Y--PR-VIEQUES NWR-PRIORITY RDS CONSTRUCTION

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Department of the Interior is preparing to solicit bids for the rehabilitation of approximately 9,874 miles of roadway infrastructure at the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico under solicitation number 140FC126R0023. This construction effort will focus on specific road segments including RT#011 Puerto Ferro Peninsula Rd, RT#010 Main Rd, RT#102 Tres Palmitas Rd, RT#017ZZ La Plata Rd, and La Chiva Rd, requiring tasks such as scarifying, grading, shaping, sloping, compacting, hauling, and placement of Government-Furnished Materials, along with limited cold asphalt repairs. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, heavy equipment, tools, quality control, and incidentals necessary to complete the work in a remote island environment, which demands comprehensive coordination for transportation, staging, logistics, and equipment mobilization. The Government will supply substantial quantities of aggregate surface and subsurface roadway materials staged at a designated stockpile location within the refuge, eliminating the need for the contractor to procure these materials. The acquisition is structured as a single firm-fixed-price contract with an anticipated period of performance of six months from the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation is set to be issued on or about July 23, 2026, with responses due by August 10, 2026, and is designated as a 100% total small business set-aside in accordance with FAR 19.5, restricting eligibility solely to small businesses. Prospective offerors must possess all required licenses and registrations to perform construction work in Puerto Rico and are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for the official solicitation and updates. The work location is in Vieques, Puerto Rico, and while specific evaluation factors, inspection criteria, packaging requirements, and detailed pricing structures are not yet published, the Department of the Interior will follow standard FAR procedures for equitable adjustments under Part 43. The NAICS code for this requirement is 237310 for Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, and all details including attachments and formal instructions will be available exclusively through SAM.gov.