Solicitation
DINO REPLACE SWING ARM GATES
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · Sol. 140P1426Q0113
Due in 21 days
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The National Park Service wants a contractor to replace 11 metal pipe swing gates (plus new bollards, footings, signs and paint) at Dinosaur National Monument on the Utah-Colorado line. It is a firm-fixed-price purchase order, planned for 11/20/2026 to 9/30/2027, with a stated price range of $25,000 to $100,000. The solicitation says funds are not yet available, so award depends on funding.
Watch out for
- Funds are not yet available. No award will be made until funding arrives and the Government can cancel before or after the due date without paying your quoting costs.
until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation,
- Set-aside status conflicts. The SAM notice shows no set-aside while the solicitation says 100% small business, so confirm your size and eligibility with the Contracting Officer before spending time quoting.
- Gate counts do not match across documents. The documents disagree on the number of gates, single versus double leaf, footings and gates removed (for example 12 gates removed, 22 gate footings, 14 single leaf gates), so your price could be wrong if you pick the wrong count.
Removing 12 existing gates, posts, footings,
- Second gate-count conflict in the specification. The spec section for swing gates describes a different gate configuration than the 11-gate scope.
Gate Configuration: 14 single leaf swing gates.
- Davis-Bacon wages and payroll paperwork. Construction wage rates, payroll reports and Statement of Compliance forms add admin work and cost for a small crew.
52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements (Aug 2018) (DEVIATION May 2026)
- Government-furnished steel may fall short. The park supplies only some pipe and hinges, and you may have to buy extra materials that match exactly and be approved first.
contractor may be required to supply additional materials to complete the fabrications.
- Magnitude cap may disqualify a high quote. One part of the solicitation says quotes over the $25,000 to $100,000 range may be considered, but the instructions say quotes over the range may not be considered, so pricing above $100,000 is risky.
Quotes over the magnitude of construction may be considered.
- Daily late-completion penalty. Finishing late costs $259 for each calendar day.
liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $259.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is
- Short window and site visit. A site visit is urged and expected, scheduled 13 Oct 2026, with questions due 3 days after, and the quote is due 30 Oct 2026; late quotes are not accepted.
Site Visit Date and Time: October 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM MT
- Remote sites and strict work hours. Gates are spread across a remote park, with portable toilets required and weekday-only work hours, which raises travel and crew cost.
Contractor to provide portable toilets (on trailer) for their employees due to remoteness of work locations.
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- Sol_140P1426Q0113.pdf
- B08_RFQ_Attachment_1_-_DINO_Swing_Arm_Gates_Replacement_SOW.docx
- B08_RFQ_Attachment_2_-_DINO_344849_APPENDIX_A_-_Map_of_Barricade_Locations.pdf
- B08_RFQ_Attachment_3_-_Wage_Determinationn_UT20260103_dated_5-18-26_Unitah_Co__UT.pdf
- B08_RFQ_Attachment_4_-__Wage_Determinationn_CO20260013_5-18-2026_Moffat_Co___CO.pdf
- B08_RFQ_Attachment_5_-_Road_Gate1.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- B08_RFQ_Attachment_6_-_Price_Schedule_Breakdown.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Remove and legally dispose of the existing metal pipe swing gates, posts, footings, signs and reflectors
- Fabricate and install 11 new swing gates (double and single leaf, 3.5 ft high) with welded stop blocks, hardware and new concrete footings, matching gates installed in an earlier project
- Field paint the gates OSHA Safety Yellow, semi-gloss, to match existing DINO gates
- Install new traffic-compliant (MUTCD) signs and reflectors on each gate
- Pour footings and install 72 new bollards (about 36 at each of two double-gate sites)
- Provide portable toilets with weekly cleaning, haul away and dump charges, a HAZMAT/spill and site-specific safety plan, and mobilization/demobilization
- Field-verify all gate locations and dimensions before quoting and building
- Use the Government-furnished steel pipe and hinges, and buy any extra materials needed with Contracting Officer approval
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price purchase order (simplified acquisition under FAR Part 12); single lump-sum line item
- Period of performance
- Anticipated 11/20/2026 to 9/30/2027, stated as mandatory. Work starts 5 calendar days after Notice to Proceed and must be finished about 315 days after Notice to Proceed.
