WA-Hunt Check Attendant at Umatilla NWR

The contract is for hunt check attendant services at the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge, with performance primarily at Irrigon, Oregon, and weekly reconciliations at McNary National Wildlife Refuge. It is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract with a base year and four option years, totaling a potential duration of five years and six months, spanning from October 1, 2026, through February 12, 2031. Each seasonal period lasts 19 weeks, and the contractor must begin operations two weeks prior to the waterfowl hunting season. Services include selling duck stamps and season passes, collecting daily fees, managing 43 hunting blinds through a daily standby lottery, verifying compliance with federal and state regulations, and checking in upland game hunters. Staffing is required on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s Day. The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 114210, open only to small businesses, and award will be made based on best value, with price and technical capability combined as equally important factors. The Government evaluates all option pricing together with base pricing and may reject offers with significantly unbalanced option prices, though exercising options is not guaranteed. Contractors must submit all invoices electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), including a PDF vendor-created invoice, and must enroll via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis within days of award. Alternative payment methods require a written waiver submitted with the proposal. Compliance with the Service Contract Act is mandatory, including adherence to wage determinations, uniform reimbursement rules, and proper conformance procedures for unlisted labor classifications using SF-1444 forms. The contractor must also comply with all SAM.gov registration and certification requirements, including representations on ownership, child labor, data rights, and restrictions on covered telecommunications equipment. Past performance will be assessed through CPARS, and the contractor must designate personnel to access their performance evaluations within 30 days of award. All contract deliverables require the submission of Excel files for government inspection and acceptance, and proposal confidentiality must be marked per specified legends to ensure protection under the Freedom of Information Act.