Solicitation
YELL 338223 - Bridge Preservation
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · Sol. 140P2026R0073
Due in 21 days
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The National Park Service (Denver Service Center) wants a contractor to preserve three bridges in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: Lava Creek, Thumb Creek and Unnamed Creek. The solicitation says it is a small business set-aside with an estimated price between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The work is repairs, sealing, painting and a modified concrete overlay, done under traffic control in a national park.
Watch out for
- Set-aside status does not match the SAM listing. The SAM.gov notice lists no set-aside, but the solicitation document says small business set-aside, so a business that is not small should confirm eligibility before bidding.
This acquisition is being solicited as a Small Business set-aside solicitation.
- Email-only submission. Proposals sent any way other than email are not accepted, and you must send to two addresses with a specific subject line, so a formatting mistake could get you rejected.
Proposals shall be submitted via email.
- Bid bond needed up front. You must submit a bid guarantee with the proposal, so you need a surety relationship before the deadline.
Submit Standard Form 24, Bid Bond duly executed between the Offeror and the bonding
- Liquidated damages of $2,132 per day. Finishing late costs you $2,132 for every calendar day of delay, which is a large exposure on a $1M to $5M job.
liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $2,132.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is
- Specialty bridge experience scored. Experience with concrete repair, painting and containment, in-water work and especially deck hydro-demolition is rated more favorably, so a general contractor without bridge work may score poorly.
Experience with bridge deck hydro demolition will be more favorably rated.
- Tight traffic and park work restrictions. Work must keep one lane open with short hold times, normal hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and weekend, holiday and night work needs approval, which limits productivity.
Work on Saturdays, Sundays, Federal holidays and at night shall not be performed without prior
- Conflicting traffic delay limits. One spec section sets a 10-minute maximum hold per direction and another allows delays up to 15 minutes, so ask the contracting officer which one governs before pricing traffic control.
Limit construction-caused delays to public traffic to a maximum of 15 minutes
- Environmental and wildlife rules. Equipment must be cleaned and inspected before entering the park, there are bird-nesting limits on clearing, and work near water may need Clean Water Act permits, adding cost and schedule risk.
All vehicles and equipment will be inspected by NPS personnel before their entry into the
Read from the notice and 8 attachments. 3 not read in full.
- Sol_140P2026R0073.pdf
- B08_Attach_2_Specifications_YELL_338223.pdf
- B08_Attach_4_2026NWPs_WY_EPA-R8_401WQC.pdf
- B08_Attach_5_NWP-13_Factsheet_2026.pdf
- B08_Attach_6_2026_FinalRegionalConditions_WY.pdf
- B08_Attach_10_General_References.pdf
- B08_Attach_7_Project_Experience.docx
- B08__Attach_8_Past_Performance_Questionnaire.docx
- B08_Attach_9_LmtOnSubconRpt.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- B08_Attach_1_Drawings_YELL_338223.pdf: too large
- B08_Attach_3_WD_Park_and_Teton_WY20260044_07_30_2026.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
Full brief
What they want
- Repair spalling concrete and make structural concrete repairs
- Repair and repoint existing stone masonry
- Clean, repair and seal bridge expansion joints and seal cracks
- Hydro-demolition of bridge deck and a modified concrete (epoxy) overlay
- Repair damaged bridge railing, install rail anchor bolts and paint the bridge rail
- Erosion repair, rip rap, temporary stream diversion, paving and pavement markings
- Site clearing, traffic control and any temporary works needed to deliver the scope
- Priced as three lump-sum line items: Lava Creek Bridge, Thumb Creek Bridge, Unnamed Creek Bridge
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (offerors must submit at least one FFP offer); three lump-sum line items; single prime contract; construction
- Place of performance
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (Lava Creek Bridge, Thumb Creek Bridge and Unnamed Creek Bridge; the last two are on South Entrance Road)
- Estimated value
- Estimated Price Range: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff (FAR Part 15.1 Best Value Continuum). Non-price factors 1 to 4 are in descending order of importance and, combined, are significantly more important than price. The government plans to award without discussions, so the first proposal should be the best one. Price is checked for reasonableness and unbalanced line items.
