Z--BICA REPAIR GUARDRAIL

The contract involves the removal and replacement of approximately 75 linear feet of damaged guardrail along Highway 313 near 5th Avenue B in Fort Smith, Montana, within the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Performance is scheduled from August 3, 2026, to November 13, 2026, with a site visit planned for July 8, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 237310 for Heavy and Civil Engineer Construction. The solicitation number is 140P1426Q0094, and responses are due by 7:00 p.m. MDT on July 27, 2026. The contract is administered by the National Park Service’s Northern Rockies Regional Office in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, with Stacy Vallie serving as the Contracting Officer, reachable via email and phone. No Contracting Officer’s Representative is designated, and the contracting officer also serves as the primary point of contact for all inquiries. The solicitation follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, emphasizing technical acceptability as a pass/fail threshold before comparing prices. Compliance with all solicitation requirements is mandatory, and offerors must demonstrate responsibility through past performance, capability, licensing, and financial standing. The contract requires adherence to the Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination and the Service Contract Act, with specific labor standards outlined in the Department of Labor Wage Determination attachment. Contractors must maintain an active Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management registration. Special requirements include strict compliance with cybersecurity provisions such as safeguarding covered contractor information systems, prohibitions on Kaspersky Lab products and covered telecommunications equipment from Huawei, ZTE, and other banned vendors, and adherence to Section 889 of the NDAA. Invoices must be submitted electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in PDF format including contract number, delivery dates, and vendor letterhead, with no use of WAWF permitted. Offerors must also provide disclosures regarding prohibited activities related to Iran, Sudan, and other sanctioned entities and must ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act requirements. Packaging, preservation, and marking specifications are not detailed, and no FOB terms are provided. All submissions must be sent by email to the contracting officer by the deadline, with no physical media accepted, and deviations from the prescribed format