Solicitation
UT NP ARCH 100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road
Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration
AI summaryThe Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Division wants three new 100-foot concrete bridges and road reconstruction on Delicate Arch Road in Arches National Park, Utah (solicitation 6982AF27B000005). This is a sealed-bid invitation for bid (IFB), open to all firms of any size, with a 10% price preference for HUBZone small businesses. The Government's price range is $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. The response due date on SAM.gov is November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM Mountain. Bids must be mailed or delivered on paper. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
This summary may miss requirements: 5 of 15 attachments weren't read (Sign-in Sheet.pdf, UT NP ARCH 100(2) Pre-Show Powerpoint 10-8-2026.pdf and 3 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Division wants three new 100-foot concrete bridges and road reconstruction on Delicate Arch Road in Arches National Park, Utah (solicitation 6982AF27B000005). This is a sealed-bid invitation for bid (IFB), open to all firms of any size, with a 10% price preference for HUBZone small businesses. The Government's price range is $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. The response due date on SAM.gov is November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM Mountain. Bids must be mailed or delivered on paper.
Who can bid (4)
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when the bid is submitted and at award, with NAICS 237310 in the SAM profile
- Bid guarantee (bid bond or other accepted form) with original signatures and corporate seals, submitted with the bid
- Steel bridge railing must come from a plant certified under the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) quality program; the posted answer says the Certified Bridge Fabricator (SBR) level is adequate
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- Large businesses that are the low bidder on an award above $2.0 million must send a small business subcontracting plan within 7 days of the contracting officer's request
How to submit: Printed, sealed bid delivered to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, 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 (11)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Paper bids only; no electronic submission. Bids must be printed, sealed and delivered to the Lakewood, Colorado office. Plan for carrier time and sealed-envelope marking.
- Serious: Original bid bond required. A photocopied or faxed bid bond makes the bid non-responsive, so a small business needs a surety ready before bid day.
- Serious: Performance and payment bonds on a $10-20 million bridge job. Bonds are required after award, and a firm needs enough bonding capacity for a project in the Government's $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 range.
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- Serious: Must price Schedule A and both options. A bid missing prices for any item in Schedule A, Option X or Option Y is not eligible for award.
- Worth checking: 10% price preference for HUBZone small businesses. Firms that are not HUBZone small businesses have 10% added to their price in the evaluation, so they must bid lower to win. SAM.gov lists no set-aside; the IFB is open to all with this preference.
- Worth checking: Steel railing must be made in an AISC-certified plant; no alternatives. The Government refused alternative shop certifications or welding standards, so line up a certified fabricator before bidding.
- Worth checking: Park entry limits delivery of tall loads. The park has one entrance with a height-limited kiosk, and tall deliveries may need traffic holds or off-peak delivery times.
- Minor: The site visit was Oct 8, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Technical questions cutoff: 4 PM on November 2, 2026. Questions must be written and sent in one Word document; the notice does not give a time zone.
- Minor: Brand-name delineators for one pay item. The Government's justification names one product for delineator item 63309-0100 because Arches National Park already uses it. Price that item as the named product.
- Minor: Cattle drive on the road in November and April. A one-day cattle drive in November and April may affect work and traffic plans.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments. 5 of 15 not read. Show which files.
- 6982AF27B000005.pdf (read)
- Amendment A001.pdf (read)
- QnA 10.15.26.pdf (read)
- UT PRA ARCH 100(1) As-Builts.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - Cross Sections-Option Y.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - Cross Sections-Option X.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - Cross Sections-Schedule A.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road Pavement Memo.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road-Delineators-JOFOC.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road Final Hydraulics Report_Signed.pdf (read)
- Sign-in Sheet.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Pre-Show Powerpoint 10-8-2026.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - PLANS.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- UT.NP.ARCH.100(2).Bridges on Delicate Arch Road.Geotech Rpt FINAL.February 2025.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Physical Data.zip: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Build three 100-foot span concrete bridges over Salt Valley Wash, Salt Wash and Winter Camp Wash, with drilled shafts, structural concrete and steel bridge railing
- Realign Delicate Arch Road at Salt Valley Wash, moving the road and new bridge north of the existing crossing
- Raise the road profile at each wash for a 10-year design frequency and so a medium-sized excavator can reach each wash
- Reclaim or remove the existing pavement on the remaining road sections and parking areas, then place a 4-inch asphalt overlay
- Build embankment, riprap, roadway aggregate, concrete curb and guardrail, and run temporary traffic control with flaggers
- Price everything in Schedule A and the two options: Option X (0.35 miles of road) and Option Y (1 parking lot)
- Use the Government's Masterworks web system for daily reports and pay measurements, including a training session after award
- Contract type
- Sealed bid (IFB) construction contract paid on unit prices; one bid schedule (Schedule A) plus two options (Option X and Option Y)
- Period of performance
- Begin work within 10 calendar days after notice to proceed; completion time is set in special contract requirement (SCR) Section 108.01, which was not read. The notice's anticipated schedule shows notice to proceed in December 2026 and contract completion in December 2028.
