Replace Toilets at Bates Canyon Campground (GAOA)
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1148294
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Place of performance
- Santa Barbara, California 93101, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting proposals to replace two existing vault toilet buildings with a single precast concrete toilet building at Bates Canyon Campground in the Santa Lucia Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest. The project requires comprehensive site improvements, including grading, excavation, concrete sidewalk construction, and site preparation, with specific technical requirements for installation and demolition. Contractors must develop a grading plan, install an approved vault toilet structure, construct accessible sidewalks, and obtain all necessary permits. Evaluation criteria will focus equally on relevant prior project experience, past performance, and cost, with proposals assessed using adjectival ratings and technical confidence assessments. The solicitation was posted on May 8, 2025, with proposal responses due by June 4, 2025, and a pre-bid site visit to be scheduled and announced on SAM.gov.
The contract is set aside for total small business participation and falls under NAICS code 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The contract value is estimated between $100,000 and $250,000, with a performance period of 210 days from August 29, 2025, to March 12, 2026. Davis-Bacon wage rates for Santa Barbara County will apply, and performance and payment bonds are required for projects exceeding $35,000. The place of performance is Santa Barbara, California, with the project involving the replacement of existing facilities at a six-site campground located at the base of the Sierra Madre mountains. Contractors must comply with specific technical requirements, including installing a single vault precast concrete toilet building (such as the CXT Gunnison model), constructing concrete sidewalks, and completing all associated site work to meet Forest Service specifications.
Notice text
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Project Title: GAOA Replace Toilets at Bates Canyon Campground (Los Padres National Forest)
Scope of Work: This project consists of installing a vault toilet, and other site improvements at Bates Canyon Campground located on the Santa Lucia Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest.
Background: Bates Canyon Campground is located in the eastern portion of the Santa Lucia Ranger District, at the base of the Sierra Madre mountains. The campground consists of six camp sites, and is currently two older vault toilet buildings. This contract requirement shall replace the two existing buildings with one new SST concrete toilet building, including the associated site work.
Contractor Requirements
Technical Requirements / Tasks:
Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following items of work:
- Grading Plan Development.
- Excavation and embankment required for toilet building installation and accessible sidewalks.
- Provide and install Single Vault Precast toilet building or equivalent as approved by the contracting officer.
- Construction of concrete sidewalks, building aprons, and associated site preparation.
- Provide and compact base at optimum moisture for the installation of vault toilet building. Backfill shall be compacted in 8 inch lifts (compacted) at optimum moisture.
- Demolition and removal of two existing toilet buildings.
- Obtain permits if required for the work listed above and any other permits necessary to complete the project. All permits are the responsibility of the contractor, and will not be provided by the government.
IAW FAR 36.204, disclosed magnitude of construction cost is between $100,000 and $250,000.
NAICS CODE: 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, $45M
Product/Service Code: Y1JZ
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP): 08/29/2025 to 03/12/2026 (PoP - 210 Days)
DAVIS-BACON WAGES APPLY - WD # CA20240014 (Santa Barbara County)
BONDS ARE REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS WITH A VALUE OF $35,000.00 AND ABOVE
Los Padres Engineering staff and interested contractor's site visit: May 29th 2025. Meeting location = onsite (directions below). Meeting time = 1300 local.
Directions to the site from the SLRD District office in Santa Maria, CA: Project location - From Santa Lucia District Office (1616 Carlotti Drive, Santa Maria, CA), take Bull Canyon Road to CA – 166 (3.6 miles), turn right onto CA – 166 East (36.2 miles), turn right onto Cottonwood Canyon Road and Forest Service Route 11N01 to Bates Canyon Campground.
Update #2 ·
Project Title: GAOA Replace Toilets at Bates Canyon Campground (Los Padres National Forest)
Scope of Work: This project consists of installing a vault toilet, and other site improvements at Bates Canyon Campground located on the Santa Lucia Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest.
Background: Bates Canyon Campground is located in the eastern portion of the Santa Lucia Ranger District, at the base of the Sierra Madre mountains. The campground consists of six camp sites, and is currently two older vault toilet buildings. This contract requirement shall replace the two existing buildings with one new SST concrete toilet building, including the associated site work.
