Y--Rehabilitate the Polebridge Water System, Glacier

The Department of the Interior’s Northern Rockies Major Acquisition Office is preparing to solicit construction services to rehabilitate the Polebridge Water System within Glacier National Park under solicitation number 140P1426R0013. This initiative, currently in the market research and pre-solicitation phase, is anticipated to be issued as a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated value between $1 million and $5 million and is structured as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 237110. The scope of work includes constructing a new public water system featuring an infiltration gallery, water storage tank, and service lines to connect four housing units and two administrative buildings to potable water service. Additional infrastructure requirements involve installing a programmable logic controller, pump control panel, pump protection system, tank monitoring system, and fiber optic lines to five buildings, while the existing chlorination treatment system will remain unchanged. The projected period of performance is from October 15, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with performance occurring entirely at Glacier National Park. Contractors interested in participating must be registered in the System for Award Management with an active Unique Entity Identifier and must qualify as a small business in accordance with FAR Part 19. The government has requested capability statements from small business contractors including details on firm name, address, phone, email, UEI, business size under NAICS 236220, SAM registration status, bonding capacity, relevant experience on similar federal construction projects, technical capability in underground utilities and water systems, and a statement of interest in future bidding. Responses to the sources sought notice were due by March 19, 2026, and must have been submitted via email in PDF format not exceeding five pages. The formal solicitation is anticipated to be posted on SAM.gov in mid-June 2026, with a response deadline of August 14, 2026. Point of contact for inquiries is Stacy Vallie of the Department of the Interior, reachable at Stacy_Vallie@ios.doi.gov or 406-404-4167, with the office located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. All documentation will be accessible exclusively in electronic PDF form through SAM.gov, and no paper copies will be distributed.