ID kootenai NWR gravel auto tour RTE

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting quotations for the delivery and tailgate spreading of 2,227 cubic yards (3,451 metric tons) of 1.25-inch crushed gravel at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The gravel must be uniformly distributed across approximately 15,091 linear feet of auto-tour route road at a consistent depth of 3-6 inches, with no location exceeding 8 inches. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis to a responsible source, with pricing submitted on a per cubic yard delivered basis. Offerors must be registered at SAM.gov as active vendors and include their SAM UEI code, point of contact information, and FAR provision 52.212-3 certifications with their quotation. Solicitation questions are due by March 18, 2026, and quotations are due March 26, 2026, at 1300 Eastern time, with the original deadline of March 20, 2026, having been extended by Amendment 0002.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside acquisition under FAR Parts 12 and 13, classified under NAICS code 212319 (Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying) with a size standard of 550 employees. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be firm-fixed-price with work completion scheduled between June 15 and July 15, 2026, allowing 30 days from Notice to Proceed for performance. The specific budget or award value is not disclosed in the solicitation documents. Performance will occur at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, with the gravel applied to two designated sections of the auto-tour route road, and the Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct inspections to verify compliance with gravel type, quantity, even distribution, and depth requirements.