Safence High Tension Cable Rail Barrier System

The Montana Department of Transportation, Maintenance Division, has issued an Intent to Sole Source notice for the procurement of a Safence High-Tension Cable Rail Barrier System under solicitation number MDT-SolSour-2026-2212. This procurement involves the acquisition of transportation equipment classified under Commodity Code 5037 for Transportation Goods & Services. The intended awardee is Gregory Highway, and the state is soliciting submissions from interested vendors who wish to demonstrate that equivalent or superior alternative products meet all specified requirements. Vendors must submit comprehensive company information including name, address, phone number, and designated contact personnel with direct phone numbers and email addresses, along with detailed product information demonstrating equivalency to or superiority over the Gregory Highway Cable systems. All vendor inquiries, comments, and requests for clarification must be submitted through the Q&A Board in eMACS, with a question submission deadline of April 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time. The procurement will be conducted in U.S. dollars, and the primary contact for this solicitation is Nicole Orta at norta@mt.gov or +1 406-444-9282.

The notice does not indicate any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types that can respond to this procurement opportunity. No disadvantaged enterprise requirements, incumbent vendor information, or specific award value ranges are detailed in the solicitation materials. Vendors interested in challenging the sole source designation must register in eMACS and comply with all submission requirements, including acceptance of the Single Point of Contact information and the Letter of Intent to Sole Source. Technical assistance with the eMACS platform is available through the eMACS Help Desk, and vendors can consult the eMACS Vendor Handbook available at spsd.mt.gov/eMACS-resources. This procurement opportunity represents an open door for vendors to compete by demonstrating comparable or superior products to the specified Safence High-Tension Cable Rail Barrier System, rather than a traditional competitive bidding process.