Steel Cattleguards

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Montana Dakotas Office is seeking quotes for steel cattleguards through Solicitation No. 140L3625Q0048. The procurement involves five line items, including two 12-foot cattleguard grids, one 16-foot cattleguard grid, three 12-foot cattleguard base sets, one 16-foot cattleguard base set, and three wing sets. Potential vendors must have an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration and will be evaluated solely on price. The solicitation requires submission of a completed Standard Form 18, acknowledgement of any amendments, a detailed schedule of items, and a past performance questionnaire. Quotes must be submitted via email to cclapp@blm.gov by May 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time, with an anticipated delivery date of July 1, 2025.

This contract is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 332312 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The cattleguards must be fabricated to strict specifications, including use of ASTM A-36 steel, conformance to AASHTO HS-20 design load standards, and all-welded construction meeting AWS D1.1 welding standards. The materials will be delivered to the BLM Administrative Site at 111 Garryowen Road in Miles City, Montana, where BLM will provide forklift assistance for unloading. The cattleguards must be painted federal safety yellow with a lead-free zinc-rich primer and oil alkyd-enamel finish. While no specific contract value is mentioned, the procurement involves precise technical requirements for structural metal manufacturing of cattleguard infrastructure, likely for land management or agricultural access control purposes.