127EAW26Q0045 - Office Trailer Utility Connections

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks utility connections for three mobile trailers (two office trailers and one shower/bathroom trailer) at the Los Prietos Complex, Santa Barbara Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, California, with quotes due July 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a construction magnitude between $25,000 and $100,000, foreclosing competition outside the small business pool.

Place of performance is Santa Barbara, California, at 3505 Paradise Road. Work scope includes electrical connections (installing two 25-foot utility poles, approximately 50 feet of overhead conductor, conduit, breaker panels, and junction boxes), water connections (exposing and connecting to existing waterline, installing riser and PVC distribution), and wastewater connections (trenching approximately 40 feet from the concrete pad to existing line, installing buried piping and collection lines). All trenches must be backfilled with hot-mix asphalt patching. The contractor must hold an active California Class B contractor's license and comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates (General Decision CA20260014, effective May 18, 2026). All materials must be manufactured in the United States per Buy American Act requirements.

Work must commence within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed and be completed within 14 calendar days thereafter. An organized site visit is scheduled June 30, 2026, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time; RSVP required to Gregory.Cunningham@usda.gov. Requests for Information using the RFI Form (attachment 7) are due July 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Amendment A00001 (RFI Responses, effective July 9, 2026) is incorporated into contract award; offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment. Quotes must include lump-sum pricing for all line items in the Schedule of Items. Evaluation criteria include work plan and capability demonstration (up to 5 pages), key personnel qualifications (up to 3 pages), performance schedule with critical path method (up to 2 pages), contractor's license, and past performance on three similar projects completed within the last three years. Award goes to the highest technically rated offeror whose price is fair and reasonable and whose past performance is acceptable or neutral. A bid guarantee (Standard Form 24) and performance and payment bonds within 10 calendar days of award are required. The NAICS code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.