Water Testing Laboratory Services - Francis Marion Ranger District

This solicitation seeks a contractor to provide water testing laboratory services to support the Forest Service Drinking Water Program on the Francis Marion Ranger District in South Carolina. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service will collect monthly water samples from seven locations and deliver them to the contractor within 24 hours for analysis. The contractor must perform a Colilert coliform analysis on each sample and return the results to the Forest Service within five business days. The agency will award a single firm fixed-price contract for a base year and four option years to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest price technically acceptable proposal. Proposals are due by February 29, 2024.

This is a total small business set-aside solicitation. The place of performance is Huger, South Carolina. The contract supports monthly testing of samples from seven sites over a potential five-year period. The NAICS code is 541380 and PSC code is D304. There is no identified incumbent, but the budget is a firm fixed price for testing eight sites per month plus additional sites as needed over the five-year contract term. The contractor must be certified by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.