LAKE - Repair Asphalt on Temple Bar Road

The contract solicitation titled "LAKE - Repair Asphalt on Temple Bar Road" is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, issued by the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior, with solicitation number 140P8126Q0036 and a response deadline of September 1, 2026. The work involves asphalt repair on Temple Bar Access Road within Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Mohave County, Arizona, and is governed by a firm-fixed-price structure typical of sealed bid construction contracts. The total period of performance is 115 calendar days, beginning with bond submission, followed by a 30-day window for submittals and NPS review, a 30-day preparation phase, and a final 30-day construction phase to be completed after issuance of a Notice-To-Proceed. Award will be based on best value, with price as the most significant factor, followed by prior experience and technical approach, while key personnel experience and past performance serve as secondary considerations under a trade-off process without numerical weights or LPTA application. Contractors must comply with stringent federal standards including the Buy American Act, EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, USDA BioPreferred Program, and Energy Star requirements, with all work performed in a skillful and workmanlike manner under inspection by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. Submittals must include detailed quality control plans, approved material samples, and shop drawings, and all materials must be new and of suitable grade. Personnel must hold valid HSPD-12 personal identity verification credentials, and all contractor staff requiring facility access must undergo appropriate vetting. Invoicing is exclusively through the U.S. Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and no WAWF usage is permitted. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses addressing ethics, whistleblower rights, equal opportunity, labor wage rates, payments, disputes, and security, including specific mandates for small business utilization and accelerated payment to small business subcontractors. The place of performance is strictly limited to Temple Bar Road within the recreation area, and all packaging, preservation, and marking requirements are either unspecified or derived from general industry standards without reference to MIL-STD specifications. Offers must be submitted as sealed bids with complete representations of small business status, UEI, and CAGE codes, and must be received by the designated contracting officer by the deadline.