Contractor Requirements
Technical Requirements / Tasks:
Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following items of work:
- Grading Plan Development.
- Excavation and embankment required for toilet building installation and accessible sidewalks.
- Provide and install Single Vault Precast toilet building or equivalent as approved by the contracting officer.
- Construction of concrete sidewalks, building aprons, and associated site preparation.
- Provide and compact base at optimum moisture for the installation of vault toilet building. Backfill shall be compacted in 8 inch lifts (compacted) at optimum moisture.
- Demolition and removal of two existing toilet buildings.
- Obtain permits if required for the work listed above and any other permits necessary to complete the project. All permits are the responsibility of the contractor, and will not be provided by the government.
IAW FAR 36.204, disclosed magnitude of construction cost is between $100,000 and $250,000.
NAICS CODE: 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, $45M
Product/Service Code: Y1JZ
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP): 08/29/2025 to 03/12/2026 (PoP - 210 Days)
DAVIS-BACON WAGES APPLY - WD # CA20240014 (Santa Barbara County)
BONDS ARE REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS WITH A VALUE OF $35,000.00 AND ABOVE
Los Padres Engineering staff and interested contractor's site visit: May 29th 2025. Meeting location = onsite (directions below). Meeting time = 1300 local.
Directions to the site from the SLRD District office in Santa Maria, CA: Project location - From Santa Lucia District Office (1616 Carlotti Drive, Santa Maria, CA), take Bull Canyon Road to CA – 166 (3.6 miles), turn right onto CA – 166 East (36.2 miles), turn right onto Cottonwood Canyon Road and Forest Service Route 11N01 to Bates Canyon Campground.
Update #1 ·
Project Title: GAOA Replace Toilets at Bates Canyon Campground (Los Padres National Forest)
Scope of Work: This project consists of installing a vault toilet, and other site improvements at Bates Canyon Campground located on the Santa Lucia Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest.
Background: Bates Canyon Campground is located in the eastern portion of the Santa Lucia Ranger District, at the base of the Sierra Madre mountains. The campground consists of six camp sites, and is currently two older vault toilet buildings. This contract requirement shall replace the two existing buildings with one new SST concrete toilet building, including the associated site work.
Contractor Requirements
Technical Requirements / Tasks:
Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following items of work:
- Grading Plan Development.
- Excavation and embankment required for toilet building installation and accessible sidewalks.
- Provide and install Single Vault Precast toilet building or equivalent as approved by the contracting officer.
- Construction of concrete sidewalks, building aprons, and associated site preparation.
- Provide and compact base at optimum moisture for the installation of vault toilet building. Backfill shall be compacted in 8 inch lifts (compacted) at optimum moisture.
- Demolition and removal of two existing toilet buildings.
- Obtain permits if required for the work listed above and any other permits necessary to complete the project. All permits are the responsibility of the contractor, and will not be provided by the government.
IAW FAR 36.204, disclosed magnitude of construction cost is between $100,000 and $250,000.
NAICS CODE: 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, $45M
Product/Service Code: Y1JZ
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP): 08/29/2025 to 03/12/2026 (PoP - 210 Days)
DAVIS-BACON WAGES APPLY - WD # CA20240014 (Santa Barbara County)
BONDS ARE REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS WITH A VALUE OF $35,000.00 AND ABOVE
A pre-bid site visit will be held prior to the end of the RFP period, the date is TBD and will be posted on SAM.gov once determined
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 10. SAM.gov Q&A.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 3. Schedule of Items.pdf | ||
| 9. Davis-Bacon Act WD # CA20240014 (Santa Barbara County).txt | TXT text file | |
| 10. SAM.gov Q&A.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 2. Scope of Work.pdf | ||
| 5. Forest Service Supplemental Specifications.pdf | ||
| 6. Site Plan.pdf | ||
| 7. Fire Plan.pdf | ||
| 8. CXT Vault Restroom v.2 (Example Only).pdf | ||
| 1. SF 1442 - 127EAW25R0023 (NRE Included).pdf | ||
| 4. Evaluation Factors.pdf |
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Replace Toilets at Bates Canyon Campground (GAOA) | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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