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13 March 2026

GNA Chalk Buttes Boundary Line Survey DNRC's Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) is seeking proposals for the boundary line survey of the Chalk Buttes area, located approximately 18 miles southwest of Ekalaka, MT.

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Open 3/13/2026 3:00 PM MDT Type Request for Proposal Close 4/10/2026 5:00 PM MDT Number DNRC-RFP-2026-1380 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 4/10/2026 5:00 PM MDT

Contacts Bryant Gauthier Bryant.Gauthier@mt.gov

Phone +1 406-444-6743

Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description 1503 Engineering - Land Surveying 1504 Engineering - Services 1602 Environmental Services - Assessments 1612 Environmental Services - Permit Application Reviews 1620 Environmental Services - Studies (Site Characterization, RI, Geophysics, etc.)

1632 Environmental Services - Monitoring 1637 Environmental Services - Compliance Planning and Reporting

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The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's (DNRC) Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) is seeking proposals for land surveying & corner maintenance services in Chalk Buttes area, located off Trenk Pass Road #3816, approximately 18 miles southwest of Ekalaka, MT. For a detailed list of requirements please review the provided documentation located under the Prerequisites & Buyer Attachments Tabs of this Request for Proposal (RFP).

An optional Pre-Proposal meeting will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on March 25, 2026 at 2:00pm.

Please review the pre-proposal meeting information, located under the Prerequisites Tab for instructions on how to attend. Offers are encouraged to use this opportunity to ask clarifying questions, obtain a better understanding of the project, determine onsite inventory, and to notify the State of any ambiguities, inconsistencies, or errors discovered upon examination of this RFP. All responses to questions during the Pre- Proposal Conference will be oral and in no way binding on the State. It will be the offeror's responsibility to determine onsite inventory prior to bidding.

From the date this Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued until an award is made and announced by the procurement officer, bidders shall not communicate with any State staff regarding this procurement, except at the direction of the procurement officer. Email is the preferred method of communication with the procurement officer. Unauthorized contact may disqualify the bidder from further consideration.

Bryant Gauthier, bryant.gauthier@mt.gov, (406) 444-6743

Questions relating to any information provided in this event shall be asked through the Q&A Board.

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

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1. Review and accept the Single Point of Contact information

2. Review and accept the contract as provided

3. Review and accept the Pre-Proposal Information

4. Review and accept the Submitting a Proposal Information

5. Review and accept the Scope of Services.

6. Review and accept the Offeror Qualifications.

7. Review and accept the Cost Proposal

8. Review and accept the Evaluation Process & Criteria document.

9. Review and accept the Q&A Board Information

10. Review and accept the Vendor Registration information.

11. Review and accept the Montana Time Zone information.

12. Review and accept the Registration with the Secretary of State information.

13. Review and accept the Standard Terms & Conditions (RFP) document.

14. Review and accept the Montana Terms & Conditions.

15. Review and accept the Debarment information

16. Review and accept the All-or-None Award Information

17. Review and accept the eMACS Handbook - Responding to Events. Additional resources are available at https://spb.mt.gov/eMACS-Resource

18. Review and accept the Nondiscrimination Against Firearms Entities/Trade Associations certificate.

19. Review and accept the Prevailing Wage Non-construction requirements

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Buyer Attachments

1. ATTACHMENT A1, Chalk Buttes Veg 2025 TOTAL.pdf

2. ATTACHMENT A2, SW Corner Chalk Buttes Veg 2025.pdf

3. ATTACHMENT B, Forest Fire Regulations.docx

4. ATTACHMENT C, Bear Brochure.docx

5. ATTACHMENT D, R1 Boundary Management Survey Specifications.pdf

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Instructions:

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Procurement Officer Contact Information. From the date this Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued until an offeror is selected and announced by the procurement officer, offerors shall not communicate with any state staff regarding this procurement, except at the direction of Contracting Officer, the procurement officer in charge of the solicitation. Any unauthorized contact may disqualify the offeror from further consideration. Contact information for the single point of contact is: Bryant Gauthier

(406) 444-6743 bryant.gauthier@mt.gov.

1.2 Offeror must download and review the attached Offeror Qualifications document.

Thoroughly address each item in the document and upload it to this question.

1.3 Offeror must download and review the attached Cost Proposal document. Thoroughly address each item in the document and upload it to this question.

1.4 Prior to entering proposal, Review all question and answer entries for this solicitation by clicking on the Q&A Board and viewing each question and answer.

1.5 Provide the following information: Registered Business Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone # and Federal Tax ID #

1.6 Provide the following information: Contractor Liaison Name, address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone # and email address.

1.7 Provide the full name, title, phone # and email address of the authorized person to sign the contract, if awarded.

1.8

Equal Pay for Montana Women. Offerors who agree and certify compliance to Executive Order No. 12-2016, Equal Pay for Montana Women, will receive a bonus of 5% of the total points available. Offerors who do not comply will not receive bonus points. Please acknowledge that offeror understands the Equal Pay for Women attachment. Offeror must sign and upload the document to receive the points.

1.9 Does your proposal contain confidential information? If you select Yes, another question will generate requiring an upload of your Trade Secret Affidavit. Offerors MUST also upload a redacted copy of their proposal under Supplier Attachments.

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