Final OZF_Toilet Pumping_Scope_of_Work_FY22-FY25.doc

OZARK- ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FORESTS

TOILET PUMPING AT

DISTRICT RECREATION SITES

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

I. Scope: This contract provides for toilet pumping, rinsing, and adding 100 gallons of fresh water in specified areas from April 1st, 2022 through March 31st, 2023 with option years, with similar time-frames possible. All work shall be performed in accordance with the terms of this solicitation. Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, transportation, equipment, and supplies to perform the toilet maintenance at the following facilities on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests at locations listed below in Section III unless specifically stated otherwise.

II. Contractor Furnished Property: The Contractor will provide all equipment such as tanker truck for wastewater, tank for fresh water, and trash bags. All equipment repairs and other expenses incidental to these activities are the responsibility of the Contractor. Forest Service will be responsible for removing all trash collected from Vault toilets that was bagged by Contractor. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to implement all means necessary to fully comply with the specifications and schedule.

III. Name, Size, and Location: Services to be performed at the following locations (maps/locations of areas can be obtained at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/osfnf/maps-pubs ):

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

IV. Pump toilets and add fresh water at locations (identified above)

· Pump toilets using clean-out hatch at designated areas.

· Rinse vault walls during pumping to remove excess waste.

· All trash removed and bagged from vault will become the property of the USDA Forest Service and will be disposed of by government.

· Add 75 – 100 gallons of fresh water.

· Lock clean-out hatch when done.

NOTE:

1. Toilet pumping should not begin before 7 a.m. or after sunset V. Pumping Schedule of Grounds Maintenance

· All sites identified (listed above) shall be pumped when contractor receives notice or on a pre-arranged schedule. The contractor has 72 hours to pump toilets from notification or designated collection schedule.

· Sites with multiple vaults shall be pumped on the same day unless septic truck capacity limits the ability to combine pumpings. If that occurs, pumping should occur as close together as possible.

· All pumping shall occur Monday through Friday.

· Dates of maintenance will be from April 1st, 2022 through March 31st, 2023. Option Years, if exercised, will be April 1st through March 31st of 2023, 2024, 2025.

VI. Toilet pumping operation

· Do not leave litter removed from vault on the ground. Bag all trash, seal bag and leave next to the vault access panel clean out hatch on the back side of the vault toilet. Do not place litter from the vault in the campground trash.

NOTES:

A. PUMPING OF TOILETS WILL BE FROM CLEAN OUT HATCH ON ALL CXT TOILETS AND PADLOCK WILL BE LOCKED UPON COMPLETION OF PROCESS (AFTER WATER ADDED).

B. ALL BAGGED LITTER REMOVED FROM TOILET SHALL BE PROPERTY OF THE FOREST SERVICE AND WILL BE REMOVED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

C. PUMPING SHOULD NOT BEGIN AT ANY RECREATION SITE WITH CAMPSITES BEFORE 7 a.m. OR AFTER SUNSET.

D. CONTRACTOR MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SYSTEM AWARD MANAGEMENT (WWW.SAM.GOV) DATABASE.

E. CONTRACTOR SHALL REPORT AND TURN IN ANY ITEM FOUND OF VALUE. LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES WOULD THEN BE FOLLOWED.

VII. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

A. Monthly Payments: Payment will be made after service provided through the Invoice Platform Program (www.ipp.gov ) with a designated invoice number at Unit Price Bid for work completed, and accepted, by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or IPP Approver. A hard copy of each invoice must be received prior to payment being processed via www.ipp.gov .

B. The number of toilet pumping at each site will be determined by the amount of use at each area and the availability of funding, but would not exceed the total pumpings identified as needed.

C. Sites with multiple vault toilets should be pumped the same day unless capacity of septic truck is exceeded, then pumping can be spaced over multiple days for the same site.

Schedule of items

BID PROPOSAL

FY2022

(PROVIDE BIDS FOR EACH SITE)

FY2022

Pumping $ per site

FY2023

Pumping $ per site

FY2024

Pumping $ per site

FY2025

Big Piney Ranger District

Pleasant Hill Ranger District

Magazine Ranger District

Sylamore/St. Francis Ranger District

Boston Mtn. Ranger District

CG – Campgrounds OHV – Off Highway Vehicle area HC – Horse Camp TH – Trail Head