Arapaho NF Boulder RD Vault Toilet Pumping

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks vault toilet pumping and maintenance services at five recreation sites within the Roosevelt National Forest Boulder Ranger District in Colorado, with quotations due August 3, 2026, and questions due July 27, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with no other competition permitted.

Place of performance is the Boulder Ranger District, north-central Colorado, across five dispersed sites: Forsythe Canyon Trailhead (14 miles from Boulder), East Portal Trailhead (29 miles), Sourdough Trailhead (25 miles), Meeker Park Picnic Area (39 miles), and South St. Vrain Picnic Area (24 miles). Contract performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods, for a maximum five-year duration. The NAICS code is 562991, Septic Tank and Related Services; PSC is S222. Small business size standard is $9 million.

Services include regular and as-needed vault pumping (500 gallons per vault), waste removal and disposal at permitted facilities, vault flushing with disinfectant, water refilling, and facility cleaning. The five sites collectively require nine annual regular services (ranging from one to three per site per year) plus as-needed excess trash removal. Contractors must provide a minimum 1,000-gallon pump tank, vacuum pump, 3-inch intake valve with 200 feet of hose, and long-handled grappling device. Pumping season runs May 1 through November 1 annually. Contractors must quote pricing on a per-gallon-pumped basis for each site and per-occurrence pricing for excess trash removal.

Award uses lowest price, technically acceptable criteria. Evaluation assesses contractor ability to meet schedule requirements, equipment specifications, project manager identification, and past performance (rated acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable). Service Contract Act wage determination Boulder County 2015-5415 Rev 30 applies, with Truckdriver Medium rate of $25.19 per hour plus fringe benefits. Invoices are submitted through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform.