Fire Suppression System for Fossil Butte

The National Park Service Intermountain Region has canceled Solicitation 140P1426R0001 effective June 23, 2026, which solicited water system improvements and fire suppression installation at Fossil Butte National Monument in Lincoln County, Wyoming. The original solicitation, with proposals due July 20, 2026, was inadvertently posted as an open-market competition when it was intended exclusively for contractors holding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC). No further action is required from potential offerors.

The canceled solicitation was set aside for Total Small Business under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with contract magnitude valued between $1 million and $5 million. Work scope included construction of a 6-inch PVC fire water line, installation of a 45,000-gallon underground fiberglass water storage tank, fire pump installation and pump house, propane-fueled emergency generator in cold-weather enclosure, electrical connections, site enclosure wall construction, and an integrated fire suppression system within the Visitor Center. Performance was scheduled to commence within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete within 595 calendar days, with performance and payment bonds at 100 percent required within 10 days after award.

Evaluation was to be conducted on a best-value basis using qualitative adjectival ratings. The five equally weighted evaluation factors were project experience (similar projects valued $2 million–$5 million within five years), key personnel experience (Project Manager, Superintendent, Quality Control Supervisor, On-Site Safety Supervisor with specified minimum experience), schedule (Microsoft Project Gantt Chart with 20+ discrete activities), safety (program overview, project-specific procedures, OSHA 300A logs, EMR documentation), and price. An organized site visit was scheduled for June 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time.