Date: 02/10/2025 To: SAM Federal Business Opportunities From: Rachel Dyer, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center Subject: Sources Sought Notice Reference: NACE 332129 – Suitland parkway Trail Phase 1 This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for the purpose of conducting market research. Proposals are NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from both large and small businesses. Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge regarding the type of interested businesses and their qualifications. The National Park Service (NPS) will use information obtained through this notice to develop an acquisition strategy. The Government anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this requirement. The amount of interest or lack thereof will determine the possibility of a small business or other socio-economical small business set-aside for the solicitation. Analysis of the quality of responses to this source sought announcement will be considered in the market research being conducted, and in the making of any small business set-aside determination for this requirement. Additional Information: No proposal package, solicitation, specification or drawings are available with this notice. Cost Reimbursement: Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought announcement or any follow-up information requests. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 237310 Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000.00 Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals in the Fall/Winter of 2026. Bonding: The NPS anticipates bid, performance and payment bonds will be required Project Description: The project includes a 10-foot wide, 0.4-mile extension of the Suitland trail to improve nonmotorized visitor access and safety from the current trail terminus close to Southern Avenue to the Naylor Road Metro station. The asphalt trail along Suitland Parkway is generally 10 feet from the edge or the road with a vehicular guard rail between the trail and the road. Along Naylor Road the trail will be concrete and is located on the back of curb with a guard rail between the walk and the slope down to the stream. Under Southern Avenue SE, the trail will be split into an 8-foot-wide path with a stone guardwall at the edge of the road and a 5-foot-wide toe-walk to the north of the bridge columns. The District of Columbia welcome sign will be shifted away from the road to connect the proposed trail to the existing multi-use trail. Drainage is updated to allow water to flow under the trail through a series of curb inlets and bridging slabs. Compensatory stormwater management facilities will be constructed withing the on-and-off ramps for Branch Avenue and Suitland Parkway. Suitland Parkway and Naylor intersection Improvements include the removal of the right-turn slip lanes and refuge islands, reconfiguration of high visibility crosswalks, intersection lighting improvements, passive pedestrian detection, signal phasing alternatives requiring new signal equipment, and context-sensitive pedestrian channelization elements. Prepare to Stop Advanced Warning Beacons are added on the west and east bound lanes approximate 1500 feet from the Naylor intersection. The project will require maintenance of traffic to ensure that access can be complete while allowing vehicular and pedestrian circulation. Submittal Contents: Interested (small and large) businesses should submit the following information: (1) Company name, UEI number, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address. (2) Business type: Classification as a Large or Small Business under the above listed NAICS, Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.—see 13 CFR 121.108.) Misrepresentation of size status can result in penalties. (3) Statement regarding your company’s bonding capacity. Letters from bonding companies are not required at this time. (4) Information demonstrating experience and capability on projects of same or similar size, scope and magnitude, and constructed under similar conditions. (5) In addition businesses may submit existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures. (6) UEI Number Only Submittal Due Date/Time: Noon Mountain Time, March 3, 2026 Submit To:
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