Well Water Mngt System Upgrade

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks well water management system upgrades including excavation, conduit, copper wire, sine wave filter, variable frequency drive, electrician and laborer services, and permitting, with quotations due September 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM Mountain Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $39.5 million; only small business concerns are eligible.

Place of performance is the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center at the University of Maine in Franklin, Maine. An organized site visit is scheduled for September 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM at 25 Salmon Farm Road, Franklin, Maine. The project covers electrical upgrades to freshwater well USDA-7, including replacement of direct burial wire with conduit-protected wire (3-phase 460-volt, approximately 1,500 feet from mechanical/electrical room to well), installation of a new Variable Frequency Drive and sinewave filter rated for 1,850 feet of wire at 360 volts, and procurement of a spare VFD. All work must comply with state wetland permitting requirements.

The delivery period is 90 calendar days after award. The contractor must submit a Safety and Site-Specific Plan within 14 business days of award and provide five business days' advance notice to the site facilities manager for any water system interruptions due to fish welfare. Equipment must be off-the-shelf brands available locally or online to ensure future repairability.

Solicitation 127EAX26Q0115 is issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items. Award will be made on a firm-fixed-price basis to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror using lowest price technically acceptable evaluation. Offerors must be actively registered in SAM, provide three past performance references from contracts awarded within the past five years, submit a technical proposal not exceeding five pages, and acknowledge compliance with anti-discrimination and DEI certification requirements. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply; the Electrician rate is $22.78 per hour plus $7.35 fringes, and the Laborer rate is $21.90 per hour plus $19.72 fringes. Offers are valid for 60 calendar days from submission. The NAICS code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.