23--DFO UTV FOR INVASIVES INVENTORY

The contract is a firm-fixed-price award for the procurement of a single 2-seat Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) to support invasive species inventory operations at the Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office in Montana. The acquisition is conducted under FAR Part 12 as a commercial item and FAR Part 13 under simplified acquisition procedures, with a performance period from June 5, 2026, to July 17, 2026, and a required delivery date of March 23, 2026. The vehicle must meet specific technical requirements including a minimum 60 hp engine, 1,000 lb payload capacity, a 2-inch receiver hitch, and compliance with ROPS standards under ISO 3471, SAE J1040, SAE J2194, or OSHA 29 CFR 1928.53. The contract includes trade-in of two 2014 Polaris UTVs with recorded mileages of 3,513 and 6,885 miles, though no pricing details are provided for any line item. The procurement is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 336999 with a size standard of 1,000 employees, and offerors must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI. The award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, where only the lowest-priced offer that meets minimum technical criteria will be selected, with no trade-offs or additional evaluation factors considered beyond technical acceptability and price. The contract mandates compliance with a comprehensive set of FAR clauses covering ethical, labor, environmental, and security requirements, including prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, combating trafficking in persons, addressing DEI discrimination, and enforcing whistleblower rights. Contractors must adhere to Buy American requirements under Alternate I of 52.225-1 and comply with electronic invoicing through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with no alternative systems permitted without written waiver. Invoices must be submitted electronically and copied to the contracting officer’s email. Packaging and marking follow standard commercial practices as no specific federal standards like MIL-STD-129 or MIL-STD-2073 are imposed. Delivery is FOB destination to the BLM Dillon Field Office at 1005 Selway Dr, Dillon, MT 59725,