Deadlines Soon: Small-business pavement repair RFQ (NPS) and other federal notices closing out

Executive takeaway

If you need a near-term, clearly scoped construction quote, the National Park Service (NPS) employee parking lot pavement repair is the standout: mill and overlay for an 18-space lot, striping, and parking stop work under a firm-fixed-price structure and a total small business set-aside. Most other items in this batch either lack scope detail in the snippet or show deadlines that appear to be in the past—treat them as “verify in attachments / on the notice page” before spending proposal hours.

What the buyer is trying to do

NPS: Employee Parking Lot Pavement Repair (Topeka, KS)

NPS intends to issue an RFQ to restore an asphalt parking lot surface to its original condition at the Brown v. Board of Education site in Topeka, Kansas. The notice telegraphs a straightforward roadway/parking lot repair buy with technical, past performance, and price evaluation.

Other notices in the feed

Other postings include a water well drilling project (U.S. Embassy Bujumbura), industry/outreach announcements for USACE surveying/mapping A-E services, a base test support services follow-on, a maritime lay-berthing services notice, and several “Multiple Award Schedule” postings. Several show response deadlines that are already elapsed based on the dates displayed—confirm status before acting.

What work is implied (bullets)

• NPS pavement repair: Provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment to repair an 18-space employee and publicly accessible parking lot via mill and overlay to restore asphalt surface.
• Restore pavement markings to match existing conditions.
• Remove and reinstall existing placarded parking stops.
• Plan for Construction Wage Rate Requirements applicability (Shawnee County, KS).
• Prepare for a site visit (date/time to be announced in solicitation; attendance “highly encouraged”).
• Water well drilling project (U.S. Embassy Bujumbura): building, supplying, installation, and labor as required in the Statement of Work (details should be pulled from the SOW).

Who should bid / who should pass (bullets)

• Bid (best fit): Small business paving/asphalt contractors with demonstrated mill-and-overlay performance and striping/marking capability under firm-fixed-price terms.
• Bid: Primes that already run Davis-Bacon/Wage Rate Requirement compliance workflows (certified payroll, subs tracking, etc.).
• Bid: Firms able to mobilize to Topeka, KS and attend the scheduled site visit once announced.
• Pass (or team only): Firms without recent asphalt milling/overlay past performance (evaluation includes technical and past performance).
• Pass: Contractors unable to take on firm-fixed-price risk for surface condition unknowns without a strong site-visit takeoff process.
• Pause/verify first: Anyone considering the other notices with unclear snippets or apparently elapsed deadlines—confirm current status on the notice page/attachments before investing.

Response package checklist (bullets; if unknown say “verify in attachments”)

• RFQ response per the solicitation (verify in attachments when posted).
• Technical approach aligned to mill/overlay, markings, and parking stop R&R (verify required format in attachments).
• Past performance examples relevant to parking lot/asphalt repair (verify recency/count requirements in attachments).
• Firm-fixed-price quote/pricing schedule (verify in attachments).
• Wage Rate Requirements acknowledgment and plan for compliance (verify in attachments).
• UEI and active SAM registration with completed online representations and certifications (called out in the notice).
• Site visit attendance plan and internal notes (site visit details to be announced in the solicitation).

Pricing & strategy notes (how to research pricing; do not invent pricing numbers)

For the NPS paving RFQ, the notice provides a project magnitude band (between $25,000 and $100,000) and a firm-fixed-price structure—use that as a reasonableness check, not a target.

• Start with a site-visit-driven takeoff: verify existing pavement conditions, edges, drainage interfaces, and any constraints that could affect milling depth, overlay thickness, and traffic control.
• Build pricing from first principles: milling/haul-off, asphalt tonnage, tack coat, compaction, striping/markings, and parking stop remove/reinstall.
• Wage rates: incorporate Construction Wage Rate Requirements for Shawnee County, KS as applicable.
• Risk containment in FFP: identify what you can validate at the site visit vs. what remains unknown; price contingencies indirectly through production assumptions (without adding unallowable line items unless the RFQ allows it).
• Evaluation factors: since technical and past performance matter, do not treat this as low-bid only—write to the approach and quality controls you’ll use to “match existing conditions.”

Subcontracting / teaming ideas (bullets)

• Team with a striping/marking specialty subcontractor if you don’t self-perform pavement markings.
• Use a local or regional partner for milling, trucking, and asphalt supply if mobilization cost is a concern.
• Consider a small subcontract for parking stop remove/reinstall if the placarded stops require careful handling to match existing conditions.
• For the water well drilling requirement, teaming could include a well drilling specialty firm plus construction support for building/supplying/installation—verify exact scope in the SOW.

Risks & watch-outs (bullets)

• Solicitation timing risk (NPS): the notice says the official solicitation/attachments will be issued mid/late February 2026; plan staffing so you can turn a quote quickly once it drops.
• Site visit dependence: attendance is “highly encouraged”; skipping increases pricing and performance risk in a firm-fixed-price award.
• Wage rate compliance: Construction Wage Rate Requirements apply—ensure your subs can comply and that payroll reporting won’t become a schedule risk.
• Deadline anomalies across the feed: several opportunities here show response deadlines that appear to be in the past (based on the dates displayed). Verify the active closing date and amendment status on each notice page before acting.
• Scope gaps in snippets: multiple notices have no description snippet; do not assume requirements—pull attachments/notice details first.

Related opportunities

• Z--BRVB - Employee Parking Lot Pavement Repair
• Water Well Drilling Project at California Hotel
• Industry Day: IDC for A-E surveying/mapping (Caribbean District & USACE)
• Outreach Event: A-E surveying/mapping to support the Caribbean District & USACE
• US Army Operational Evaluation Command, Base Test Support Services Follow-on
• Lay Berthing Services for Long-Term Safe Lay Berth for Watson LMSR Vessels
• Multiple Award Schedule (47QSMD20R0001)

How to act on this

1. Open the NPS notice link and pull the solicitation as soon as it posts (mid/late February 2026 per the pre-solicitation notice).
2. Block time for the site visit once announced; draft your takeoff worksheet in advance (milling, overlay, markings, stops).
3. Confirm your SAM registration is active and your UEI/representations are current.
4. For the other notices, confirm whether the deadline is still active and whether attachments contain response instructions.

If you want a second set of eyes on bid/no-bid, compliance items, and a clean quote narrative, engage Federal Bid Partners LLC to support your response development.