- Place of performance
- Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah (SAM.gov lists Moab, UT)
- Estimated value
- Government's estimate: total estimated cost between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bidding: award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder if funds are available, with a 10% price evaluation preference for HUBZone small businesses
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM Mountain
- How to submit
- Printed, sealed bid delivered to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, 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
- Price: total of Schedule A plus Options X and Y first; if funds fall short, Schedule A plus Option X, then Schedule A plus Option Y, then Schedule A alone
- Responsiveness: complete bid schedule, signed bid form, acknowledged amendments, original bid bond
- Responsibility of the low bidder
What to include when you submit
- Mark the sealed envelope with the bidder's name and address, the solicitation number 6982AF27B000005, the project number and name, and the time and date bids are due
- Include the signed Standard Form 1442 (SF-1442) pages A-1 and A-2 and acknowledge every amendment in Block 19
- Include the indication of interest in formal Partnering (page A-6) and the Bid Schedule (pages A-7 through A-17)
- Include the completed Authority to Bind certificate (pages A-18 through A-22) and the Buy American Act and Hazardous Materials forms (pages A-23 and A-24)
- Include the bid guarantee (RFO Clause 52.228-1, pages B-1 through B-4): bid bonds must be originals with original signatures and corporate seals
- Include the VETS-4212 declaration (page A-ii) and Bidders' Information (pages B-5 through B-8)
- Enter a unit price for every pay item and a Construction Cost Total for Schedule A, Option X and Option Y; the unit price governs if the extended amount differs
- HUBZone small businesses that waive the price preference must complete RFO Clause 52.219-4
- Send technical questions in one Word document to CFLContracts@dot.gov
- Bid changes or withdrawals may be sent by mail or email to cflcontracts@dot.gov before bids are due; resubmitting the entire bid schedule is strongly encouraged
After award, you must have
- Performance and payment bonds after award, under RFO Clause 52.228-15; the SF-1442 shows 10 calendar days in Block 12B From 6982AF27B000005.pdf:
Item 12A: PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: See RFO Clause 52.228-15…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. A Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition covers one item only (Delineator, Type 1, 100 each); the rest of the job is full and open competition with no sources-sought results given.
Not in the notice text
- Much of the IFB was left out of the text read here, including the bid schedule pages, Sections B to D, and the special contract requirements. The plans, a pre-show presentation, the geotechnical report and a physical data zip are attached but not read.
- The time allowed to finish the work is in SCR Section 108.01, which was not read.
- The bid guarantee amount is in RFO Provision 52.228-1 and Subsection 102.03 of the FP-14 standard specifications, which were not read.
- The Department of Labor construction wage rate requirement is cited, but the wage rate tables themselves (Section D) were not read; the dollar rates are not known.
- Amendment A001 replaced page A-1 of the bid form, but the new due date on that page could not be read; use the date on SAM.gov.
- Insurance requirements are in Subsection 107.05 of the FP-14, not read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Printed, sealed bid delivered to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, 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 22, 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.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 19, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 10, 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PROJECT NUMBER: UT NP ARCH 100(2) PROJECT NAME: Bridges on Delicate Arch Road PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Delicate Arch Road (DAR) is within Arches National Park (Park) and provides access to Delicate Arch. DAR is a functional class 1 roadway (Principal Park Road) and is heavily traveled by visitors and often congested during periods with moderate-to-high levels of visitation. DAR crosses three low-gradient ephemeral washes (Salt Valley Wash, Salt Wash, and Winter Camp Wash) near their confluence in the Salt Wash Basin downstream of Wolfe Ranch. Culverts installed during original road construction in the mid-1990s and during subsequent upgrades are inadequate to allow unobstructed stream flow and sediment transport downstream. This existing condition produces flooding and sediment deposition, which creates unsafe conditions for visitors, triggers road closures, potentially strands Park visitors, diminishes visitor experience of the Park, and generates high operational costs associated with traffic management, visitor safety, and cleanup operations. SCOPE OF THE WORK: This project will be designated as Reconstruction (4R) with one segment of restoration (3R), and will design and construct 100’ span concrete bridges at the Salt Valley Wash, Salt Wash, and Winter Camp Wash. The DA roadway profile at each Wash will be raised to accommodate a 10-year design frequency and allow a medium-sized excavator to access each wash. The DA will be realigned at the Salt Valley wash, moving the roadway and new bridge location to the north of the existing roadway and drainage crossing. The remaining 3R sections of the roadway will receive full depth reclamation (FDR) or removal of pavement, including all parking areas, followed by a 4-inch pavement overlay. PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS: 20420-0000 Embankment Construction: 10,000 CUYD 25101-0300 Placed Riprap, Class 3: 1,725 CUYD 30202-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 5,140 TON 40101-5600 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Gyratory Mix, 1/2-Inch or 3/4-Inch Nominal Maximum Size Aggregate, 0.3 To <3 Million ESAL: 8,300 TON 55201-0200 Structural Concrete, Class A (AE): 752 CUYD 55401-2000 Reinforcing Steel, Epoxy Coated: 138,000 LB 55601-1100 Bridge Railing, Steel, Two Rail: 642 LNFT 56501-0200 Drilled Shaft, 24-Inch Diameter: 750 LNFT 56501-0300 Drilled Shaft, 30-Inch Diameter: 890 LNFT 60901-1300 Curb, Concrete, 15-Inch Depth (Reinforced, Colored): 3,921 LNFT 61701-4500 Guardrail System Mgs, Type 2, Class A Steel Posts: 1,290 LNFT 63506-0500 Temporary Traffic Control, Flagger: 5,800 HOUR ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Advertisement – September 2026 Award – November 2026 NTP – December 2026 Contract Completion – December 2028 ESTIMATED COST RANGE: Total estimated cost between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 This will be solicited as a full and open competition.
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