GAOA Pine Creek Vault Toilet HTNF

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting quotations for transport and installation of a government-furnished CXT single-vault concrete toilet at Pine Creek Campground, with quotations due November 5, 2026 at 1700 hours local time. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 237990 with a $45.0 million size standard, issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 procedures for commercial items. Award is anticipated as one firm-fixed-price purchase order, and the project magnitude is between $25,000 and $100,000 per the Q&A.

The work site is Pine Creek Campground near Round Mountain, Nevada, in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Austin-Tonopah Ranger District. The contractor loads the toilet at the Forest Service warehouse at 100 Midas Canyon Road, Austin, NV 89310. The solicitation's place-of-performance field lists Sparks, NV 89431, and delivery location code 93BR is in Sparks. Access is over a dirt road with 60-degree radius switchbacks. The campground remains open with campers present, and no water, electricity, or utilities are available on site.

The base bid covers transport, excavation to approximately 4 feet 4 inches plus a 5-inch slab, a gravel leveling course, installation, backfill, and grading. Option 1 (Option 1001 in the Q&A) covers removal of the existing vault, disposal of its contents, site fill-in, and recontouring, and it is awarded concurrently. Offerors must price both the base and option items to be responsive. Amendment 0001, issued October 28, 2026, modifies Attachment 2 to require the contractor to furnish all equipment and labor and to bear liability for damage during loading, transport, offloading, and placement. The amendment prohibits explosives, caps the gravel leveling layer at 6 inches, and requires installation per CXT Gunnison manufacturer instructions, with deviations needing written approval from LB Foster/CXT. The Amended Statement of Work posted October 29, 2026 is the current scope.

Performance runs 30 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, with work commencement within 10 calendar days and an approximate start and estimated delivery date of July 15, 2027. Other requirements include traffic control conforming to MUTCD standards, permits, approved landfill disposal, pressure-washing of equipment before entering National Forest System lands, and a construction schedule within 5 days of commencement. Attachment 4 is Davis-Bacon wage determination NV2026-0074 for Nye County heavy construction.

Evaluation uses price (lowest priced technically acceptable), technical acceptability, and past performance, with no weights stated. Submissions go as separate PDFs to PPS.Proposals@usda.gov, referencing 127EAX27Q0009 and addressed to Mary Bosch. Required documents are a signed SF 1442, a price proposal, a technical proposal with approach and schedule, at least two contractor references, and a current contractor's license. A licensed Nevada subcontractor's license is acceptable for excavation and installation, but that subcontractor cannot be substituted during performance. Offers remain valid for 90 calendar days from the due date. The question deadline of October 22, 2026 has passed. No organized site visit is scheduled, though independent site visits are encouraged.