East Aspen Ridge Individual Fence

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking a small business contractor to remove and replace 5.28 miles of existing barbed wire fence with a new wildlife-friendly 4-wire fence at the East Aspen Ridge location in Sublette County, Wyoming. The project requires constructing 27,878 linear feet of fence with specific wire spacing and wood post requirements, including 28 stress panels, seven 3-post corners, nine wire gates, and 16 X-gate wildlife crossings. Quotes are due by January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time, with questions accepted until December 26, 2024. The evaluation will be based on the lowest-price technically acceptable approach, with a bid guarantee of 20% required. Contractors must be licensed in Wyoming and meet the specified technical specifications detailed in the solicitation documents.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238990 with a size standard of $19.0M, and the project is classified under the construction of non-building facilities. The estimated contract value ranges between $100,000 and $250,000, with a performance period of 275 days from January 30, 2025 to November 1, 2025. Work is restricted to July 1, 2025 through October 1, 2025 to comply with wildlife stipulations. The project site is located in T33N, R112W, covering Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 15, and 16, near the BLM Wyoming High Desert District in Rock Springs. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and provide performance and payment bonds for awards exceeding $150,000, with specific technical requirements for fence construction including precise wire spacing, post types, and wildlife-friendly design elements.