RFQ Hydrant Repair/Replacement, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region (USDA-FS CSA EAST 7) is soliciting quotes under RFQ 12444627Q0003 for replacement of a damaged fire hydrant and valve at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois, with quotes due November 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time. The acquisition is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction), with a stated size standard of 100.00%. Offerors must maintain an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration to be eligible to submit an offer.

The work is one fire hydrant replacement unit (1 EA), requiring the contractor to provide and install a fire hydrant and valve. Offerors must submit one sealed bid by email to shad.stoddard@usda.gov in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format and must price all items to be considered responsive. The solicitation form's $39.50 unit price is a placeholder, and offerors must supply their own pricing. Buy American and labor standards provisions are incorporated by reference.

Performance runs November 23 through December 31, 2026, with delivery required by December 31, 2026 on a firm-fixed-price basis. Delivery is FOB Destination, and invoices go to the USDA-FS CSA EAST office in Atlanta, Georgia. The Government anticipates one award.

Evaluation follows FAR 12.203 and weighs reasonable price, technical acceptability (rated excellent, good, acceptable, or unacceptable), and past performance (rated acceptable, neutral, or negative). The Government will award to the offeror with the highest technical rating whose price is fair and reasonable and whose past performance is acceptable or neutral, and award will not necessarily go to the lowest-priced offeror.