AK-KENAI NWR-SNOW MACHINE

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Department of the Interior, is soliciting a firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of one Ski-Doo Expedition SE snow machine or an approved equivalent for use at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Soldotna, Alaska. The solicitation, numbered 140FS126Q0090, is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with a submission deadline of May 11, 2026, and requires responses to be submitted electronically to the designated point of contact. Proposals must meet stringent technical requirements, including a liquid-cooled engine with minimum 890 cc displacement, electronic fuel injection, a 15-inch wide track, and towing capacity of at least 400 pounds, among other specified features, with delivery and installation mandatory at 33350 Ski Hill Rd., Soldotna, AK 99669 by November 1, 2026. The award will be made on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, where failure to meet any salient characteristic results in disqualification, and no trade-offs between cost and technical merit are permitted. The contract incorporates extensive regulatory compliance and supply chain security requirements, including Buy American provisions, sustainable product mandates, prohibitions on equipment from Kaspersky Lab, ByteDance-covered applications, and telecommunications surveillance systems, as well as full flow-down of small business subcontracting obligations under FAR 52.219-8. Invoicing must be processed through the Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with payments administered via Electronic Funds Transfer, and all offerors must be active in SAM.gov, provide their Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, and complete mandatory certifications regarding labor practices, whistleblower protections, executive compensation reporting, and ownership disclosure. Environmental and supply chain security clauses are deeply embedded in the contract structure, requiring full compliance with federal sustainability and domestic sourcing guidelines, and all deliveries are subject to F.O.B. Destination terms placing full risk and responsibility on the contractor until acceptance at the specified location. Final inspection and acceptance are conducted by the government, evaluating conformity against all contractual specifications and applicable FAR clauses.