USDA Forest Service Region 1 Regional Office HVAC Quarterly Maintenance

The USDA Forest Service Region 1 is soliciting quarterly HVAC maintenance services for Buildings 24 and 26 at the Fort Missoula Regional Office in Missoula, Montana. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and insurance necessary to maintain HVAC mechanical systems, including routine preventive maintenance, minor repairs to controls and components, cooling tower winterization and spring startup, and chemical treatment for scale, corrosion, and biological inhibitors. Key qualifications include a Field Supervisor with at least ten years of hands-on experience and ten years of supervisory experience in HVAC systems, chillers, boilers, pumps, controls, and electrical systems. The government will award one firm-fixed-price contract to the lowest priced quote that is technically acceptable with acceptable or neutral past performance; technical acceptability will only be evaluated for the lowest priced quote. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by February 20, 2026, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time, with quotations due by March 2, 2026.

This solicitation is set-aside for small business concerns with a $19 million size standard, and no current contractor information is identified. The contract consists of a one-year base period from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031. The Service Contract Labor Standards apply, with HVAC mechanics earning a prevailing wage of $37.02 per hour plus $5.09 in fringe benefits. Quoters must submit technical proposals including past performance information for projects completed in the past three years, price proposals for all four quarterly services in both the base year and each option year, and maintain current System for Award Management registration. The work will be performed at 3400 Captain Rawn Way, Missoula, Montana 59804, and the contractor must maintain a minimum general liability insurance of $500,000 and $200,000 automobile liability per person.