Replace water meters marin headlands

The National Park Service seeks replacement of 120 water meters across three locations in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, California, with proposals due July 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM local time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, limiting competition to firms meeting the $19 million NAICS 238220 size standard.

Place of performance includes Fort Cronkhite (36 meters), Fort Baker (61 meters), and Barry (23 meters). Contract performance runs September 1, 2026 through January 1, 2027, with work to commence within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed. The contractor must remove and dispose of existing meters, install new lead-free, cold water ultrasonic meters equipped with two-way endpoints for mobile reading, and replace associated fittings and Crissy boxes where required. The Government will provide access to secured locations, coordinate with residents and businesses for meter access, monitor all digging activities, and perform joint programming and commissioning of endpoints; the contractor is responsible for field verification of meter sizes, trenching coordination with USA utility for new meter locations (but not existing meter replacement), and furnishing all ultrasonic meters, Orion Cellular C endpoints, and installation materials. No more than one day of water outage is permitted at each location.

Award is firm-fixed-price. The Government seeks offers below $450,000 but will consider higher bids providing best value. Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. An offer guarantee of 20 percent of proposal price or $3,000,000 (whichever is less) and performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract price are required. A mandatory site visit occurred July 8, 2026 at Fort Cronkhite. Evaluation criteria are project experience, California contractor license validity, schedule quality, and past performance, with price evaluated for reasonableness and balance. Amendments 001 (July 8) and 002 (July 15) addressed site visit documentation and answers to questions; offerors must acknowledge both amendments by the proposal deadline.