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- MT BAKER RANGER DISTRICT - VAULT TOILET INVENTORY MT BAKER SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST BPA SET UP
- Solicitation number
- 1240BD25Q0018
- Issued by
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This document contains vendor questions and government responses regarding two USDA Forest Service solicitations (1240BD25Q0015 & 1240BD25Q0018) for vault toilet pumping services. The Q&A clarifies that the facilities are vault toilets without flush capabilities or handwashing facilities, and vendors should quote prices based on fully pumping the on-site vaults during each service trip.
Key details include: vendors are not required to quote all locations, service timing will be specified by Recreation staff at time of request, maps of locations are provided with solicitations on SAM.gov, and pricing should account for travel from vendor's base to the vault location and back. The exhibit shows an example location (Mirror Lake Trailhead) with one double vault of 1000-gallon capacity, requiring service twice annually, located 10 miles from Zigzag Ranger District in Rhododendron, OR. The performance period runs through 04/30/2025.
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1240BD25Q0015 & 1240BD25Q0018 – Vault Pumping Vendor Questions & Government Response
Q # Page No.
Paragraph Ref/Sentence
Question/Comment Government Response RFQ Change
001 1. Does 1 double vault have one holding tank or 2. For example Mirror Lake campground says it has 1 double vault with a capacity of 1000gal each.
1.(a) Would a call to that location require pumping a total of 2000 gallons?
1.(b) Similarly Riverside CG 13 has 2 double vaults would that require a total of 4000gal pumped?
See exhibit for question 1.
1(a) The pricing for the Schedule of Items is to quote from your base to the vault and back and quote as if you were going to fully pump the on-site vaults.
1(b) I don’t see a CG 13 Riverside on my published Schedule of Items.
NO
002 2. Similarly Riverside CG 13 has 2 double vaults would that require a total of 4000gal pumped?
See response to 1(b) above NO
003 3. Do the toilets flush water at these sites? No NO
004 4. Does the sink drain into the same tanks as the toilet?
These are vault toilets – there are no handwashing facilities.
NO
005 5. How much time does the contractor have to service the location after being called?
The Recreation staff will provide a need by time and date at the time of placing the service delivery request.
NO
006 6. Are all of these vault toilets or are any of them set up with a septic system?
These are all vault facilities. NO
007 7. If yes to first question, which locations does that pertain to?
N/A NO
008 8. If yes to first question, will USDA accept a partial bid based on location?
These are quotes vice bids. The vendor is not required to quote all locations.
NO
009 9. Would USDA be able to provide a rough geographic area prior to bid submission?
There are maps of these locations with each solicitation published on SAM.gov
NO
1240BD25Q0015 & 1240BD25Q0018 – Vault Pumping Vendor Questions & Government Response
Exhibit One:
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