Troughs, fabricated, custom - burley FO idaho

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region, under its Twin Falls District, is soliciting quotes for the manufacture and delivery of 32 custom fabricated galvanized stock water troughs to support the Burley Field Office. Contractors must fabricate troughs from 14-gauge steel sheet meeting specified ASTM standards, with hot-dipped galvanization per ASTM A123-84 and welded seams meeting AWS D9.1-84 standards; the troughs must be watertight and pass hydrostatic testing. Evaluation will be conducted on a best-value basis considering technical capability—demonstrated through narrative descriptions of qualifications and visual evidence of prior fabricated trough work—alongside price, with award not necessarily going to the lowest bidder. Quotes must be submitted via email to charles_dodson@ios.doi.gov by May 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, and all offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management database. The solicitation incorporates FAR clauses 12/13 for comparative evaluation and includes various federal contractor requirements related to small business utilization, whistleblower protections, tax compliance, and employment eligibility verification.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 332420 (Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing) with a size standard of 750 employees, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. Pricing must be submitted as firm, fixed-price unit prices with delivery to 15 East 200 South, Burley, Idaho 83318 included in the unit price and no separate shipping charges permitted; the award structure is "all or none," meaning the entire quantity of 32 units will be awarded as a single contract lot. Detailed specifications and technical drawings are provided in the Drawings_and_Specs.pdf, while the Bid Schedule requires bidders to calculate the estimated total amount based on their unit price multiplied by the 32-unit quantity. Payment will be processed electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform system, and the contract represents a straightforward procurement for custom-fabricated water infrastructure equipment for federal land management purposes.