SH 7 on a 220-acre U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) facility approximately 8 miles northwest of the Town of Tishomingo. The project will address deteriorated pavement for the entrance loop, adding a small parking area at the northeast corner of the entrance loop, and pavement of the entrance road and parking area south of HWY 7. The 3R project will provide new driving surface, entrance gates, culverts, Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) compliant parking spot, and ABA compliant curb ramp. SCOPE OF THE WORK: The project will consist of full depth reclamation of the existing roads asphalt to a depth of 6-in, paving 3-in of asphalt, super elevation correction, and culvert replacement. New parking areas will be constructed with new aggregate base and asphalt pavement. A concrete ABA compliant curb ramp and ABA compliant parking spot. Concrete aprons will be placed around existing structures to match existing. Two new gates at the entrances to the NFH will also be installed. Entrance roads and parking areas will be closed during construction. PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS: 30402-5300 Full Depth Reclamation Method 2, 6-inch depth: 6,800 SQYD 40301-0100 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, 1,250 TON 20401-0000 Roadway Excavation, 400 CUYD
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