Blri emergency portable toilet service

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region is soliciting quotations for emergency portable toilet service at multiple locations along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina due to facility closures from Hurricane Helene impacts. The Request for Quotation (RFQ), numbered 140PS126Q0004, seeks a firm fixed-price contractor to furnish, place, and service temporary restroom facilities from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with a potential six-month extension option. Key requirements include servicing 62 portable toilet units (47 standard and 15 ADA-compliant) three times weekly with pumping, cleaning, sanitizing, and restocking; maintaining units in natural colors and free from graffiti; securing units against tipping; and replacing vandalized or deficient units within 24 hours. The government will evaluate quotations based on three factors: price, technical capability to meet service requirements, and relevant prior experience within the past five years, with award to be made on a best-value basis. Quotations are due by 12:00 PM ET on March 13, 2026, with an anticipated award date on or before March 15, 2026; prospective offerors must be registered in SAM with an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) at time of submission and throughout contract performance.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 562991 with a $9 million size standard, and there is no incumbent contractor—portable toilets are currently procured as needed through micro-purchases with no established annual contract value. The contract requires servicing nine specific locations across three North Carolina counties: four sites in Watauga County (23 units), three in Avery County (21 units), and two in Buncombe County (18 units), with most locations requiring 12 months of service. Contractors must carry liability insurance of $100,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence/$100,000 property damage and must comply with Service Contract Act prevailing wage requirements, which vary by county and occupation classification with wage rates ranging from approximately $11.44 to $58.99 per hour. The price schedule template provided covers an Independent Government Cost Estimate for Calendar Year 2026, requiring contractors to complete unit costs and extended monthly costs for all nine locations, though specific budget figures are not disclosed in the solicitation. Submission requirements include a completed checklist, signed SF18 form, price schedule, capabilities statement, and three prior project references, all to be submitted via email to stephen_loftus@nps.gov.