GRPO - Mile Creek Stone Trail Bridge
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:
The National Park Service, CONOPS – Central, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the Mile Creek Stone Trail Bridge requirement at Grand Portage National Monument in Grand Portage, MN.
Work consists of enhancing pedestrian access over Grand Portage Creek via the historic Mile Creek Stone Bridge to a newly defined parking area at the intersection of Pines Road and the abandoned Mile Creek Road, adjacent to the Pines Picnic area, as well as improving vehicular safety by removing the abandoned roadway pavement at the intersection of Pines Road and the newly realigned Mile Creek Road.
This project includes sawcut full depth and removal of approximately 4,472 SF of existing asphalt pavement and aggregate subbase, conduct approximately 9,081 SF milling of existing asphalt at 2” depth that includes haul-off and disposal/recycling of millings. Remove approximately 3,606 SF of aggregate shoulders adjacent to existing pavement.
Improvements include approximately 100 CY of imported topsoil, 1,068 LF of silt fence installed and removed, 820 SY of erosion control blankets, 9,081 SF of 2” depth asphalt overlay, 1,025 SF of 4” depth asphalt pavement wearing course, 700 SF of 6” depth aggregate subbase, 700 SF of filter fabric, 700 SF of scarifying and recompacting subgrade at 6” depth, 1 ABA accessible parking sign within 8” diameter bollard, 9 concrete wheel stops, 706 LF of permanent painted pavement lines, 1 ABA permanent painted parking symbol, and 9 permanent painted pavement letters at 12” height. Work is expected to start in Summer 2026.
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P6026B0005
PROJECT MAGNITUDE: Between $100,000 and $250,000
TYPE OF CONTRACT: This will be a firm-fixed price contract expected to be awarded to a prime contractor by early Summer 2026 with performance to begin in Summer 2026.
Construction Wage Rate Requirements for Cook County, MN will apply.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) CODE CLASSIFICATION and SET ASIDE: The NAICS Code is 237310, and the size standard is $45m million.
This project is set aside 100% for Total Small Businesses.
SITE VISIT: A site visit date, time, and meeting location will be announced in the solicitation. Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to inspect the site and to ensure they fully understand the requirement and conditions that may affect the cost of the project, specifications, and performance.
PUBLICIZING: The official solicitation and its attachments will be issued and available May 2026 and will be posted to the Contract Opportunities/SAM.gov website at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities .
The contracting office will not provide hardcopies or email copies of the solicitation.
REGISTRATIONS: In order to be awarded a contract, an offeror must have an UEI number. Also, the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), website at http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications at the time of the solicitation close date once the solicitation is posted.
POINT OF CONTACT: Bridget Parizek, Contracting Officer, bridget_parizek@ios.doi.gov
