SRD Vault Pumping Services
Overview
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Place of Performance
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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 USDA Forest Service, Sitka Ranger District (SRD), Tongass National Forest (TNF), is soliciting proposals for SRD Vault Pumping Services in Sitka, Southeast Alaska. This Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity seeks a contractor to provide non-personal services for maintaining safe, sanitary, and operational vaults and septic equipment. Offers are due by April 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM AK Time.
Scope of Work
The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, and transportation necessary for vault pumping services at multiple sites within the Sitka Ranger District. Services include pumping, sewage disposal, cleaning, and backfilling for various locations such as Host Cabin Septic Tanks, RV Host Site Septic Tanks, Host Cabin Wet Wells, Starrigavan Campground Waterless SST Vaults, and Harbor Mountain Picnic Area Waterless SST Vaults. Work will be performed on an "as-needed" basis, authorized through task orders, and must comply with EPA, NEPA, and OSHA requirements. The government will not provide water, and the contractor is responsible for arranging waste disposal with the City and Borough of Sitka's wastewater treatment plant.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Requirements, Non-Personal Services Contract.
- Product Service Code (PSC): S222 (Waste Treatment And Storage).
- NAICS Code: 562991 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a $9 Million size standard.
- Period of Performance: A Base Period of 12 months (May 1, 2026 - April 30, 2027) and four 12-month Option Periods, extending potentially through April 30, 2031.
- Place of Performance: Sitka, Southeast Alaska.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business.
Submission & Evaluation
- Offer Due Date: April 13, 2026, 1:00 PM AK Time.
- Submission Requirements: Offers must be submitted electronically and include three separate attachments:
- Technical Capability: (Word or PDF) including a detailed Service Plan, draft Work Schedule, and technician qualifications/certifications.
- Past Performance: (PDF) evaluated for recency and relevancy.
- Price: (Excel) using the provided "Attachment 3 - Schedule of Items and Price Sheet," with bidders filling only yellow highlighted cells.
- Evaluation Factors: Technical Capabilities (Acceptable/Unacceptable), Past Performance (Acceptable/Unacceptable), and Price (primary factor, evaluated for reasonableness).
- Wage Determination: Bidders must adhere to the Service Contract Act Wage Determination (No. 2015-5685, Revision No. 27) for minimum wage rates and fringe benefits in Alaska.
Key Clarifications
This is a new contract, similar to the incumbent contract 1240BF23D0019. The government will not provide water, and the contractor is responsible for waste disposal arrangements.