Black HIlls NPS BPA

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region is soliciting quotes for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to supply propane to multiple Black Hills National Parks in South Dakota. The solicitation, numbered 140P6325Q0006, seeks a contractor to provide propane delivery services to five national park locations, including Badlands National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and Wind Cave National Park. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical capability, experience, and pricing, with contractors required to submit a detailed experience questionnaire and pricing schedule. The government has specified that quotes must be submitted electronically by March 14, 2025, at 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, with questions accepted up to three days before the close date. Contractors must be prepared to accommodate full tank wagon truck loads, with a minimum order quantity of 500 gallons and individual BPA call limits of $10,000 per order.

The solicitation is set aside exclusively for small businesses within the Industrial Gas Manufacturing NAICS category, with a size standard of 1,200 employees. The contract will be a firm-fixed price BPA with a five-year performance period from April 7, 2025, to April 6, 2030, and an estimated total value of $300,000. The project covers 21 propane tanks across the five national park locations, with historical annual consumption ranging from 31,000 to 49,000 gallons. Delivery requirements include a four-business-day window during standard hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM), with pricing to be determined using the Conway, Kansas principal average from the Butane-Propane News weekly newsletter plus the contractor's markup. Payment will be primarily processed through electronic invoicing via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP.gov), and the place of performance is South Dakota, specifically in the Black Hills region.