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Mammoth Cave National Park Pedestrian Bridge Foundation Repairs

The National Park Service is seeking qualified small businesses to repair the pedestrian bridge foundation at Mammoth Cave National Park. - Government buyer: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Mammoth Cave National Park, through the ConOps EAST Acquisition Buying Office (MABO). - Requested construction services: - Investigate and cosmetically repair concrete cracks and spalls. - Build stone-veneer assemblies on the Hotel/Lodge and Visitor Center sides, with associated Hotel/Lodge-side concrete supports and limestone capstones. - Apply resin-bound exposed-aggregate surfacing to the existing bridge walking surface and install a longitudinal copper divider. - Notable qualifications and requirements: Demonstrate direct involvement in two completed bridge construction projects within the past five years and access to a manufacturer-certified resin-bound aggregate surfacing installer. Maintain pedestrian access and protect public areas from construction materials and debris. - The notice seeks capability information from small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned, and Indian small business economic enterprises. - No OEMs, commercial vendors, part numbers, or product quantities are identified.

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THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NOTE: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, CERTIFIED 8(a) SMALL BUSINESSES, CERTIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESSES, CERTIFIED SERVICE DISABILED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES and, INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES. The information received will be used within the Department of the Interior to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of interested businesses that have the capability and relevant experience provide cosmetic repair of pedestrian bridge foundation at Mammoth Cave National Park. A determination by the Government to compete this requirement as a set-aside based upon responses to the notice and other market research is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The release of this RFI should not be construed as a commitment or as an authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned. The NPS does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice.Mammoth Cave NP, and the ConOps EAST Acquisition Buying Office (MABO) seeks to determine the availability and capability of potential SMALL BUSINESSES, CERTIFIED 8(a) SMALL BUSINESSES, CERTIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESSES, CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES and WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES for the project below. Project Name: MACA Cosmetic Repair of Pedestrian Bridge FoundationProject Location: Mammoth Cave National ParkPhysical Address: Mammoth Cave, KY, 42259North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 237310Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000.00Estimated Period of Performance: 4/1/2027 – 7/1/2027Contract Type: Firm-Fixed ServicesThe principal construction work consists of: 1. Concrete crack and spall investigation and aesthetic repair. 2. Construction of a new Hotel/Lodge-side stone-veneer assembly. 3. Construction of a new Visitor Center-side stone-veneer assembly. 4. Hotel/Lodge-side concrete foundation/support construction associated with the new veneer. 5. Hotel/Lodge-side limestone capstone installation. 6. Resin-bound exposed-aggregate surfacing over the existing concrete bridge walking surface. 7. Installation of a longitudinal copper divider within the resin-bound bridge surfacing. 8. Maintenance of public pedestrian access during construction. 9. Protection of public areas from falling construction materials and debris. The anticipated requirement involves construction performed directly on and beneath an existing pedestrian bridge and requires specialized bridge-construction capability, coordination of multiple construction trades, and installation of a manufacturer-certified resin-bound aggregate surfacing system.INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERESTED PARTIES, CAPABILITIES: If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information via email to ashley_warcewicz@ios.doi.gov: Include in your email the information requested below in the attached Market Research Questionnaire. This information will be used only to determine if there is interest by qualified firms and will not be used in award. Please limit your response to five pages or less. Questions regarding the announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail only to ashley_warcewicz@ios.doi.gov. Telephone inquiries and responses will not be entertained or honored. All responses are due by November 23, 2026, at 5PM EST

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