Portable Toilets and Hand Wash Station for the Gila NF

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks portable toilets and handwash stations to support Gila Fire operations in New Mexico, with quotations due May 25 and questions due May 22 at 12:00 PM Central Time. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services) with a small business size standard of $9.00 million.

Place of performance spans five locations in southwestern New Mexico: Silver City Fire Cache, Saddle Mountain Lookout, Signal Peak Lookout, Glenwood Ranger District Helispot, and Luna Work Center. The requirement includes 19 fully operational portable toilets and 8 handwash units deployed across these sites from April through September 2026. Service frequency is three times weekly at Silver City Fire Cache and Luna Work Center, and every other week at remote lookout locations.

Portable toilets must include wall-mounted urinal, bench-style toilet with seat and closing lid, locking mechanism, multi-roll toilet paper dispenser, and wall-mounted hand sanitizer dispenser. Handwash units must feature two basins with two spigots per basin, foot-operated pumps, 20-gallon potable and grey water tank capacity, and soap and paper towel dispensers. The contractor is responsible for securing units against wind, cleaning, pumping, waste removal, restocking supplies, and restoring overturned units within 48 hours.

Offerors must hold current valid licenses and certifications for delivery, maintenance, service, and repair of portable sanitation equipment. This is a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items; a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Award will be made to the highest technically rated offeror with acceptable or neutral past performance and fair and reasonable pricing. Contractors must submit a signed SF-1449 form with pricing for all line items.