- Place of performance
- Dinosaur National Monument, in Uintah County, Utah and Moffat County, Colorado (gates along Harpers Corner Road, Green River and Split Mountain campgrounds, and Quarry Visitor Center shuttle road). The SAM notice leaves place of performance blank.
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction stated as $25,000 to $100,000 (FAR 36.204)
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price among conforming quotes that is judged fair and reasonable. No exchanges are planned, so the first quote should be your best price. Prices are also checked for unbalancing, and the Contracting Officer reviews past performance and responsibility before award.
- Offers due
- 10/30/2026 at 5:00 pm Mountain Time (received in the Contracting Officer's email box by that time)
- How to submit
- Email only, to Contracting Officer Sally Leitch at sally_leitch@ios.doi.gov. Subject line must read like: 140P6426Q0113 - Swing Arm Gates Replacement - email 1 of 2.
- Page limits
- No page limit stated. Pages must be 8.5 x 11 (foldouts up to 11 x 17). Each email with attachments must stay under 25MB.
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (lowest price that is fair and reasonable)
- Conformance with all solicitation requirements and submission instructions
- Past performance and responsibility (reviewed before final award)
What to include when you submit
- Send one PDF titled QUOTE PACKAGE, starting with the completed Checklist for Quote Submittal
- Include the signed SF18 (Blocks 8, 13 and 16 completed) and all signed amendments
- Include completed provisions 52.209-11, 52.209-13 and 52.225-2, and clause 52.225-9 (Buy American)
- Fill in the price schedule in Section B and Attachment 6 Price Schedule Breakdown; one all-inclusive firm fixed price, rounded to the nearest dollar; no alternate pricing
- Include contractor core data: name, address, UEI, CAGE code, business size, authorized signer and business points of contact
- Quote must stay valid for at least 120 days
- Send questions in writing to Stacy Vallie (stacy_vallie@ios.doi.gov) no later than 3 calendar days after the site visit
- No bonds or offer guarantee are required; no debriefs are given
You must have
- Small business under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45 million), with that NAICS code in your SAM registration at quote and award. The solicitation says this is a 100% small business set-aside.
Set-aside: 100% Small Business Set-aside
- Active SAM registration and a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), kept active through performance.
To be considered for award your company must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Your company must be
- Your company must be a business regularly doing construction work with experienced staff (signing the quote is a representation of this).
Signing of the offer shall be deemed to be a representation by the quoter that contractor owns, operates, or maintains
- General liability insurance naming the United States as insured: $100,000 each person, $500,000 each occurrence, $500,000 property damage. Certificate due before work starts.
The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability
- Davis-Bacon construction wage rates apply (wage determinations for Uintah County, UT and Moffat County, CO); certified payrolls are needed before final payment.
52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements (Aug 2018) (DEVIATION May 2026)
- Complete the arms control certification and the other required representations with the quote.
Completed Provision 52.209-13
- Firms that helped design or write the specifications cannot get any part of this award.
All firms, prime contractors or subconsultants, involved in developing the design or specifications for this
Not in the notice text
- Large parts of the solicitation (about 35,000 characters) and the specification (about 175,000 characters) were left out of the text provided, including safety, quality, submittal, archeological protection, closeout and concrete sections, so other requirements may exist
- The price schedule breakdown (Attachment 6) and the Road Gate 1 attachment (Attachment 5, scanned) were not readable, so the required pricing line items are unconfirmed
- The two wage determination attachments were unreadable, so actual Davis-Bacon wage rates are unknown
- The correct number of single and double gates, footings, bollards and gate removals is unclear because documents disagree
- Whether funds will become available and when the Notice to Proceed will be issued
- Whether the job is truly a small business set-aside, since the SAM notice says none
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 140P1426Q0113
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · National Park Service
- Office
- Imr Northern Rockies(12200)
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z2LB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Leitch, Sallysally_leitch@ios.doi.gov7204505172
Full notice text from SAM.gov
DINO REPLACE SWING ARM GATES
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