Cure surface treatment of gravel roads

The National Park Service Intermountain Region is seeking magnesium chloride application services for dust abatement on gravel roads at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison, Colorado. The contractor must apply magnesium chloride solution meeting strict chemical and physical specifications (30-33 percent magnesium chloride content) to approximately 17.7 miles of roadway between April 13 and May 1, 2026, with application rates of 0.50 gallons per square yard at Black Canyon and 0.25 gallons per square yard at Curecanti, along with water hauling support totaling 6,000 gallons. Key requirements include computer-calibrated application spanning the full 18-foot road width in a single pass, submission of Material Safety Data Sheets and insurance certificates for approval before work commencement, and adherence to all park regulations and Service Contract Act wage requirements. Award will be made to the offeror providing the lowest price offer based on a firm fixed-price contract structure. The deadline for submitting quotes is March 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time, with questions accepted through March 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time.

This solicitation is designated as a 100 percent Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 325998 with a size standard of 650 employees, requiring all offerors to be registered in SAM as small businesses with active registrations at both quote submission and award. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract encompasses three line items: application of 39,000 gallons of magnesium chloride at Black Canyon (Item 00010), application of 22,400 gallons at Curecanti (Item 00020), and hauling of 6,000 gallons of water to the Black Canyon job site (Item 00030), with payment made through electronic funds transfer via the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform upon contract completion. The period of performance is 14 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, with all work performed at NPS Curecanti National Recreation Area, 102 Elk Creek, Gunnison, Colorado 81230, and contract administration through the NPS IMR Lakewood Management and Business Operations office in Denver.