Presolicitation
Cove Day School Construction
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Indian Affairs
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AI summaryThe Bureau of Indian Affairs, for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), plans a sealed-bid solicitation to build the Cove Day School replacement campus in Red Valley, Arizona: a new K-6 school, a maintenance building, six employee quarters and site utilities. It is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), and the estimated construction magnitude is more than $10,000,000. This is a presolicitation: no response is due with this notice, and the solicitation is anticipated to be issued October 30, 2026. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: The solicitation is not part of this notice. It will be posted on SAM.gov with the bid due date, bid instructions, evaluation rules and contract documents; the synopsis lists the anticipated issue date as October 30, 2026. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), plans a sealed-bid solicitation to build the Cove Day School replacement campus in Red Valley, Arizona: a new K-6 school, a maintenance building, six employee quarters and site utilities. It is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), and the estimated construction magnitude is more than $10,000,000. This is a presolicitation: no response is due with this notice, and the solicitation is anticipated to be issued October 30, 2026.
Who can bid
- Must be an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE); the set-aside is for qualified ISBEE firms
- Must qualify under the NAICS 236220 small business size standard of $45,000,000, the figure shown next to the code (a size limit, not the value of this contract)
How to submit: The solicitation will be posted on www.sam.gov and will carry the submission instructions; the synopsis says sealed bidding (FAR Part 14) will be used. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Serious: Only ISBEE firms can bid. The work is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, so other firms cannot be the prime contractor; a business that is not an ISBEE would need to check eligibility before spending time on this.
- Worth checking: Large, complete turn-key project. One contractor delivers a school, quarters, utilities, furniture, IT infrastructure and closeout documents on a remote site, with a construction magnitude above $10,000,000.
- Worth checking: Sustainability certification required. The notice text says to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, while the synopsis says LEED or other sustainability compliance as required; the solicitation should say which applies.
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- Minor: No response due date given. The synopsis gives no response due date. Bid instructions and dates come with the solicitation, which is anticipated October 30, 2026.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- B01_Synopsis_of_Proposed_Contract_Action_10_6_26_1.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Build a new K-6 school building, a maintenance building, and six employee quarters
- Site infrastructure, playgrounds, a water well and storage, and wastewater lagoon improvements
- Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E), Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, and operational turnover documentation
- Meet Indian Affairs safety and health codes, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 5000, accessibility standards, and the 2007 BIA School Facilities Design Handbook
- Achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification or other sustainability compliance as required
- Coordinate with the contracting officer, the contracting officer's representative, the project manager, the quality assurance representative, BIE, utility providers, tribal authorities and school representatives
- Finish through the Certificate of Occupancy, final acceptance, closeout documents, asset capitalization documents, equipment template submission and warranty support
- Contract type
- Not stated; the synopsis says the solicitation will use FAR Part 14 sealed bidding procedures
- Place of performance
- Cove Day School, Red Valley, Arizona 86544
- Estimated value
- Estimated construction magnitude: more than $10,000,000 (as written in the synopsis)
- How to submit
- The solicitation will be posted on www.sam.gov and will carry the submission instructions; the synopsis says sealed bidding (FAR Part 14) will be used
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation is not part of this notice. It will be posted on SAM.gov with the bid due date, bid instructions, evaluation rules and contract documents; the synopsis lists the anticipated issue date as October 30, 2026.
- The documents do not say whether there is a site visit or whether it is required.
- The documents do not say which wage rule applies, such as a Davis-Bacon wage determination.
- The documents do not say whether bid, performance or payment bonds are required, or how long the work is expected to take.
- The synopsis does not explain how a firm qualifies as an ISBEE.
- The solicitation number shows as [TBD] in the synopsis, while SAM.gov lists 140A1627B0003.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for Indian small business economic enterprises: only those can bid as the prime contractor. More open indian economic enterprise set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: The solicitation will be posted on www.sam.gov and will carry the submission instructions; the synopsis says sealed bidding (FAR Part 14) will be used. 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 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reston, VA
- Product/service code
- Y1CA · Construction of Schools
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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