Sources Sought
JELA 325250 335621
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · Sol. 140P2026R0099
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The National Park Service Denver Service Center is running a sources sought (market research, not a bid) for a major rehabilitation of Chalmette National Cemetery at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana. Work includes resetting grave markers, repairing historic walls and fencing, and rebuilding drainage after hurricane damage. The NPS expects a competitive RFP around December 2026 for a single firm-fixed-price contract of about 730 calendar days, magnitude over $10 million.
Things to watch
- Large job with bonding. Construction over $10 million with bid, performance and payment bonds expected needs substantial bonding capacity.
Magnitude of construction is more than $10,000,000;
- Set-aside not decided. The notice says interest from small businesses will decide whether the RFP is a small business or other set-aside; if you do not respond, you may not help trigger one.
- Historic cemetery work with open park. The park stays open during construction, the site needs protective measures, and it is a historic and cultural resource, so scheduling and methods must limit visitor impact.
The Park will remain open during construction, thus contract activities and logistics must be structured and scheduled to minimize visitor impact;
- Remote logistics. Suppliers and lodging are 30 miles from the site, and winter construction may be required.
The construction site is 30 miles from nearest suppliers and lodging facilities;
- Not a solicitation. No solicitation, specifications or drawings are available, so you cannot yet price or propose.
No solicitation, proposal package, specifications, or drawings are available with this SSN.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments.
- A14_SSN_-_JELA_325250_335621_1.pdf
- A14_SSN_Survey_Questionnaire_Attachment_1_-_JELA_325250_335621_1.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Clean, straighten, raise, realign and replace grave markers (about 25 percent are missing, damaged or illegible)
- Rehabilitate gates, iron fencing and historic brick perimeter walls, including repointing and structural repairs
- Grading improvements and a working stormwater system to reduce flooding and subsidence
- Restore historic plantings, tree canopy, turf and cultural landscape features
- Rehabilitate walkways, including the entrance walkway and paths at the Superintendent's Lodge
- Minor conservation and cleaning of monuments and historic features
- Improve visitor access, including seating, interpretive elements, circulation and parking
- Contract type
- Single firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract anticipated (competitive RFP)
- Period of performance
- 730 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown (anticipated)
- Place of performance
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Chalmette Cemetery, Chalmette, LA
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction is more than $10,000,000
- Offers due
- 5:00 PM Mountain Time (MT) on August 5, 2026 (sources sought response)
- How to submit
- Email the completed Sources Sought Survey Questionnaire to Contracting Officer Carlos Garcia at carlos_garcia@ios.doi.gov
What to include when you submit
- Fill out the attached Sources Sought Survey Questionnaire (Attachment 1) in its entirety
- Questionnaire asks for company name, address, point of contact and UEI
- Questionnaire asks for prime contractor experience on similar federal construction, cemetery and historic preservation experience, New Orleans area experience, bonding capacity (no letters required), SBA certifications, and percent of work self-performed
- Questionnaire asks how you will comply with Louisiana construction licensing and permitting
You must have
- Bid, performance and payment bonds are anticipated to be required
Bid, Performance, and Payment Bonds are anticipated to be required.
- Both large and small businesses may respond; whether the later RFP is set aside for small business depends on the responses
Responses are being requested from both Large and Small Businesses.
- Compliance with Louisiana local construction licensing and permitting (the questionnaire asks how you will comply)
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation method and factors for the later RFP
- Whether the RFP will be a small business set-aside (SAM.gov field says none)
- Detailed specifications and drawings (not available yet)
- Exact RFP issue date (stated only as around December 2026) and proposal due date
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Key facts
- Posted
- Jul 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 140P2026R0099
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · National Park Service
- Office
- DSC Contracting Services Division
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Z2PZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Garcia, Carloscarlos_garcia@nps.gov7209006595
What similar contracts paid
16 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 41% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$2.5MMiddle half: $437K to $16.2M
Typical per year$2.2MValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
JELA 325250 335621 - Rehabilitate Chalmette National Cemetery at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Chalmette Cemetery located in Chalmette, LA
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