Solicitation
GRTE 237343 - Rehab 4 Lazy F Ranch
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · Sol. 140P2026R0098
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The National Park Service's Denver Service Center wants a small business general contractor to rehabilitate the historic 4 Lazy F Ranch buildings at Grand Teton National Park near Moose, Wyoming into seasonal employee housing, including new water, sewer, power and fiber site utilities. The solicitation says the work is greater than $10 million and the proposal package shows a 540 calendar day performance period. Funds are not yet available, so award depends on funding.
Watch out for
- Very large project. The solicitation puts the magnitude above $10 million, which means large bonds and heavy cash flow for a small business.
Magnitude of Construction: Greater than $10M
- Funding not yet available. No award will be made until funds exist, and the Government can cancel before or after the closing date without reimbursing your proposal costs.
award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available.
- Bid bond plus performance and payment bonds. You need surety support up front for the bid and again for the contract, and the notice to proceed waits on the bonds.
Standard Form 24, Bid Bond duly executed between the Offeror and the bonding
- Bat guano in the buildings. A survey found large amounts of bat droppings in the Main Lodge, and recommends a remediation company clean up and seal openings, adding cost and safety work.
Large amounts of bat guano was observed on the floors and walls in all of the
- Asbestos and lead paint work. The specifications include asbestos abatement and lead-based paint removal, and the asbestos lab report shows some materials such as transite panels with chrysotile asbestos, so licensed abatement subs and disposal costs are likely.
02 82 00 - Abatement of Asbestos-Containing Materials
- Historic log restoration to strict standards. Original logs must be repaired in place where possible, replacements must match tool marks, and final shaping is by hand tools only, which needs specialized craftsmen.
Log expert is required for this work.
- Limits on subcontracting. As a small business set-aside prime you must self-perform a large share of the work, which is hard on a project with many specialty trades.
52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)
- Site in a mapped flood hazard area. The design report says the site is in a 1% annual chance flood zone, which can complicate staging, utility work and scheduling.
4LF site is within the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Zone A
- Site visit and meeting dates not set. A pre-proposal site visit and an on-site meeting in late October will be set by amendment, so dates and travel to Grand Teton National Park may change on short notice.
A pre-proposal site visit will be scheduled at a later date.
- Pricing must be balanced across options. The Government evaluates the base plus all 15 options and checks for unbalanced line-item pricing, so you must price every option.
Offerors are cautioned to distribute costs
Read from the notice and 11 attachments. 1 not read in full.
- Sol_140P2026R0098.pdf
- B08_140P2026R0098_GRTE_4LazyF.pdf
- B08_Attachment_02_GRTE_237343_Specifications.pdf
- B08_Attachment_10_Proposal_Submission_Package_GRTE.docx
- B08_Attachment_08_GRTE_237343_-_WY_DEQ_Permit_Application_4-Lazy_F_NPS_signed_07_29_2026.pdf
- B08_Attachment_09_DOL_Wage_Determination_WY20260041.pdf
- B08_Attachment_04_GRTE_237343_-_Combined_Histoplasma_Report_999-5237.pdf
- B08_Attachment_05_GRTE_237343_-_Combined_Lead_Based_Paint_Report_999-5237.pdf
- B08_Attachment_06_GRTE_237343_-_Geotechnical_Engineering_Report_09_19_25.pdf
- B08_Attachment_07_GRTE_237343_-_Water_Sewer_Design_Report.pdf
- B08_Attachment_03_GRTE_237343_-_Combined_Asbestos_Report_999-5237.pdf
- B08_Attachment_01_GRTE_4_Lazy_F_Rehab_Final_CD_Drawings_-_REDUCED_SIZE.pdf: too large
Full brief
What they want
- Rehabilitate the historic 4 Lazy F Ranch buildings (a main lodge, cabins and outbuildings; 9 of the 12 buildings become employee housing) for seasonal use
- Base work is sitework: a new sewer system, a water system, buried power and fiber optic communications
- Fifteen priced options covering each building plus a parking lot and roadway/staging area restoration
- Historic log, wood and masonry repair done to NPS procedures, with final log tooling by non-powered hand tools and a log expert required
- Building systems work in the specifications: plumbing, fire sprinklers, heating, electrical, LED lighting and fire alarm
- Hazardous material work: asbestos abatement, lead-based paint stabilization and removal, and cleanup of bat and rodent droppings
- Abandon the existing on-site well and septic and connect the buildings to park water and sewer
- Contract type
- Negotiated construction contract (RFP, SF 1442) with a lump-sum price schedule: base work plus 15 priced options
- Period of performance
- 540 calendar days per the proposal package form; the exact start and completion terms are in Special Requirement 1, which was not fully included
- Place of performance
- 4 Lazy F Ranch, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction stated as greater than $10M
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff (FAR Part 15). Non-price factors combined are equally important to price. The Government intends to award without discussions.
