Septic Pumping - Lassen Volcanic National Park

The National Park Service at Lassen Volcanic National Park seeks wastewater pumping services for vault toilet and septic tank maintenance throughout the park and surrounding areas in Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama Counties, California. The procurement, issued under NAICS Code 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services), requires contractors to pump approximately 85,000 gallons of wastewater annually from 52 locations and provide emergency pumping services with a 2-4 hour response time. Key requirements include providing all labor and equipment necessary to pump and transport waste to state-approved disposal sites, maintaining leak-free vehicles, complying with OSHA, EPA, and NPS regulations, and submitting monthly service reports. Award decisions will be based on price, technical acceptability, technical approach, relevant experience, and past performance, with quoters required to provide a one-page technical approach narrative, a list of comparable projects from the past six years, and customer references. Quotations must be submitted electronically to Brenda Lewis by December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a $9 million size standard, and the government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order. The contract period runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with four optional years available through December 31, 2030. Contractors must comply with Service Contract Act wage determinations applicable to the four-county region, which specify varying wage rates and benefits including health and welfare provisions, vacation accrual, and paid holidays. The solicitation includes pricing requirements for routine pumping, emergency pumping, portable toilet rentals, hand wash stations, extra cleaning services, and truck delivery/pickup fees across the base year and option years. Performance will be executed throughout Lassen Volcanic National Park, with coordination managed through the park's Contracting Officer's Representative and Chief of Maintenance, and all work must be completed during standard business hours (7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday) except in emergency situations.