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This is a solicitation for Park Attendant contractor services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District for the Fall 2026-Winter 2027 season. Eight total contracts are available across four lake projects: Lake Seminole (2 positions), Okatibbee Lake (2 positions), Walter F. George (2 positions), and West Point (2 positions). Each position requires two Park Attendants to fill Schedule A and Schedule B at specific campgrounds. Contract periods vary by location, ranging from 64 to 94 days, with dates between September 14, 2026 and March 17, 2027. Bidders must submit daily unit prices in whole dollar amounts; total award amount will be calculated by multiplying the unit price by the number of contract days. Bids are due by 2:00 PM CDT on Thursday, July 30, 2026, via email to mobilegates@usace.army.mil. Contract awards will be announced on Friday, July 31, 2026, and bidders must provide a telephone number for award notification contact.

All bid packages must include a completed Contractor Data Sheet, the first page of SF 1449 (signed in Block 20), and a completed Bid Schedule with each page identified with the bidder's name. Before commencement of work, contractors must provide a $5,000 fidelity or dishonesty bond with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District listed as obligee, effective 60 days past contract end date. Proof of automobile liability insurance is required with minimum bodily injury coverage of $250,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence, plus property damage coverage of $25,000 per occurrence. Contractors must submit copies of three performance evaluations or reference letters from previous duty locations, unless new to the Park Attendant Program. Additionally, all contractors and employees must complete background check documentation including SAM Form 36 (Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions), SF-87 Fingerprint Card or Form FD258, and OF306 Declaration for Federal Employment form, all due by August 7, 2026. All contractors must maintain active CAGE Code registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of bid at no cost. The solicitation incorporates FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4, and related clauses by reference.

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FALL 2026 – WINTER 2027 PARK ATTENDANT INFORMATION

FOR

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, MOBILE DISTRICT

The following information will apply for the Fall 2026-Winter Park Attendant Contractor Contracts.

There will be a total of 8 contracts available for bid. They are as follows:

LAKE SEMINOLE will have 2 Park Attendant Positions.

OKATIBBEE LAKE will have 2 Park Attendant Positions.

WALTER F. GEORGE will have 2 Park Attendant Positions.

WEST POINT will have 2 Park Attendant Positions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to budget constraints for the operation of Government parks, it is requested that you quote your “Best Possible Price.” Bids are due back into the Contracting Office by 2:00PM CDT, Thursday July 30, 2026.

The solicitation includes various contract clauses, a Performance Work Statement, and a Local Policy for each Project location. It is important that you review this information.

Please refer to the “Local Policies” for the following information:

1. Details on work hours and description of duties and facilities.

2. Name and telephone number for a point of contact at each park.

There is also information in the Performance Work Statement regarding the documentation required for a Park Gate Attendant Position. All required documentation for Park Attendant Positions must be submitted to this office BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.

Last…but “Most important” …you are strongly urged to provide a telephone number where you may be reached on the date of Friday, July 31, 2026, for contract award. If attempts to reach you are unsuccessful, you may not receive a contract award for this Park Attendant season.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTAL OF BIDS

1. At a minimum, your Bid Package should include a completed Contractor Data Sheet, the 1st page of SF 1449 (must be signed in Block 20), and a completed Bid Schedule. You may submit your Bid package via e-mail.

To submit your Bid Package via e-mail, save each document by adding your last name to the document name and saving them to your computer. Attach the Contractor Data Sheet, signed SF 1449 and Bid Schedule to your e-mail and send them to mobilegates@usace.army.mil.

IMPORTANT: Please identify each page of the bid with your name. This is very important for identification purposes. A daily bid amount must be entered in the “Unit Price” on the Bid Schedule, and the bid amount must be in whole dollar amounts. Bids only need to be entered for each Park Attendant position in which you are interested.

2. All contractors, contractor’s employees, and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall be required to furnish a "Business Services", "Fidelity" or "Dishonesty" bond in the amount of $5,000.00. Before commencement of work, surety bonds (original with seal) must be on file in this office.

IMPORTANT: If you obtain one bond, all persons must be listed on the single bond. The Obligee must be listed as “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District”, and the term of the bond must be effective a minimum of 60 days past the end date of the contract period of performance.