- Offers due
- October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM (14:00, UTC-06:00 as listed in the notice; the SF 1442 also shows 10/30/2026 and 1400)
- How to submit
- Email only, sent to both the Contracting Officer (Shellie_murphy@ios.doi.gov) and CS_DSC_Proposal_Submission@nps.gov
- Page limits
- Factor 1 Technical Approach: 2 pages (pictures count toward the limit). Factor 2: up to 3 projects, one form each. Email attachments max 38 MB each; each email max 100 MB.
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1 - Technical Approach (2-page narrative)
- Factor 2 - Project Experience (up to 3 projects in the last 5 years)
- Factor 3 - Key Personnel Experience (Site Superintendent, Traffic Control Supervisor)
- Factor 4 - Past Performance
- Price (not rated; less important than all non-price factors combined)
What to include when you submit
- Email subject line format: 140P2026R0073, YELL 338223, email x of x
- Submit Volume I (technical) and Volume II (business and price) as separate email attachments, one electronic copy, no hard copies
- Volume I folders: Factor 1 Technical Approach, Factor 2 Project Experience, Factor 3 Key Personnel, Factor 4 Past Performance
- Technical Approach must cover traffic management and visitor safety, project approach and sequencing, and a risk analysis (weather, unforeseen site conditions such as animals, material lead times, workforce)
- Key personnel resumes for On-Site Superintendent and On-site Traffic Control Manager (no preprinted form)
- Past Performance: send the questionnaire to your references, submit copies of what you sent, and include a narrative on any less-than-satisfactory past performance (a CPARS report may replace the questionnaire)
- Volume II: SF 1442 (blocks 14 through 20c only), acknowledged amendments, Section B price schedule with a Schedule of Values for each line item, SF 24 bid bond or other suitable bid guarantee, Section K representations and certifications, General References form, and the Limitations on Subcontracting percentage worksheet
- Offerors must verify receipt of their proposals
- Large businesses must also submit a small business subcontracting plan
You must have
- Small business set-aside (NAICS 237310); the size standard is in clause 52.204-8 in Section K, which is not visible in the text provided
This acquisition is being solicited as a Small Business set-aside solicitation.
- Limitations on subcontracting clause applies (a worksheet is required with the proposal)
LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)
- Active SAM.gov registration at the time the offer is submitted
Your firm must maintain current, active registration
- Bid guarantee: SF 24 bid bond or other suitable guarantee with the proposal
Submit Standard Form 24, Bid Bond duly executed between the Offeror and the bonding
- Site Superintendent: at least 5 years on at least 3 similar projects, OSHA 30 hour and basic life support credentials, bridge rehabilitation, concrete, over-water containment and subcontractor management experience
Site Superintendent: Minimum five (5) years of experience on at least three (3) similar projects.
- Traffic Control Supervisor: at least 3 years managing MUTCD traffic control on highway construction, with ATSSA or WYDOT certification
Shall possess ATSSA certification or be certified Traffic Control
- Performance and payment bonds clause is in the contract; whether bonds are required (SF 1442 block 12a) is not legible in the text provided
PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS-CONSTRUCTION
Not in the notice text
- Contract period of performance and number of calendar days to complete the work (Section H special requirement 1 and SF 1442 blocks 11 and 12 are not readable)
- Whether performance and payment bonds are required and the bid guarantee amount
- Pre-proposal site visit date and whether it is mandatory (Section L)
- Small business size standard (clause 52.204-8 in Section K)
- Prevailing wage details: the wage determination attachment is a scanned PDF with no readable text
- Drawings and the Limitations on Subcontracting worksheet spreadsheet were not provided in readable form
- Middle portions of the solicitation and the specifications were cut off, so some requirements may be missing from this brief
- Notice place of performance field is blank
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 140P2026R0073
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · National Park Service
- Office
- DSC Contracting Services Division
- NAICS
- 237310
- Product/service code
- Z2LB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Murphy, Shellieshellie_murphy@nps.gov7206102690
Full notice text from SAM.gov
YELL 338223 - Bridge Preservation
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