Notice of intent to award a sole source contract and not a competitive request

The National Park Service (NPS), specifically the Intermountain Region's Northern Rockies Major Acquisition Buying Office, has issued a Sole Source Notice for repairing and refurbishing bison radio collars. The notice pertains to a specific radio collar model (TGW-4677) used for tracking bison and pronghorn movements at the Yellowstone Center for Resources in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. This procurement will be conducted as a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334220. The contract will be awarded with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The notice is explicitly a Sole Source Notice and not a competitive request for quotations.

Contractors interested in this opportunity should be prepared to provide maintenance and support for radio collar repair services. The primary objective is to secure a vendor capable of repairing and refurbishing the specialized bison tracking radio collars. Interested firms are instructed to contact Contract Specialist Barbara Glen at barbara_glen@nps.gov or 303-345-1131 for additional information about requirements and specifications. The government will evaluate responses and make a discretionary determination about whether to compete the proposed order. No solicitation document is currently available with this notice, and companies expressing interest will be assessed for their capability to support the NPS's non-competitive strategy. The notice was posted on April 3, 2025, with a response deadline of April 18, 2025, providing potential contractors approximately two weeks to demonstrate their qualifications and interest in the project.