Solicitation
GAOA Facilities, Barracks Inyo NF
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · Sol. 1240BH26Q0078
Due in 18 daysSmall business
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The USDA Forest Service (Inyo National Forest, California) wants one general contractor to repair, upgrade and add to dozens of government-owned buildings: barracks, houses, offices, storage buildings and a ranger station, plus new concrete trailer pads with water, sewer and power hookups. The work is spread over about seven sites between Lone Pine and Lee Vining and runs about three years (1,095 days). It is a total small business set-aside, and the stated project size is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Watch out for
- Site visits conflict and are almost over. The statement of work says bidders must visit every site before bidding, while the solicitation says the October 7 and 8, 2026 visits are optional, so a bidder who skips them takes on the risk of missing hidden conditions.
The Contractor is required to visit all project sites to determine the full extent of the work required
- Bonding and bid guarantee. Bid guarantee and performance/payment bond clauses are checked for a $1M-$5M job, and many small firms struggle to get a surety to cover that size.
Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (Jun 2020)
- Many scattered sites and multiple trades. You must manage demolition, roofing, plumbing, electrical, concrete and finish work at seven locations across the Eastern Sierra, with 3 weeks notice to the COR before starting at each building and submittals approved first.
The Contractor shall provide a minimum of a three (3) week notice to the COR prior to beginning
- Quantities are approximate. Several line items (flooring, vent stacks, lighting counts) say the contractor must verify quantities, which adds estimating risk on a fixed-price job.
Approximate area, contractor to verify flooring
- Historic cabin requirements. One cabin must be repaired to historic-structure guidelines with hand scraping and matching paint, which needs experienced crews and can raise cost.
Must be hand scrapped and follow SHIPPO regulations.
- Possible hazardous material abatement. The technical specifications cover safe handling and abatement of hazardous materials during demolition, but those specifications are not in the documents provided, so the cost exposure is unknown.
Division 02 - Existing Conditions: Defines the requirements for demolition and the safe
- Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. Construction wage rate rules apply (wage determination CA20260020 for Inyo, Kern and Mono counties), so labor costs and weekly payroll reporting must follow the wage table.
52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements (Nov 2025)
- Missing pricing on one line can knock you out. One award is planned and you must price every item for the base and all option periods or the quote may be excluded.
quotation being excluded from further consideration.
- Mixed signals on how award is made. The text says award goes to the best value offeror but then says the highest technically rated quote wins with no tradeoffs, so a low price alone may not win.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 7 not read in full.
- 1240BH26Q0078 GAOA Facilities Barracks Inyo NF.pdf
- Attachment 3 Statement of Work.pdf
- Attachment 4 Building Repair Summary.pdf
- Attachment 5 Schedule of Work.pdf
- Attachment 6 Window Schedule.pdf
- Attachment 7 Location Maps.pdf
- Attachment 14 Wage Determination.pdf
- Attachment 2 Schedule of Items.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 8 Crestview Guard Station Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Attachment 9 Independence Helitack Base_Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Attachment 10 Lee Vining Ranger Station_Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Attachment 11 Lone Pine Compound_Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Attachment 12 Mammoth Compound_Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Attachment 13 White Mountain Compound_Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
Full brief
What they want
- Exterior and interior painting of most buildings, including surface prep, siding and drywall repairs
- Roof replacement or repair (mostly composite shingle, some metal and wood shake) plus gutters, downspouts and vent stacks
- Carpentry: replace stairs, decks, counters, cabinets, siding and doors, and install 92 new windows per the window schedule
- Flooring (commercial carpet and sheet vinyl) and ceiling tile replacement
- Plumbing and electrical updates: sinks, faucets, toilets, bathroom fan/light combos, light fixtures, heaters
- Build new concrete trailer pads with frost-proof hydrants, sewer hookups and RV power pedestals (Lee Vining, Crestview, Mammoth)
- Specialty work: pellet stoves, ventilation, wire-mesh pest exclusion, weatherstripping and door sweeps
- Historic cabin repair at Lee Vining (hand scraping, matching paint) and a building inspection at Crestview Cabin 1121
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, single award (commercial construction, combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR Part 12)
- Period of performance
- 1,095 days (3 years); stated period of performance 11/16/2026 to 11/15/2029
- Place of performance
- Inyo National Forest, CA: Lone Pine, Independence, Bishop, Toms Place/Mammoth Lakes, Crestview and Lee Vining
- Estimated value
- Project magnitude $1,000,000 - $5,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Highest technically rated quote, as long as the price is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral. No tradeoffs.
- Offers due
- October 27, 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific. Questions are due October 20, 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific.
- How to submit
- Not stated outright. The offer block on the form lists Paula Sales at paula.sales@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov, and questions go to those same addresses.
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Approach
- Past Performance
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Submit each section as a separate document
- Signed Standard Form 1442
- Attachment 2 Schedule of Items (pricing spreadsheet) with prices for the base period and all option periods on every line item; one award is planned, so price all items
- Technical Approach, including a progress schedule over the three-year period and an explanation of any SOW requirement you cannot meet
- Past Performance: at least five relevant projects from the past three years
- Acknowledgement of any amendments
- Hold prices firm for 90 calendar days after the offer due date
- Put the solicitation name and number in the subject line of question emails
You must have
- Total small business set-aside under NAICS 236220 with a $45.0M size standard
This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.
- Limitations on Subcontracting clause applies, so a small business must keep a share of the work in-house
52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2025)
- Performance and payment bonds and an offer (bid) guarantee clauses are checked; the form blocks that say whether bonds are required are blank in the text
Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (Jun 2020)
- All licenses and permits needed for the work, plus insurance for work on a Government installation (FAR 52.228-5)
The Contractor shall obtain and maintain all necessary licenses and permits that are needed to
- Active SAM registration (FAR 52.204-7 and 52.204-13 are checked)
- Buy American construction materials rules apply
52.225-9 Buy American-Construction Materials (Nov 2025)
- Anti-discrimination / DEI certification made by submitting an offer, backed by False Claims Act liability
By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies that:
Not in the notice text
- Attachment 2 Schedule of Items (the pricing spreadsheet) was not readable, so line items and option structure for pricing are unknown
- The separate Forestwide Facilities Improvement Project Technical Specifications are referenced but were not among the files provided
- Whether performance and payment bonds are actually required: the matching form blocks (12a/12b) and the bid guarantee box are blank in the extracted text
- Exact submission method (email vs portal) and any page limits
- Total quantities for several buildings: parts of the Building Repair Summary, Schedule of Work and wage determination text were left out of the extract, and the site maps are scanned images
- Whether site visit dates (October 7 and 8, 2026) can still be joined or alternative access will be offered
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 1240BH26Q0078
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
- Office
- Inyo National Forest
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z1FB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Lone Pine, CA
- Contracting contact
- Paula Salespaula.sales@usda.gov
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1240BH26Q0078 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for GAOA Facilities, Barracks Inyo NF. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction The small business size standard is $45.0M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
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