Grca/glca-rapid response boat OP request

The National Park Service Intermountain Region is soliciting quotations for rapid response boat operations to support invasive fish surveillance and removal activities at Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The contractor must provide qualified boat operators, including night operations technical boat operators, day operations technical boat operators, logistical boat operators, boat operator assistants, and operations managers, along with associated logistical support such as meals, lodging, and transportation. The services will focus on detecting and removing invasive species including smallmouth bass and green sunfish that threaten federally protected native fish populations. Award will be made on a firm-fixed price basis using comparative evaluation of price, technical capability, and prior experience. Quotations must be submitted by April 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM Mountain Time to lindsay_mclaughlin@ios.doi.gov, and all offerors must be registered in SAM with an active UEI at the time of submission and maintain such registration throughout contract performance.

This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 483212 (Inland Water Passenger Transportation) with a size standard of 550 employees, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract encompasses 23 week-long electrofishing trips and two extended downstream river missions scheduled between May 4, 2026, and December 18, 2026, with a period of performance running from May 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Work will be performed on the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam to Diamond Creek in Arizona, with Service Contract Labor Standards applying to all contractor personnel at specified wage rates and fringe benefits. The revised price schedule includes line items for personnel costs, travel expenses including 252 miles of mileage reimbursement per trip for transporting NPS-supplied boats, meals and incidental expenses, lodging, contractor-supplied 37-foot S-Rig boats for extended missions, and fuel costs. While specific budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation documents, the complexity and scope of operations across an eight-month performance period suggest a substantial contract value, though exact award amounts will depend on contractor pricing submissions and comparative evaluation.