About this opportunity
AI summaryThe National Park Service is conducting market research to assess interested businesses for upcoming improvements to the Oconaluftee River Trail. The proposed scope includes clearing trees, widening and paving roughly 8,200 feet of trail, building a 60-foot steel pedestrian bridge, creating a concrete recreational plaza, constructing a 250-foot spur trail, and installing 200 linear feet of bioengineered riverbank erosion protection. Both large and small businesses under NAICS code 237310 are invited to submit responses. Interested parties must email their company details, business classifications, UEI number, bonding capacity statement, capability information on similar projects, and optional marketing materials to [email protected] by 9:00 AM Mountain Time on November 12, 2026. The agency anticipates issuing a formal request for proposals in Spring 2027.
Scope of work
- Cutting and removal of between 250 to 300 mixed hardwood trees of varying size between November 16 and March 31
- Widening the trail to approximately 8 feet in width, adding new aggregate subgrade, and paving approximately 8,200 feet with bituminous concrete pavement
- Construction of a new single span steel pedestrian bridge approximately 60 feet long and 10 feet wide with new stone-faced abutments
- Construction of a new integrally colored concrete multi-use recreational plaza approximately 2,800 SF in area with stone seating walls and wooden benches
- Construction of approximately 200 linear feet of riverbank erosion protection using locally harvested vegetation for a bioengineered fill structure
- Construction of a new 250-foot spur trail consisting primarily of earth cuts and fills connecting to Saunooke Bridge on Big Cove Connector Road
Minimum qualifications
- Experience and capability on projects of same or similar size, scope, magnitude, and constructed under similar conditions
Documents to include with your response
- Company name, UEI number, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address
- Business type classification under NAICS 237310
- Statement regarding company's bonding capacity
- Information demonstrating experience and capability on similar projects
- Existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures
- UEI Number Only
Key dates
- Submittal Due Date/Time
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 no later than 9:00am Mountain Time
- Anticipated Request for Proposals Issuance
- Spring 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses via email to [email protected] no later than Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 9:00am Mountain Time.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Oconaluftee River Trail, extending from the Oconaluftee Visitor Center to the park boundary with Cherokee, North Carolina
- Insurance and bonding
- The NPS anticipates bid, performance and payment bonds will be required.
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 140PP027R0011
- Agency
- Department of the Interior
- Buying office
- Departmental Offices › National Park Service Contracting Activity
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 237310 · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Product/service code
- Y1LB
- Contracting contact
- Dyer, Rachel
rachel_dyer@doi.ios.gov
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Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of the Interior, NAICS 237310
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITOL FLEXI-PAVE, LLC140P3025P0045 · MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK - ABAAS TRAILS | $84,256 | Aug 31, 2030 |
| W. W. CLYDE & CO.140P2026C0052 · GLCA 318876 - LOW WATER ACCESS RAMP AT ANTELOPE POINT DB | $62.4M | Sep 30, 2029 |
| A-1 CHIPSEAL COMPANY140FS225F0067 · CO-ROCKY MTN ARSNL-ROCK 1ST CREEK PROJECT, 5-YEAR BPA CALL FOR FRONT RANGE NWRC ROADWAY AN | $49,880 | Jul 14, 2028 |
| GUARDIAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.140P2026C0015 · NERI 227185 N156 REND TRAIL BRIDGES AND | $11.8M | May 1, 2028 |
| CLASSIC SITE SOLUTIONS INC140P2026C0051 · DEWA 310424 325752 324741 - SAFETY AND PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 209 & MCDADE TRAIL - | $23.9M | Dec 31, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of the Interior, NAICS 237310, since Oct 1, 2024
319 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. W. W. CLYDE & CO.$62.4M
- 2. CLASSIC SITE SOLUTIONS INC$24.0M
- 3. RBA ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL, PLLC$16.5M
- 4. GUARDIAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.$15.4M
- 5. CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL INC$14.1M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.