Grte: winter pasture lease

The National Park Service Intermountain Region seeks a winter pasture lease for Grand Teton National Park stock, with quotations due July 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. This is a 100% total small business set-aside with NAICS code 115210 (Support Activities for Animal Production).

Place of performance must be no greater than 100 driven miles from Moose, Wyoming, and animals must be pastured in a single grassland group separated from other boarding stock. The lease covers 16 to 18 head of government-owned horses and mules for the period November 1, 2026 through May 1, 2027. Compensation is based on feed days, defined as the unit price to feed and visually inspect one animal for one full day, with an estimated 3,801 total feed days. Contractors will be reimbursed based on actual monthly feed days using the unit price offered.

Contractors must provide adequate pasture acreage with necessary infrastructure including water sources, fencing, feeding facilities, and shelter. The offer must include vicinity maps, topographic maps, legal descriptions, and proof of land ownership or control for a minimum of five years. The NPS will inspect the offered property; non-compliant offers will be deemed technically unacceptable. Evaluation criteria are price, technical capability, and prior experience demonstrating three recent projects of similar size and scope completed within three years. Service Contract Labor Standards apply, with applicable wage rates set by Wyoming Wage Determination No. 2015-5409 (Revision 28). All offerors must be registered in SAM at quotation submission and award. Questions must be submitted in writing at least seven days prior to the due date to kiara_stewart@ios.doi.gov.