127EAW26Q0003 - Plumas NF Bear Boxes

The USDA Forest Service Procurement & Property Services is seeking a contractor to procure and install 80 bear-proof lockers across two campgrounds on the Plumas National Forest in California through solicitation 127EAW26Q0003. The contractor must provide all management, supervision, labor, transportation, materials, and supplies necessary to deliver and install the lockers, along with precast concrete footings and anchors, with excavation and grading as needed. The evaluation will be based on technical merit as the primary factor, with award made to the offeror receiving the highest technical rating provided the price is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral. Technical evaluation criteria include a Work Plan/Capability Statement (maximum 5 pages), Key Personnel documentation (maximum 3 pages), and a Performance Schedule using Critical Path Method, Network Diagram, or Gantt chart (maximum 2 pages), along with three past performance references from similar projects completed within the last three years. Requests for Information must be submitted using the designated RFI Form by March 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, and all quotes must be emailed to the Contracting Officer, Gregory Cunningham (Gregory.Cunningham@usda.gov), no later than April 8, 2026, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors) with a size standard of $19 million, and no incumbent contractor information is provided. The contract will be awarded on a Firm Fixed Price basis with one award anticipated, though no specific budget range is disclosed in the solicitation materials. The project requires installation of 70 bear lockers at Grasshopper Campground at Lake Davis and 10 lockers at Lone Rock Campground at Antelope Lake, with work to commence within 10 calendar days of receiving the notice to proceed and completion required within 120 calendar days, with a contract performance period ending no later than May 14, 2027. The contractor must submit a performance bond and payment bond totaling 100% and a 20% bid guarantee on Standard Form 24. Work will be performed in Portola, California (96122), with operations restricted to Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, excluding holidays, and the contractor bears responsibility for providing its own restroom facilities, utilities, and sediment control devices.