Solicitation
IE181 - WHS Greenhouse Construction
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Indian Affairs
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AI summaryThe Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Education Acquisition Office, wants a greenhouse installed at Wingate High School in Fort Wingate, NM. Only Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises can bid. The estimated value is $100,000 to $250,000, and the response due date is November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain. More in the summary
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Education Acquisition Office, wants a greenhouse installed at Wingate High School in Fort Wingate, NM. Only Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises can bid. The estimated value is $100,000 to $250,000, and the response due date is November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain.
Who can bid
- Must be an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (the set-aside is limited to these firms)
- Registered in SAM.gov
- Bond for bids over $35,000 (bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds are among the listed clauses)
How to submit: Email to Mary Jane Johnson, Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Acquisition: maryjane.johnson@bie.edu. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises. Only firms that qualify as Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises can bid, and a subcontracting limit clause applies.
- Serious: Bond required above $35,000. At this value you will need a bond, which can take time and cost money to line up.
- Worth checking: Construction wage rule listed. The clause list includes Construction Wage Rate Requirements (the Davis-Bacon wage rule), which sets minimum pay and payroll records.
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- Minor: Navajo Nation taxes priced separately. You must price Navajo Nation taxes as their own line, plus state taxes, so check what applies to the site.
- Minor: Questions cutoff. Questions must reach the contracting officer 10 days before the closing time.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Install a greenhouse at Wingate High School, 1737 Shush Drive, Fort Wingate, NM 87316
- Supply all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation and incidentals
- Price three items: installation services, materials and supplies, and Navajo Nation taxes
- Include shipping and delivery charges (with unloading) and all applicable state taxes in the total price
- Contract type
- Fixed price contract (commercial products and services)
- Place of performance
- Wingate High School, 1737 Shush Drive, Fort Wingate, NM 87316
- Estimated value
- $100,000 to $250,000 (the estimated value given for this construction project)
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price from a conforming quote, judged fair and reasonable
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time
- How to submit
- Email to Mary Jane Johnson, Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Acquisition: maryjane.johnson@bie.edu
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Include your Unique Entity ID (UEI, the SAM.gov business ID) with a signed and dated quote
- Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications
- Include a completed DIAR 1452.280-4, Indian Economic Enterprise Representation
- Fill in every price line: installation services, materials and supplies, Navajo Nation taxes, shipping and delivery, state taxes and the total
- Send questions to the contracting officer no later than 10 days before closing
Not in the notice text
- The notice does not describe the greenhouse (size, type, foundation, utilities) or attach drawings.
- Whether there is a site visit is not stated.
- The Davis-Bacon wage determination (the posted wage rates for the job) is not given in the text.
- How long the work may take and the required completion date are not stated.
- The bond amount and form are not stated beyond the $35,000 threshold.
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 236210
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Mary Jane Johnson, Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Acquisition: maryjane.johnson@bie.edu. 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 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Indian Education Acquisition Office, Albuquerque, NM
- Product/service code
- Y1CA · Construction of Schools
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236210)
- 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
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside