Gila National Forest, Reserve District, Septic Replacement

1. Introduction:

The USDA Forest Service Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District, Reserve, New

Mexico, has a requirement for the replacement of two (2) septic systems – middle three

(3) bedroom house on Reserve Ranger District and middle two (2) bedroom house. The

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and vehicles, services,

testing, supervision and miscellaneous items to transport to the site necessary to perform

the work as described in the attached SOW. All work shall be in accordance with the

statement of work contained herein. No changes to the specifications, terms, or

conditions of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) shall be made without the prior approval

of the Contracting Officer in writing. The contractor is responsible for complying with all

applicable regulations and obtaining all permits for this work.

2. Type of Award:

As a result of this solicitation, the Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price

Construction Contract using Simplified Acquisition with Request for Quote (RFQ)

format evaluated on Best Value/Tradeoff. NAICS code: 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and

Air-Conditioning Contractors

Contractors is assigned to solicitation under Small Business Set-Aside ($19 million). PSC

code Z1FA. In order to be eligible for award of a federal contract, potential vendors, at

time of award, need to have an active registration in the System for Award Management

(SAM) at https://sam.gov/content/home.

3. Basis for Award – Best Value/Tradeoff:

See Section M (last section of this document). The offerors will be evaluated on Price,

Capability, and Past Performance. In order to remain in the competitive range, Offerors

(Contractors) shall submit the Return Package with the requirements in Section M,

Evaluation Factors.

4. How to submit your offer:

Submit RFQ pages 4 through 6, and section K as your business (schedule of items)

proposal. In a separate document, submit all the information requested in Section M as

your technical proposal.

Deadline for submission of offers shall be April 9, 2025, 2:00 p.m. MDT.

Responses to the RFQ shall be sent to the Contracting Specialist. Response packages

should be sent by email and should contain the Solicitation Number 127EAX25Q0002 in

the subject line for the email.

Email: elizabeth.lanum@usda.gov

Address all questions about this solicitation to Elizabeth Lanum at

elizabeth.lanum@usda.gov by April 7, 2025, by 2:00 pm MDT.

5. Site Visits (Optional):

Site visit opportunities will be available on Thursday, March 27, 2025, and Friday, March

28, 2025. Please contact Jacob Ferguson via email at Jacob.Ferguson2@usda.gov or via

phone at 575-313-7345 to schedule. The site visit is not required; however, a site visit is

strongly recommended prior to bidding the work.

6. Location:

Reserve Ranger Station, 5 Smokey Bear Circle, P.O. Box 170, Reserve, New Mexico,

87830