3. Before commencement of work, all contractors, contractor’s employees, and all associated sub-contractors’ employees must submit proof of insurance (Declaration’s page) for automobile liability coverage as follows:

Bodily injury coverage with minimum limits of $250,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence

Property damage coverage with a minimum limit of $25,000 per occurrence.

4. You must also provide copies of your last three performance evaluations or reference letters from your last three duty locations. If you are new to the Park Attendant Program, past performance documentation is not required.

SURETY BOND, PROOF OF INSURANCE, AND PAST PERFORMANCE

DOCUMENTATION, IF APPLICABLE, MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS SOON

AS POSSIBLE AFTER NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD.

5. Each contractor, contractor’s employees, and all associated sub-contractors’ employees must submit a completed Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SAM Form 36, APR 2021), a completed SF-87 Fingerprint Card (Rev. FEB 2021 only; or electronically), and a completed Declaration for Federal Employment (OF306 Form, Revised AUG 2023) for a background check. All associated costs shall be incurred by the contractor.

a. The “Subject Information” block must be completely filled out on the SAM Form 36 (Attachment 1 SAM Form 36). The “Authorization” block must be completed, dated and signed.

b. Contractors may go to the local Police Department or Sheriff's Department to have fingerprints collected on an SF-87 Fingerprint Card or electronically (preferred method).

i. The blocks highlighted in yellow must be completely filled out on the Fingerprint Card (Attachment 2 Sample Fingerprint Card).

ii. The following information must be included in the Fingerprint Card:

SON: A343

SOI: Z256

IPAC: 21008711

c. Form FD258 (Rev. May 2017) is also acceptable. If Form FD258 is used, the following information must be included in the block for “Reason Fingerprinted”:

SON: A343

SOI: Z256

IPAC Code: 21008711

d. If the Electronic System asks for a reason for the fingerprints, the reason should be listed as “Federal Employment”.

NOTE: Fingerprints submitted on 8.5 x 11 paper WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All fingerprints must be submitted on either an SF-87 Fingerprint Card, Form FD258 or electronically.

e. The Declaration for Federal Employment (Attachment 3 OF306 Form) must be completely filled out.

i. Spell out entire given name.

ii. For “Place of Birth”, input the city and state ONLY.

iii. Input all dates in the format (MM/DD/YYYY).

iv. Do not abbreviate or use acronyms for Branch of Military Service.

v. Be sure to input and number according to additional information as required for answers to Blocks 7-15 in Block 16.

vi. Sign and date Block 17a as the Applicant. Do not fill out Blocks 18a-c.

vii. If the form is handwritten and a mistake is made, cross out the mistake with a single line through the incorrect information, initial and date.

viii. Do not use whiteout on the form.

NOTE: For an example of a completed OF306 Form, see Attachment 4 Sample OF306 Form.

f. Background checks will be initiated once a completed SAM Form 36 and OF306 Form have been received. Contractors will receive an initial email from the Personnel Security Investigation Center of Excellence (PSICoE) with instructions pertaining to the completion of the online e-QIP form. Within 24 to 48 hours after the initial email, Contractors will receive another email with instructions on how to access the e-QIP form online.

NOTE 1: The e-QIP form must be completed within 5 days of receiving the email from PSI-CoE to complete the background check process. If a contractor receives the initial email but no registration code, contact the PSICoE Customer Service Center at 410-278- 4194 to request a registration code.

NOTE 2: If a contractor has had a background check processed in this manner, then the contractor is not required to submit the documents again unless it has been more than 24 months since the contractor has worked in federal service. The contractor will only need to provide a Social Security number so that an updated background check can be processed.

ALL BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY, 07

AUGUST 2026.

Fingerprint cards should be mailed via certified mail or some other form of delivery confirmation to: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Personnel Security Investigation Center of Excellence, 6280 Guardian Gateway, Suite 1, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.

Completed SAM Form 36 and OF306 Form should be sent via e-mail to Connie Gunter at consuela.a.gunter@usace.army.mil.

