Tellico Ranger District Vault Toilet Pumping

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region is soliciting quotes for vault toilet pumping services at the Tellico Ranger District on Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee. The contractor must provide comprehensive pumping services on a call-when-needed basis, including all equipment, transportation, labor, and proper disposal of waste in compliance with State and Federal regulations. Qualified contractors must be located within a 50-mile radius of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, and possess all necessary resources to pump vault toilets, remove debris, and refill systems with fresh water. The government will evaluate quotations using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with award made to the offeror representing best value, considering technical acceptability, past performance, and compliance with all specified requirements. Quotes must be submitted to Marian Feist at marian.feist@usda.gov no later than March 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (12:00 PM Central Time), with questions due by the same deadline.

This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 562111 with a small business size standard of $47,000, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity agreement with a base year running from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, plus four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031. The government will manage 28 vault toilet and septic system locations across the Tellico Ranger District with varying service frequencies ranging from one to three times annually and tank capacities of 500 to 3,000 gallons. The contractor will be compensated only for services actually ordered and completed, with the government grouping orders to include at least four toilet buildings per work order; if fewer than four buildings are ordered, a flat fee of $800 per building applies. Performance will take place at the Tellico Ranger District located at 250 Ranger Station Road, Tellico Plains, Tennessee 37385-5804, with work scheduled during business hours of 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Friday only, excluding weekends and eleven specified holidays.