2026 BIFO TRAIL MAINTENANCE

2026 BIFO TRAIL MAINTENANCE The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office, is soliciting quotes to maintenance of 22.5 miles of designated trails. Tasks include restoring, repairing, clearing debris, grading, filling ruts, reshaping tread, cleaning drainage structures, and widening pullouts. Post-repair, trails are raked with a drag or rock rake behind an ATV/UTV. All trails involved are at least UTV width (about 72 inches). The projectżs location is within Carbon County, Montana. PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service, Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), Single Award Contract NAICS CODE: 561730, Landscaping Services RESTRICTIONS ON CONTACTS: All correspondence shall be through the Contracting Officer listed below: Bureau of Land Management Attn: Jorge Alvarez Phone: (854) 500-1840 Email: jalvarez@ios.doi.gov QUESTIONS DUE: 11 September 2026 at 1:00 pm, Mountain Time. Questions submitted after this date and time will be accepted but may not be answered. All questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Jorge Alvarez. QUOTE RESPONSE DATE: 15 September 2026 at 1:00 pm, Mountain Time. All quotes must be submitted via email to Jorge Alvarez. METHOD OF PROCUREMENT: This procurement is set-aside for Small Business Concerns and is a service acquisition, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 and Part 37. SAM: Effective November 12, 2024, any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation and at time of award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website accessed through https://www.sam.gov or by the Federal Service Desk at https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp. IPP: Payment requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasuryżs Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). IPP is a secure, web-based service that more efficiently managements government invoicing from purchase order through payment notification at no charge to federal agencies and their vendors. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov/. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitted request for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Customer Support Team via email PPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or via phone at 1-866-973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirements to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contract must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its quote.