IMPORTANT: All contractors must have an active registration (CAGE Code) in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of bid. There is NO COST to register for a Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE Code at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. The following information is required for successful registration:

Purpose of Registration should be marked “All Awards” All business types should be marked “For-Profit Organization”.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code

721211 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks Select “Yes” for small business.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING BID PACKAGES, CONTACT:

Sophia Chin 251-690-3349 Katie Niles 251-234-5136 Jeff Mason 251-694-4157

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS,

CONTACT:

Connie Gunter 251-690-3469

Contractor Data Sheet

Primary Contractor – Person listed in SAM.gov (ALL FIELDS REQUIRED)

Name: Date: ________________

Cage Code: Unique Entity ID (UEI): _____________________________

Phone Number(s): Yrs Experience: ________

E-Mail: Age: _____

Health (circle one): Excellent Good Under Dr Care Need Assistance Poor

Partner (ALL FIELDS REQUIRED)

Name: Yrs Experience: ________

E-Mail: Age: _____

Health (circle one): Excellent Good Under Dr Care Need Assistance Poor

Are you currently working a gate attendant contract (circle one)? YES or NO

If yes, name of Lake Project? ________________________ Contract end date? _____________

How many gate attendant contracts can you perform concurrently? _______________________

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT

AUTHORITY: 26 U.S.C. §6041, §6041A, and §6050M; 26 U.S.C. §6109; 31 U.S.C. §7701(c) and §3325(d); 48 CFR, Part 4 (FAR 4.904); 48 CFR, Part 52 (FAR 52.204-3).

PRINCIPAL PURPOSE(S): To obtain a Park Gate Attendant Contractor’s TIN/Social Security Number and other personal information required by the above referenced authorities to allow reporting by the Federal Government of payments made to said Contractor within the line and scope of his/her contract as a Park Gate Attendant at one of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District projects.

Mobile District asks for such information to be submitted via the herein Contractor Data Sheet as part of a quote package in response to a solicitation for Park Gate Attendant Services.

ROUTINE USE(S): This Form and the information contained herein will be disclosed as generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), the Privacy Act, and specifically will be disclosed to those Federal Government agencies/entities requiring said information for Government purposes; i.e. the Internal Revenue Service, the Finance Center for the Corps of Engineers located in Millington, Tennessee, Contracting Officers and Representatives assigned to said Contract, and employees of the individual Project(s) where the Contractor is chosen to work. Information contained in this Form will be protected pursuant to the Privacy Act, and within the Corps of Engineers, will only be disclosed to those persons having the authority within the scope of their employment/positions to collect and utilize said information.

DISCLOSURE: Disclosure of the information requested in this form by the Contractor is voluntary.

However, failure to provide all the requested information will hinder and/or delay evaluation of the quote package, and may result in award of said Contract to another Contractor.

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

RFQ IFB RFP

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NAICS:

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

8 (A)

EDWOSB

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

W9127826QA013

Sophia M. Chin 251-690-3349 W91278 100

USACE FINANCE CTR - DISBURSING OFFICE

5722 Integrity Drive, Building 787 Millington, TN 38054-5005

** Signature (BOTH Contractors Must Sign) **

X______________________________________________

X______________________________________________

721211

$10.0M

07/09/2026

07/30/2026

02:00PM

ENDIST MOBILE CONTRACTING DIVISION

109 CANAL ST

MOBILE, AL 36602

W916XT

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

40. PAID BY

32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NO. 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER

36. PAYMENT

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

Twiltley Branch Campground Contract Dates Contract Days Unit Price Total Price Schedule "A" 10/01/26-02/28/27 76 Schedule "B" 10/01/26-02/28/27 76

Eastbank Campground Contract Dates Contract Days Unit Price Total Price Schedule "A" 09/14/26-03/14/27 94 Schedule "B" 09/14/26-03/17/27 93

White Oak Creek Campground Contract Dates Contract Days Unit Price Total Price Schedule "A" 09/15/26 - 03/14/27 92 Schedule "B" 09/15/26 - 03/14/27 91

R. Schaefer Heard Contract Dates Contract Days Unit Price Total Price Schedule "A" 10/22/26-3/4/27 67 Schedule "B" 10/22/26-3/4/27 64

Mobile District

Fall 2026- Winter 2027 Bid Schedule

Okatibbee

Walter F. George

West Point

Lake Seminole

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