5200 Tons of Road Chips for Yellowstone

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service Intermountain Region is seeking 5,200 tons of road chip sealing chips for Yellowstone National Park through solicitation #140P1425Q0005. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) requires delivery of road chips to the Norris Pit, located 21 miles south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Wyoming. Quotes will be evaluated on a Low Price Technically Acceptable basis, considering price, technical capability (limited to 10 pages), prior experience with three similar contracts in the past five years, past performance, and compliance with subcontracting limitations. Potential vendors must provide liability insurance coverage of $100,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence, and $100,000 for property damage. The quote submission deadline is February 3, 2025, at 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, with all questions to be submitted via email to Stacy_Vallie@nps.gov.

The contract is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 212321 (Construction Sand and Gravel Mining), with a size standard of 500 employees. The period of performance is from May 19, 2025, to July 3, 2025, with strict delivery requirements including weed management plan approval, pressure-washing of delivery vehicles, and mandatory equipment inspections at Park entrance stations. Vendors must use dump trucks or trailers and provide state-certified weigh tickets, with delivery restrictions including a 75-foot maximum vehicle length and prohibition of engine brakes within 3 miles of Mammoth. The chips must meet specific gradation requirements, including 99% passing through 3/8" sieve, 15-30% through No. 4 sieve, and must have a wear not exceeding 30% at 500 revolutions. Awarded contractors must be registered in SAM.gov at the time of quote submission and comply with detailed material quality and delivery specifications outlined in the solicitation documents.