Purchase, Removal and Installation of a 100kw Propane Generator

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for the purchase, removal, and installation of a 100kW propane generator at the Bude Work center in Meadville, Mississippi. The specific equipment required is an RG10090AVAC Protector Gaseous 120/240 Single Phase Liquid Cooled Generator with a 6526R battery, though contractors may propose comparable units from manufacturers such as Kohler, Caterpillar, or Cummins. The contractor must provide all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation, permits, licenses, supervision, and expertise necessary to complete the removal of the existing Generac generator and installation of the new unit, including hookup to existing electrical and propane systems and site cleanup. Evaluation will be conducted using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with only the lowest priced offer initially evaluated for technical acceptability, and offerors must demonstrate acceptable or neutral past performance. Quotations are due February 6, 2026, at 1600 Central Time via email, questions must have been submitted by January 30, 2026, and offerors must hold prices firm for 90 days from the offer receipt date.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with NAICS code 221118 and a small business size standard of 650 employees, and one firm fixed price award will be made. The existing infrastructure at the site—including a 1,000-gallon propane tank, fuel piping connections, and an ASCO 600-amp service entrance rated transfer switch—is already installed and operational, requiring only generator replacement with no modifications to fuel systems or pressure testing. The work is scheduled to be performed between February 2, 2026, and September 30, 2026, during normal working hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, excluding eleven federal holidays. Work must comply with Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. 2015-5173 (Revision 33), which establishes prevailing wage requirements for various occupational classifications, and all labor must adhere to OSHA guidelines and other applicable safety requirements. The place of performance is the Bude Work center, 3085 Highway 98 East, Meadville, MS 39653, with delivery on a FOB Destination basis.