Presolicitation

Access Road Repair National Elk Refuge

Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

AI summaryThe U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has posted a presolicitation (an early notice; the full solicitation comes later) to repair the Access Road at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming. It is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) with award on lowest price. The text says the full solicitation is to be posted on or about November 10, 2026; SAM.gov lists December 14, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern as the response date. More in the summary

Advance notice of a coming solicitation, not a bid yet. If it asks for capability statements, sending one is free and puts you on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list before the solicitation is posted. See the contact

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has posted a presolicitation (an early notice; the full solicitation comes later) to repair the Access Road at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming. It is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) with award on lowest price. The text says the full solicitation is to be posted on or about November 10, 2026; SAM.gov lists December 14, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern as the response date.

Who can bid

Be a small business: this is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 237310 (size standard $45 million)
Be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) and complete Online Representations and Certifications
Bonding: 20% bid bond and 100% payment bond

How to submit: Not stated; the full solicitation will give instructions. 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 26, 2026.

Serious: Small businesses only. Only small businesses can bid on this total small business set-aside.
Serious: Bonding required: 20% bid bond and 100% payment bond. A bidder must be able to get both bonds, which can stop a business without bonding capacity.
Worth checking: Response date and solicitation date differ. SAM.gov lists December 14, 2026 as the response date. The text gives no offer due date and says the full solicitation is to be posted on or about November 10, 2026.

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Worth checking: Site visit to be announced. The date, and whether attendance is required, will come with the full solicitation.
Minor: Questions by email only. Send questions in writing to the named contact, not by phone.

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Full summary

What they want

Repair and re-surface the Access Road at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, WY (Teton County)
Provide all material, equipment and labor for the road re-surfacing
Start work within 10 days of Notice to Proceed and finish by the date agreed at award

Contract type: Firm-fixed-price, bought under FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures (a lighter buying process for smaller purchases)
Period of performance: Work starts within 10 days of Notice to Proceed and is completed by the date agreed at award
Place of performance: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY (Teton County)
Estimated value: Project magnitude between $25,000 and $100,000
How they'll choose: Lowest price
Offers due: December 14, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
How to submit: Not stated; the full solicitation will give instructions

What they'll judge offers on

Price: award is based on lowest price

What to include when you submit

Be registered in SAM and complete Online Representations and Certifications
Plan for a 20% bid bond (a guarantee from a surety that you will sign the contract if chosen) and a 100% payment bond (a guarantee that subcontractors and suppliers get paid)

Not in the notice text

The full solicitation, to be posted on SAM.gov on or about November 10, 2026, will hold the submission instructions, site visit details and wage rules.
Whether a Davis-Bacon wage determination (federal minimum wage rates for construction workers) applies is not stated.
The site visit date and whether it is required are not stated.
What the December 14, 2026 SAM.gov response date is for is not stated in the text.

Eligibility and how to respond

Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 237310
How to submit, from the AI summary: Not stated; the full solicitation will give instructions. 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 26, 2026
Notice type: Presolicitation
Office: FWS Contracting Activity, Falls Church, VA
Product/service code: Z2LB · Repair or Alteration of Highways/Roads/Streets/Bridges/Railways
Business type: Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237310)
Attachments: Checking SAM.gov for this notice's files…
See attachments on SAM.gov

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

Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside

Full notice text from SAM.gov

. EO 14398 - Access Road Repair National Elk Refuge This is a Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation notice. The final solicitation package will follow. This opportunity is only available to Small Businesses. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Construction Team has a requirement for the following: The repair of the Access Road at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, WY in Teton County. The project includes providing all material, equipment, and labor required to perform the road re-surfacing for the Access Road. This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This will be a Firm Fixed Priced Contract and Award will be based on Lowest Price. The complete Solicitation will be posted to https://sam.gov/ under Contract Opportunities on or about November 10, 2026. Interested contractors must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management, www.sam.gov) and complete Online Representations and Certifications. A pre-proposal site visit and instructions will also be announced with the solicitation. The NAICS code is 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction and the size standard is $45 million. The project magnitude is between $25,000 and $100,000. The work will commence within 10 days of Notice to Proceed and be completed by the agreed upon date at the time of award. Bonding Requirements: 20% Bid Bond, 100% Payment Bond Direct questions in writing via email ONLY to Samantha LaGue at Samantha_LaGue@ios.doi.gov

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