Acadia National Park - Portable Toilet Services

The National Park Service Northeast Region seeks portable toilet services at Acadia National Park, Maine, with quotes due July 22, 2026 by 12:00 PM ET and questions due by close of business July 16. The procurement is set aside for small business concerns and is a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order.

Place of performance is Maine, specifically Cadillac Mountain Summit and Sand Beach within Acadia National Park. The contractor must deliver, install, and maintain 26 portable toilet units—10 units at Cadillac Mountain Summit (2 universally accessible) and 16 units at Sand Beach (4 universally accessible)—by July 29, 2026. Performance runs from July 27 through October 31, 2026. The portable toilets serve as emergency backup only and remain closed during normal operations, opening only on days when local wastewater treatment facilities deny delivery of collected sewage, preventing regular septic tank pumping. Service activation frequency is unpredictable, with historical data ranging from once per season to three times per season.

The contractor must respond to service activation notifications within 12 hours and thereafter provide daily cleaning, pumping, and restocking. All waste removal must comply with local, state, and federal regulations. Hand sanitizer stations must be provided inside units and refilled during service. The NAICS code is 562991, Septic Tank and Related Services; the PSC code is S222, Housekeeping–Waste Treatment/Storage. The small business size standard is nine million dollars. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply to Maine counties including Hancock County, where the park is located.

Pricing consists of two contract line items: CLIN 00010, a lump-sum delivery, placement, rental, and removal fee covering the full performance period regardless of use; and CLIN 00020, a daily service fee invoiced only when service days are required. Award goes to the lowest-priced, responsible offeror whose offer is technically acceptable. Evaluation weighs Technical Capability (including work plan and personnel scheduling) and Past Performance (two similar projects within the past five years with narrative, location, dates, dollar value, client name, and point of contact). A mandatory pre-bid site visit is scheduled for July 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM at Acadia National Park Headquarters, 20 McFarland Drive, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609. Amendment 0002 posted additional questions (RFIs 35–52) and the site visit sign-in sheet on July 15. No incumbent contractor is named; the park previously engaged GT Outhouses on a non-contract basis.