Presolicitation
YELL 338223 - Bridge Preservation
Department of the Interior · National Park Service
AI summaryThe National Park Service Denver Service Center plans a fixed-price bridge preservation job at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, covering concrete, masonry, expansion joint and railing repairs. The attached pre-solicitation notice says the government expects offers between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 and a 155-calendar-day performance period, and the work is currently unfunded. Only the synopsis was provided, not the formal request for proposals. 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 National Park Service's list before the solicitation is posted. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Sep 9, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The formal RFP 140P2026R0073: proposal instructions, page limits and due date. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The National Park Service Denver Service Center plans a fixed-price bridge preservation job at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, covering concrete, masonry, expansion joint and railing repairs. The attached pre-solicitation notice says the government expects offers between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 and a 155-calendar-day performance period, and the work is currently unfunded. Only the synopsis was provided, not the formal request for proposals.
Who can bid
- Small business set-aside (size standard $45 million for NAICS 237310). The notice header says no set-aside, so confirm in the RFP.
- Active SAM.gov registration and a UEI number
- Bid, performance and payment bonds
How to submit: Formal RFP 140P2026R0073 is to be issued electronically through SAM.gov; specific proposal instructions will be in the solicitation, which was not provided., due Oct 30, 2026 14:00 (UTC-06:00) per the SAM.gov response deadline. The synopsis does not state a due date.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
- Serious: Work is unfunded. The contract will only be awarded if money becomes available, so you could spend time on a proposal and see no award.
- Worth checking: Set-aside status conflicts. The notice header says no set-aside but the attached synopsis says small business set-aside; check the RFP before deciding if you can bid as a prime.
- Worth checking: Date passed (Sep 22, 2026): Formal RFP not included. Only the pre-solicitation synopsis is here, so the scope detail, proposal format, page limits and exact due date are unknown.
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- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wages likely apply. Federal construction over $2,000 in the U.S. pays at least the Davis-Bacon wage rates in the wage determination attached to the solicitation. This summary doesn't name one: find it on SAM.gov and price your labor from it.
- Minor: Solicitation number mismatch. The synopsis shows both 140P2026R0072 and 140P2026R0073 (the notice uses 0073), so make sure you pull the right solicitation.
- Minor: Site visit and pre-proposal conference expected. A conference and site visit is planned before proposals are due; missing it may hurt your price and approach.
- Minor: Four non-price factors outweigh price. Technical Approach, Project Experience, Key Personnel and Past Performance together matter much more than price, so proposal writing effort is substantial for a $1-5 million job.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- B01_Synopsis_PreSolitNotice_Amendment_2.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Concrete spall repair and structural concrete repairs
- Crack sealing
- Repair and repointing of existing stone masonry
- Bridge expansion joint cleaning, repair and sealing
- Repair of damaged bridge railing and painting of the bridge rail
- Hydro-demolition and epoxy overlay
- Erosion repair, pavement markings, site clearing
- Traffic control and temporary works needed to deliver the scope
- Contract type
- Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), stand-alone contract
- Period of performance
- 155 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP)
- Place of performance
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
- Estimated value
- The Government seeks offers with a total price between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The notice says this is a courtesy, not a ceiling or floor.
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off (FAR 15.101-1) under FAR Part 15 and Part 36. Technical/non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price.
- Offers due
- Oct 30, 2026 14:00 (UTC-06:00) per the SAM.gov response deadline. The synopsis does not state a due date. (from the version posted Sep 9, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Formal RFP 140P2026R0073 is to be issued electronically through SAM.gov; specific proposal instructions will be in the solicitation, which was not provided.
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Approach
- Project Experience
- Key Personnel
- Past Performance
- Price (less important than the non-price factors combined)
What to include when you submit
- Have an active SAM.gov registration and a UEI number
- Check SAM.gov regularly for amendments to the synopsis or solicitation
- Bid, performance and payment bonds will be required
- A pre-proposal conference and site visit (with a virtual option) is expected after the RFP is issued
- Documents available for download only; no paper copies
- Contact: Shellie Murphy, Contracting Officer (no email given in the text)
Not in the notice text
- The formal RFP 140P2026R0073: proposal instructions, page limits and due date
- Whether the set-aside is Small Business (synopsis) or none (notice header)
- Order of importance among the four non-price factors (listed 1 to 4 but not ranked)
- Which bridges and quantities are involved (not listed)
- Date and details of the pre-proposal conference and site visit
- When funding will be available
- Contracting Officer's email address
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Formal RFP 140P2026R0073 is to be issued electronically through SAM.gov; specific proposal instructions will be in the solicitation, which was not provided. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
- 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
- Sep 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- DSC Contracting Services Division, Denver, CO
- Product/service code
- Z2LB · Repair or Alteration of Highways/Roads/Streets/Bridges/Railways
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237310)
- Versions
5 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 30, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 24, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Oct 30, 2026
- 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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