Pump septic systems and sewage treatment plants at Shenandoah National Park

*Note: This is a 15 day pre-solicitation only. Once completed, a 30 day Solicitation will be posted with additional information for quoting purposes after 6/20/2013.

1. Scope 1.1. Shenandoah National Park requires the pumping of septic tanks, vault toilets and waste solids (nominally 2%) from Sewage Treatment Plants throughout the National Park and the legal disposal of the septage. The service will include pumping each unit to include removal of all liquid and solids. Disposal must be at a legal and approved location. Contractor shall include the cost of legal disposal in the quoted unit prices. 1.2. The contractor will thoroughly mix and pump to remove all contents from each tank. The contractor will transport pumped material to a licensed and approved disposal location. Proof of disposal is required prior to payment.

1.3. No utilities are available at the sites. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that each site, as related to the pumping of the tanks, is clean and fit for public use prior to departure.

1.4. Tank volumes indicated in the tables are the tank design capacities. They are provided for estimating purposes only.

1.5. All permits associated with the disposal of sludge and wastewater in local wastewater plants outside of Shenandoah National Park are the sole responsibility of the contractor. Contractor shall include their cost in the quoted unit prices.

1.6. The contractors equipment must be Equipment must be capable of pumping all solids and liquids from vault toilets and must be able to pump 3%-5%s solids from wastewater tanks that are up to 20 ft deep and over 20 ft from the closest truck access.

1.7. Payment will be made only for quantities pumped at the quoted price per gallon. In order to receive payment of services the contractor will submit with their invoice copies of valid disposal ticket(s) from an approved facility.



The period of performance on this contract shall be from 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2014 with four option years, subject to the availability of funds running from 07/1/2014 through 6/30/2015, 7/1/2015 through 6/30/2016, and 7/1/2016 through 6/30/2017, and 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2018.