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM (UTC-05:00 per the SAM listing; the SF 1442 shows 11/13/2026, 1700 local time)
- How to submit
- Electronic submission as set out in Section L (the specific email or portal address was in a part of the solicitation that was not included)
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1: Technical Approach
- Factor 2: Project Experience
- Factor 3: Schedule
- Factor 4: Past Performance
- Price (equal in importance to all non-price factors combined; options are added to the base price)
What to include when you submit
- Volume I, Technical (non-price) proposal covering technical approach, project experience, schedule and past performance
- Volume II, Business and Price proposal: submit one electronic copy, no hard copies
- Volume II contents: signed SF 1442 (blocks 14-20c), amendment acknowledgments, Section B price schedule with all options priced, SF 24 bid bond or other bid guarantee, Section K representations and certifications, General References form, subcontracting percentage worksheet, and any proposed substitutions or equals
- Complete the Project Experience Questionnaire for each referenced project
- Past performance information for the same projects is not required but is encouraged; also disclose any less-than-satisfactory past performance
- Contact only the Contracting Officer with questions
You must have
- Total small business set-aside under NAICS 237110; the size standard is in clause 52.204-B (Section K), which was not included
This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside.
- Active SAM.gov registration at the time you submit your offer
Your firm must maintain current, active registration
- Bid guarantee with the proposal (SF 24 bid bond or other acceptable guarantee)
BID GUARANTEE: Submit Standard Form 24, Bid Bond duly executed between the Offeror and the bonding
- Performance and payment bonds after award; the notice to proceed comes only after the bonds are received
52.228-15 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS-CONSTRUCTION (JUN 2020)
- Limits on subcontracting: as a set-aside prime you must perform a minimum share of the work yourself, and you submit a worksheet showing the split
52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)
- A log expert for log repair and replacement work
Log expert is required for this work.
- Key personnel are named in the contract (Special Requirement 6)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT 6: KEY PERSONNEL
Not in the notice text
- Drawings were not read (too large)
- The middle of the main solicitation (Sections H-L, including the full submission instructions, page limits, delivery address, the NAICS size standard in Section K and Special Requirement 1 time terms) was not included
- Most of the technical specifications were cut off
- The Davis-Bacon wage determination (WY20260041) text was unreadable
- Exact bond amounts and whether bid guarantee has a percentage cap
- Whether the Government has a price estimate beyond the 'greater than $10M' range
- Dates of the late-October pre-proposal meeting and site visit
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 140P2026R0098
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · National Park Service
- Office
- DSC Contracting Services Division
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 237110
- Product/service code
- Y1NZ
- Business type
- Energy, fuel & utilities
- Contracting contact
- Jasper, Tonytony_jasper@nps.gov3039692789
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
GRTE 237343 - "Rehabilitate 4 Lazy F Ranch Cabins for Employee Housing" This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside. Please see the attached solicitation package for details regarding this construction project at Grand Teton National Park. NPS will be hosting an on-site presolicitation meeting in late October, details for this meeting will be posted via a solicitation amendment. Please contact only the Contracting Officer if you have questions pertaining to this project. Thank you for your interest in working with the National Park Service.
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