Usage of GULP tool in MVC we application

You can sheck the step by step walk through and code example if required:

https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1165004/How-to-Use-Gulp-with-ASP-NET-Core-MVC 

Here's the nice tutorial how to server SPA via ASP.NET MVC https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/getting-started-with-aspnet-web-api/build-a-single-page-application-spa-with-aspnet-web-api-and-angularjs

Inside SPA you're free to use any task runner (Gulp, Grunt, Webpack etc)