J--MN-MN VLY NWR-VEHICLE LIFT REPLACEMENT

The contract pertains to the removal and replacement of an existing vehicle lift with a new 20,000-pound capacity above-ground automotive lift at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, MN, with delivery and installation to occur at 15850 Rapid Lake Road E, Carver, MN 55315. This is a firm-fixed price contract awarded through a total small business set-aside, with the solicitation number 140FS226Q0085 and NAICS code 238290, and is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service’s SAT Team 2 under the Department of the Interior. The period of performance runs from April 22, 2026, to September 30, 2026, with an optional extension period of up to six months, and delivery is governed by FOB Destination terms, meaning risk transfers upon receipt at the designated location. The contract requires compliance with federal sustainability mandates, including procurement of ENERGY STAR®, FEMP-designated, USDA BioPreferred®, and EPA SNAP-compliant products, and all lifts must be fully ALI/ETL-certified and GOLD Safety Certified. Inspection and acceptance occur on-site by the Government, with title transferring only upon formal acceptance, and contractors must provide documentation verifying compliance with manufacturer guidelines, local building codes, and OSHA standards. The award will be based on a best value trade-off approach, considering technical acceptability, competitive pricing, delivery schedule, completeness of installer documentation, and past performance history, without reliance on lowest price technically acceptable criteria. All payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and WAWF is not utilized. Key contract administration contacts include Contracting Officer Caleb Kindsvater, Technical POCs Faye Healy and Susan Paradise, and Contract Specialist Khalilah Brown, with communications directed through their designated federal email addresses. The contractor must adhere to numerous FAR clauses including provisions on small business set-asides, whistleblower rights, prohibitions on inverted domestic corporations, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and child labor cooperation, while also providing a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and certifying size status as a small business in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. No pricing data was provided in the solicitation, and no contract value has been stated. Packaging, marking, and preservation requirements are not detailed, and no MIL-STD