2026 wildlife guzzelers

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region seeks procurement of three wildlife guzzlers with rain collection systems and fence exclosure materials for the Laidlaw/Thumb Pasture area, with proposals due September 8, 2026. The procurement is a 100 percent Women-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance and delivery is the BLM Shoshone Field Office at 400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho 83352. Each guzzler must have 650-gallon capacity, dome top, weigh 290 lbs, measure 118" × 64" × 22" deck height, feature a 53-square-foot dome roof surface optimized for rain collection (33 gallons per 1" of rain), and include a 28-degree escape ramp. Construction must use Linear Low Density Polyethylene with UV inhibitor in sand granite color, with internal column and aluminum cross-bar support, bolt-down lid with four 3/8" bolts, 1" drain and line-in fittings, 1" winter water level drain plug, 2" bulkhead fitting, and 10" inspection hatch. Rain collector systems require 50 linear feet of aluminum guttering, 12 sheets of galvanized corrugated 10-foot metal, 24 treated 5-foot support posts, and 24 2×4×10 structural boards. Fence exclosure replacements include 235 metal studded T posts (6 feet), 13 rolls of 2-strand barbed wire, 10 rolls of smooth twisted wire, and 12 heavy-duty corner H-brace assemblies with specified steel pipe dimensions.

Delivery is required 45 days after receipt of order, FOB Destination with all delivery costs included in unit pricing. The NAICS code is 326199 (All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing), with a small business size standard of 750 employees. Solicitation number is 140L2626Q0061. The contracting officer is Patricia Fort at (208) 373–3910. The government reserves the right to make more than one award.