SQF FW Water Testing & Sampling Multiple-Year Contract

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking a contractor to provide water testing and sampling services for potable water systems across the Sequoia National Forest, including administrative offices, fire stations, fire barracks, recreation cabin rentals, and campgrounds. The procurement covers 14 water systems organized into four geographical zones, including 7 transient non-community systems, 4 state small systems, and 3 private systems, with services including monthly bacteriological testing, annual nitrate analysis, nitrite analysis every three years, field troubleshooting, and regulatory permit services. All water sample collectors must be trained samplers in accordance with California Safe Drinking Water Act regulations, and analyses must be conducted by a state-certified laboratory. The contractor will also serve as the Sequoia National Forest Water System Operator of Record and must submit Electronic Annual Reports for each water system. The evaluation will consider technical and past performance factors as more important than price, with offerors required to demonstrate three similar projects completed within the last three years. Proposals are due August 27, 2025, at 3:00 PM PST.

This opportunity is set aside as 100% small business under NAICS code 541990 with a size standard of $19.5 million. The contract will run for one base year from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026, with four potential one-year option periods extending through August 31, 2030. Services will be performed across multiple locations in Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties, California, with the primary place of performance listed as Woodville, California. The contract includes estimated quantities such as 25 hours of troubleshooting and permit services and 25 gallons of chlorine for general water system oversight services. The work spans multiple ranger districts including Hume Lake, Western Divide, and Kern River, covering areas near Fresno, Porterville, and Bakersfield. No incumbent contractor information was provided in the solicitation materials.