Department of the Interior · National Park Service · SER WEST(52000)
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
140P5226R0015
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
238990
Product service code
Z1LZ
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Sep 1, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Tupelo, MS
Contracting contact
Tara_Clark@nps.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 238990 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Amendment 0001: SITE VISIT DATE changed to August 28th 2026 at 0900 CT. FY26 Cyclic Overlay of West Jackson Street Parking Lot on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The National Park Service, Contracting Operations East, hereby issues a combined synopsis/solicitation for the Natchez Trace Parkway. It is the intent of this service contract is to provide all material, labor, mobilization and supervision to pave, mill and overlay necessary to maintain a suitable pacing surface at the West Jackson Street Parking Area on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Please see the Statement of Work for more details. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 238990. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This acquisition shall result in award of a firm fixed price contract. **A highly suggested site visit is scheduled for August 28th, 2026 at 9:00 CT at West Jackson Street Parking lot, Tupelo MS. The selection will be made by evaluating proposals based on cost, technical approach, and relevant experience. Bidders must be able to provide a registered UEI# and references of applicable experience in order to receive the award. Bids must arrive by electronical to tclark@ios.doi.gov by the closing date noted in this solicitation. Brett Johnson, COR Civil Engineer Natchez Trace Parkway 662-891-7233 joshua_b_johnson@nps.gov Tara H Clark Contracting Specialist Contracting Operations (ConOps) East National Park Service, DOI 662-372-0363 Tclark@ios.doi.gov
Contact
Point of contact
Clark, Tara
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
Tara_Clark@nps.gov
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