Pre-solicitationPosted Apr 17, 2025·Responses due Jun 16, 2025

Y--Crooked Creek Road Improvement Project (GAOA)

Interior (all) · MONTANA STATE OFFICE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
237310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
140L3625R0009
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
Y1LB
Place
Winnett, MT, USA
Contact
Mundt, Christine (cmundt@blm.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 140L3625R0009 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 17, 2025 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jun 26, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 22, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 24, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Aug 25, 2025
    Award Notice
    HOLDEN EXCAVATING LLC · $433K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office intends to solicit proposals for construction activities associated with the next phase of the Crooked Creek Road Improvement project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The Crooked Creek Road Improvement project aims to enhance safety and functionality by widening and reshaping the existing narrow gravel road. The project includes adding a new gravel surface and upgrading drainage systems to address identified deficiencies and improve travel conditions for the public. Work under this project is loc… (show all)

ated approximately 30 miles southeast of Bridger, Montana in Carbon County. BLM will issue Solicitation Number 140L3625R0009 via https://sam.gov/content/opportunities, at the link provided in this notice. The principal components of the work to be performed include, but are not limited to: * Mobilization * Contractor Survey and Staking * Contractor Sampling and Testing * Temporary Traffic Control * Temporary Erosion Control * Remove Culvert * Remove and Salvage Cattleguard * Linear Grading * Rip-Rap, Class II * Crushed Aggregate Surfacing Grade 2 * 24" Poly-Coated CMP * 30" Poly-Coated CMP * 36" Poly-Coated CMP * Cattle Guard * Reclamation/Seeding Pursuant to Part 15 and Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, BLM intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around May 16, 2025. The estimated price range of this acquisition is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. BLM anticipates issuing the RFP under the total small business set-aside program. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237310 and the associated Small Business Size Standard is $45.0 Million. The Government strongly urges offerors to inspect the sites to gain a better understanding of the work requirements and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award. An organized site visit is currently planned for this requirement and the solicitation package will have the detailed information for the site visit. A single contract award will be made to the offeror that submits a proposal that has been determined to be the best value based on Tradeoff Procedures within the Federal Acquisition Regulations. A firm-fixed priced contract is contemplated. Proposals will be due on or around June 16, 2025, at BLM's Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate, Billings, Montana. Offerors may submit electronic proposals as a response to the anticipated solicitation. Electronic proposals will be subject to the same rules as paper proposals. The Government anticipates award of this procurement on or around August 1, 2025. The successful contractor will be required to commence work within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed and complete the entire work ready for use within 177 calendar days. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises. For further information about the requirement, offerors should contact Christine Mundt at cmundt@blm.gov or contact Jorge Alvarez at jalvarez@blm.gov. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. The successful contractor shall electronically submit all payment requests for the anticipated contract through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its offer.

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MONTANA STATE OFFICE), same NAICS 237310.

Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $145K to $469K, median $247K; range $40K to $585K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ASPHALT PLUS, INC.2$986KSep 22, 2026
Guardian DB Services,LLC1$536KJul 1, 2025
REHBEIN ENTERPRISES INC1$247KJun 30, 2026
JETT DEVELOPMENT LLC1$234KJul 7, 2025
BDJ PARTNERS LLP1$56KMay 5, 2025
THOMPSON & SONS INC1$40KApr 8, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 6 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 149 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

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  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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