Reposted GNA NWLO Call When Needed

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is soliciting bids through a reposted Invitation for Bid for call-when-needed heavy equipment and forest services, with bids due November 21, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The solicitation identifies no set-asides and will award multiple vendors.

The scope covers forest management and facility maintenance: fire line construction, prescribed burn support, watershed restoration, road and physical facility maintenance, occasional construction and reconstruction, and smaller brush piling and scarification projects. Commodity codes include bridge repair, dozer piling, excavator piling, logging/cutting/thinning, plotting, road brushing, road maintenance, and timber marking/cruising. Bidders must complete the Bid Form downloaded from the solicitation documents and upload it in response to Question 1.4. Offerors must accept the Scope of Work, Instructions to Bidders, State of Montana Terms and Conditions, Federal Terms and Conditions, and six buyer attachments covering vicinity maps, general specifications, forest fire regulations, bear habitat working guidelines, equipment specifications, and task order templates. All offerors must certify that they do not discriminate against firearm entities or firearm trade associations.

Payment terms are Net 30 with no early-payment discount. Procurement officer Shauna Simpson (Shauna.Simpson@mt.gov, (406) 444-6724) handles inquiries, which must be submitted through the Q&A Board.