0812-EN-CON-2026 Equipment Rental S&W/ Wildlife Projects

The USDA Forest Service, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Enorees Ranger District, seeks rental of four pieces of heavy construction equipment for projects in rural environments, with quotations due June 10, 2026, and questions due June 8 by 12:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a Total Small Business set-aside; only small business concerns are eligible.

Place of performance is Whitmire, South Carolina, within the Enoree Ranger District boundary. The equipment rental scope includes one CAT D6N-LGP dozer with 13.4 ft VPAT blade, two CAT 320E Series Excavators with hydraulic thumbs, and one Terramac RT7R tracked dump truck with rotating bed. The Forest Service rents equipment only, not operators. The rental period is approximately one month beginning July 7, 2025. All equipment must meet extensive safety specifications including ROPS/FOPS certification for dozers, 87-decibel minimum backup alarms, factory guards, radiator protection, enclosed cabs meeting OSHA standards, and forward-facing lighting for excavators. Contractors must hold current DOT certification and valid fleet insurance and are responsible for all transportation costs and pre-use inspections.

Quotations must include line-item pricing for all individual line items—delivery, pickup, monthly rental rates, and equipment moves—or risk exclusion from consideration. Offerors must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from the receipt date. The government intends one award on a firm-fixed price purchase order basis, evaluated as best value under FAR 12.204 pricing fairness and reasonableness. The NAICS code is 532412, Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing; PSC W099. Offerors must be active in SAM.gov; invoicing flows through IPP.gov.