BLM-CO RGFO KERR GULCH CATTLEGUARD REPLACEMENT

BLM-CO RGFO KERR GULCH CATTLEGUARD REPLACEMENT This is a solicitation announcement for a cattleguard replacement expansion project located at the Bureau of Land Management at Kerr Gulch Road in Fremont County, Colorado.

Kerr Gulch is approximately 4 miles Howard, CO off of Highway 50. Socio-economic Categories: While this procurement remains a competitive Total Small Business Set-Aside, the BLM highly encourages and welcomes quotes from all sub-categories of small business such as Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned, Service Disabled Veteran, HUBZone, 8a, and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises.

1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Furnishing labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, to remove existing 16 by 8 foot steel cattleguard and replace with a new 20 by 8 foot steel cattleguard. Work includes excavation and removal and legal disposal (including recycling of steel and other products where available). 1.2 LOCATION Work under this Contract is performed at the entrance of Kerr Gulch Road from Highway US-50, located near Howard, Colorado.

The project location is at latitude: 38°24'43.4"N, longitude: 105°47'28.0"W and is approximately 3.8 miles East of Howard. The work locations are shown on the drawings and attached maps. 1.3 WORK SCHEDULE Work shall be completed between September 8, 2025 - December 30, 2025. Work is not allowed on Federal holidays. Work shall occur Monday through Friday. Contract time will be paused, upon request, when snow or snowmelt prevents work at the project site.

Period of Performance: September 8, 2025 - December 30, 2025. Rough Order of Magnitude - Less than $25,000 Basic Contracting Requirements: 1. Active Registration - www.sam.gov - check it now please. Updates and registrations have been taking longer than they used to due to the transition from the DUNS number to the UEI. If having issues, don't pay anyone.

Free assistance is available at your local APEX- https://www.apexaccelerators.us/#/ 2. Invoicing and Payment - www.ipp.gov - 14 day prompt pay with progress payments 3. FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition 4. FAR Part 36 - Construction Provisions and Clauses 5. Davis Bacon Act Wages for Fremont County, CO 6. Total Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors)- Size Std: $19M 7. Bid, Performance and Payment Bonding maybe required 8. Type of Contract - Firm Fixed Price 9. Basis of Award -Price and other Factors Minimum Requirements for Responsive Quote:

1. Filled in, priced, dated and signed SF18 with acknowledgement of all amendments.

2. Technical Response 3. Email items 1-2 above to the POC no later than the solicitation close date.

Primary POC: Contracting Specialist Courtni Strickland c1strickland@blm.gov