MACA - DISPATCH SERVICES
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Park Service (NPS), specifically the SER SOUTH MABO (54000) office under the Department of the Interior, is soliciting quotes for Dispatch Services for Mammoth Cave National Park. This is an Unrestricted (Full and Open) acquisition, seeking a qualified dispatch center to provide 24-hour communications support for law enforcement and emergency services. The contract is anticipated to be a base year with four option years. Quotes are due June 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST.
Scope of Work
The primary objective is to provide comprehensive 24-hour dispatching services for Mammoth Cave National Park. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing communications support for law enforcement and emergency services (fire, rescue, emergency medical) within park boundaries.
- Dispatching park personnel to emergency and service calls.
- Tracking law enforcement rangers and providing officer safety status checks.
- Serving as a data link for rangers involved in law enforcement contacts and investigations.
- Facilitating requests for outside resources (law enforcement, EMS, fire, HAZMAT).
- Providing administrative support, including after-hours agency point of contact and NCIC data entry.
- Communicating updated weather/marine information and recent Kentucky BOLO's concerning officer safety threats.
- Providing annual park statistical information from the CAD system.
Services must be consistent with industry norms and standards afforded to qualified dispatch center Sheriff Department operations.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Request for Quotation - RFQ).
- Product/Service Code: R429 (Support Professional: Emergency Response/Disaster Planning/Preparedness Support).
- NAICS Code: 922120 (Police Protection).
- Set-Aside: Unrestricted (Full and Open).
- Contract Structure: Base year plus four option years.
- Period of Performance: Base Year: July 28, 2026, to July 27, 2027. Option years extend through July 27, 2031.
- Published Date: May 5, 2026.
- Questions Due: May 18, 2026, 12:00 PM EST. Submit to Marilia_mateo@ios.doi.gov with subject "QUESTIONS – MACA Dispatch Services".
- Quotes Due: June 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST. Submit to Marilia_mateo@ios.doi.gov with subject "QUOTE – 140P5326Q0026".
Evaluation
Offers will be evaluated based on Technical Approach, Past Performance, Experience, Technical Capability, and Cost Proposals. Non-cost factors are significantly more important than cost. The government intends to award a contract without discussions.
Special Requirements & Notes
- Offerors must be a qualified dispatch center and provide DMV and NCIC data support.
- Offerors must complete pages 2 and 3 of the RFQ document and include their UEI number.
- The Wage Rate Determination for Edmonson County, Kentucky, is attached and establishes minimum wage rates and fringe benefits under the Service Contract Act, which bidders must adhere to for proposal pricing.