Yell: flat snow stakes purchase

The National Park Service Intermountain Region seeks flat snow stakes for Yellowstone National Park's FY26 procurement, with quotations due May 27 at 10:00 Mountain Daylight Time. This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing).

Place of performance and delivery is Yellowstone National Park, 22 Stable Street, Yellowstone, Wyoming 82190. The procurement comprises approximately 13,300 fiberglass and/or composite rectangular snow stakes across thirteen line items in two primary sizes: 8-foot and 10-foot lengths with 1-1/4" x 1-1/2" rectangular dimensions. The majority consists of 3,300 orange 8-foot stakes with various colored tape (orange or white) positioned 2 inches from the top, 1,700 yellow 8-foot stakes with orange tape, and 1,950 yellow 8-foot stakes with white tape, supplemented by 450 units each of 10-foot orange and yellow stakes with tape, plus smaller quantities of 8-foot stakes without tape in blue, green, red, yellow, and orange (50–700 units per color). Stakes must demonstrate tensile strength sufficient for ground insertion, flexibility to withstand extreme cold to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, high winds, and snowplow discharge, and incorporate color retention stabilizers to maintain visibility. Period of performance runs June 1 through September 30, 2026. Award will be made on a firm fixed-price basis to the responsible offeror providing best value based on price and technical specifications. Offerors must register in SAM prior to quotation submission and furnish SF-18 form, signed acknowledgement, completed specifications sheet with itemized pricing, and contractor core data. Questions are due at least 7 business days prior to the quote deadline, addressed to Kiara Stewart at kiara_stewart@ios.doi.gov.