Solicitation
Natchez Trace Parkway Project MS NP NATR 3F26
Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration · Sol. 693C73-27-B-000001
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The Federal Highway Administration's Eastern Federal Lands office, working for the National Park Service, wants sealed bids to resurface a stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The work covers milling, asphalt overlay, shoulder widening, spot repairs and striping on the road, ramps, bridges, intersections and parking areas. The price is expected to be $10-12 million, split into a base schedule plus four options, and the full job is allowed up to 469 calendar days.
Watch out for
- Large project and bonding. At $10-12 million, a small business needs surety capacity for a bid bond (up to $3 million) plus performance and payment bonds.
expected to fall within the price range of $10,000,000 to $12,000,000
- No set-aside: competing with large firms. Any business can bid, so you compete against larger paving contractors; only HUBZone firms get a price preference.
subject to a 10% price evaluation preference for eligible
- 50% self-performance rule. You must do about half the work with your own crews, which limits how much you can subcontract.
The Contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 50%.
- Bid rejected for missing bond or paperwork. A missing bid bond, power of attorney or other required form can get the bid thrown out with no chance to fix it.
Failure to submit a complete bid may be cause to reject your bid.
- Strict electronic bid rules. Email goes only to one address, and cloud links (such as OneDrive) are not opened, so attach files directly.
PLEASE NOTE ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL ONLY
- Bat protection work windows. Tree removal and bridge or culvert work are limited to set months, and bat inspections or work stoppages could affect your schedule.
Tree removal will occur between August 1 to December 14 or February 16 to May 14.
- Some quantities not yet set. The pavement memo says patching and wedge-and-level quantities will be marked later by the Government, so exact work is not fixed.
asphalt wedge and leveling quantities will be marked by EFLHD construction during a later
- Pavement memo does not match the bid package. The memo names Madison County and mileposts that differ from the IFB's Chickasaw County project, so check which data applies.
Madison County, Mississippi. This project includes the pavement preservation of the
- Lane closures need approval. Lane closures need Contracting Officer approval at least two weeks ahead, which affects crew and paving scheduling.
Obtain approval for lane closures from the CO at least two weeks prior to closure.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- IFB Solicitation - MS NP NATR 3F26.pdf
- ADV_Subcontracting Plan - MS NP NATR 3F26.docx
- MS NP NATR 3F26 Pavement Memo_adv.pdf
- FP24_Eng.pdf
- VETS-4212 Form.pdf
- Categorical Exclusion Form (NEPA) (FHWA).pdf
- Categorical Exclusion Form (NEPA) (NPS).pdf
- Plans - MS NP NATR 3F26.pdf: too large
- ADV_Bidders Qualifications Form.doc: .doc files aren't read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Mill (micro-mill) and overlay the Parkway mainline, ramps, intersections and parking/pull-off areas (the pavement memo recommends 1.375 inches of each)
- Resurface bridges and bridge approaches as part of the Parkway work
- Widen shoulders and pavement edges and do spot reconstruction, including full-depth patching where the Government marks it
- Crack seal and fill (the pavement memo lists about 11,000 linear feet on the mainline alone)
- Place pavement markings and raised profile striping at bridge approaches
- Remove and replace road signs and run temporary traffic control with flaggers
- Work in up to five schedules: Schedule A (base) and Schedules B-E (Government options 1-4)
- Contract type
- Sealed-bid (IFB) construction contract, paid at unit prices from a bid schedule; Schedule A is the base and Schedules B-E are Government options
- Period of performance
- Up to 469 calendar days if Schedules A-E are awarded together (254 days for A+C+E, 295 days for B+D+E). Alone: A 199 days, B 147, C 136, D 57, E 77. Notice to Proceed is issued within 30 days after acceptable bonds.
- Place of performance
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Chickasaw County, Mississippi (about mileposts 226.55 to 239.23)
- Estimated value
- $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 for the entire project
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid (IFB): bids are opened publicly and priced from the bid schedule. The attachments say bidder responsibility is checked from the Bidder's Qualification Form and that eligible HUBZone small businesses get a 10% price evaluation preference. The full award rule is in pages not provided.
- Offers due
- 2026-10-20T14:00:00-04:00
- How to submit
- Email to EFLHD.Contracts@dot.gov (subject line: solicitation number, project number and ATTN: Monique Lynch), or mail or hand-deliver to the FHWA Eastern Federal Lands office, Quantum Park, Ashburn VA. Email bids are encouraged; no file-sharing links, no fax.
What they'll judge offers on
- Bid price from the bid schedule
- Bidder responsibility, based on the Bidder's Qualification Form
- 10% price evaluation preference for eligible HUBZone small businesses
What to include when you submit
- Complete and sign Standard Form 1442 (bidder name/address, phone, amendments acknowledged, signature and date)
- Fill in the Bid Schedule with a unit price and amount for every pay item, and initial any corrections
- Send a scanned copy of the bid bond (SF-24) and the surety's Power of Attorney with an emailed bid; bids without them are rejected
- Return the completed and signed Bidder's Qualification Form with the bid
- Be registered in SAM at bid time, complete online reps and certs, and file the annual VETS-4212 report
- Check the HUBZone box in Provision 52.219-4 only if claiming the waiver
- Large businesses only: subcontracting plan is encouraged with the bid but not mandatory
- Check SAM.gov for amendments and acknowledge all of them; send questions to eflhd.contracts@dot.gov with the solicitation number and project name
You must have
- Open to all business sizes (no set-aside). Eligible HUBZone small businesses get a 10% price evaluation preference.
This project is UN-RESTRICTED - Bids will be accepted from ALL eligible business
- Active SAM registration when bidding and at award, with online representations and certifications
shall have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Bid guarantee (bid bond on SF-24 with power of attorney): 20% of the bid price or $3 million, whichever is less
A bid guarantee in the amount of not less than 20 percent of the bid price or $3 million
- Bids without a valid bid bond are rejected
BIDS RECEIVED WITHOUT A VALID BID BOND WILL BE REJECTED.
- Performance and payment bonds if awarded
Furnish performance and payment bonds in accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-15.
- Prime must perform at least 50% of the work on site with its own organization
The Contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 50%.
- Annual VETS-4212 veterans' employment report filed online
The required annual Form VETS-4212 must also be completed online
- Bidder's Qualification Form completed, signed and submitted with the bid
Form completed, signed and submitted with bid
- Affirmation about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, made when invoicing for payment
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that are inconsistent with the Equal Protection
Not in the notice text
- The bid schedule, pay items and quantities, and the Special Contract Requirements (J pages) were mostly left out of the text provided
- The 102-sheet plans were not provided
- The Bidder's Qualification Form (a .doc file) was not read, so its contents and any experience thresholds are unknown
- The wage rates in the Minimum Wage Schedule (F-7 to F-13) and any liquidated damages amount were not provided
- Exactly how the contract is awarded across Schedules A-E (which options are priced and awarded together)
- Exact bid opening location and the date and time shown on SF 1442 beyond the notice's 14:00 Eastern deadline
- Whether the pavement memo's treatment (1.375 inch mill and overlay) is final, since it is labelled preliminary and is dated 9/3/2025
- Site visit details (a Government representative can show the site; requests go through Section E, which was not provided)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 20, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 693C73-27-B-000001
- Agency
- Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration
- Office
- 693C73 Eastern Fed Lands Division
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 237310
- Product/service code
- Y1LB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- MS
- Contracting contact
- Monique LynchEFLHD.Contracts@dot.gov
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
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