Anaconda Snow Groomer

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is pursuing a sole source procurement for a snow groomer to be used in the Anaconda, MT area. The specific procurement is for a 2023 Pisten Bully 100 snow groomer, with the solicitation event number FWP-26-0025. The procurement is not a competitive proposal process, but vendors who believe they can provide an equivalent product are encouraged to submit detailed product descriptions through the eMACS Q&A Board. The solicitation covers multiple commodity codes including heavy equipment, snow removal, snowmobile trail grooming, and specialized vehicles. The procurement timeline is open from July 31, 2025, at 12:00 AM MDT to August 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM MDT. Potential vendors must complete prerequisite steps such as reviewing and accepting the Single Point of Contact information and the Letter of Intent to Sole Source. The primary contact for this procurement is Dax Lilly, who can be reached at Dax.Lilly@mt.gov or +1 406-495-3244.

The solicitation appears to be open to all qualified vendors who can meet the specifications for the snow groomer. Payment terms are established at 0% 0, Net 30, with transactions conducted in US Dollars. While no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types were explicitly mentioned, the sole source nature of the procurement suggests a targeted approach to acquiring a specific equipment model. The solicitation covers Fergus County, Montana, indicating a localized procurement effort. No incumbent vendor information or specific budget range was provided in the documentation. Vendors interested in this opportunity will need to demonstrate their ability to provide a snow groomer that meets or exceeds the specifications of the 2023 Pisten Bully 100 model, with potential for alternative product submissions through the Q&A Board process.