56--MCFO FENCE SUPPLY ORDER

The Montana State Office of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, has issued a firm-fixed-price contract under solicitation number 140L3626Q0030 for the supply of fence materials to support operations at the Miles City Field Office. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 332510, with a size standard of 750 employees, requiring all offerors to be SAM-registered and self-certify as small businesses. The contract calls for delivery of specific fence components—including long and short steel brace posts, steel brace rails, drill stem mechanical gate closers, heavy-duty steel fence posts, barbed wire, and barbless wire—to be delivered no later than July 1, 2026, to 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301. All materials must meet strict technical specifications governed by ASTM standards A121, A641, and A702, including minimum zinc coating levels, breaking strength requirements, and radiation thresholds, with manufacturer certifications mandatory for acceptance. The award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, where only technically compliant offers are considered, and the lowest-priced acceptable quotation will be selected. Performance is limited to standard business hours Monday through Friday with 48 hours’ advance notice required for deliveries, and the contractor assumes full responsibility for shipping and logistics. Payment will be processed exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with no paper invoices permitted, and electronic funds transfer is required. The contract includes numerous FAR clauses covering whistleblower rights, prohibitions on restrictive confidentiality agreements, anti-trafficking measures, Buy American requirements, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations and entities with delinquent tax liabilities or felony convictions. Security-related restrictions under 52.240-90 and 52.240-91 require contractors to certify compliance with federal security protocols, while the newly implemented 52.222-90 clause explicitly prohibits discriminatory practices related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. All submissions must be emailed to the contracting officer by May 29, 2026, at 1400 MST, with no paper submissions accepted. Offerors must also address all evaluation factors as outlined in FAR 52.212-2 and FAR 12.203, and