CA-sonny bono NWR-water treatment services

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting potable water treatment services for the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in Calipatria, California under solicitation number 140FC326Q0009. The contractor will be responsible for operating and maintaining the water treatment facility, supplying sodium hypochlorite and Super 201 floculant, and conducting coliform and turbidity monitoring in accordance with Federal, State, and Local Primacy Agency guidelines. Key qualifications include holding a minimum Class II water treatment license from the State of California, maintaining current Technical Staff Certification (T2-T5), and possessing a designated vehicle equipped with necessary tools and testing equipment. The award will be made as a firm-fixed-price contract based on price only to the lowest-priced responsible quote, with questions due by February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST and quotes due by February 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST at Refuge Headquarters, 906 West Sinclair Road, Calipatria, CA 92233.

This is a Total Small Business Set Aside with no incumbent contractor identified in the solicitation materials. The anticipated performance period runs from January 2026 through December 2030, consisting of a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods. The refuge produces approximately 200,000 gallons of treated water annually and is classified as a transient non-community, alternative filtration technology treatment plant. The contractor must be capable of responding to emergencies on a 24/7 basis within six hours, making minimum two visits per week to the site, and conducting quarterly lead and copper monitoring along with a sanitary survey every five years. The NAICS code 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems) applies with a small business size standard of $41.0 million, and the place of performance is at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in Calipatria, California.