Solicitation
GAOA Facilities, Barracks Inyo NF
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · Sol. 1240BH26Q0078
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The U.S. Forest Service (Inyo National Forest, California) wants a general contractor to do a large batch of repairs and upgrades on about 30 government-owned barracks, houses, offices and sheds, plus build new trailer pads with utilities, across the Eastern Sierra from Lone Pine to Lee Vining. It is a firm-fixed-price, small-business set-aside job with a stated size of $1 million to $5 million and a 3-year (1,095 day) performance period. Quotes are due October 27, 2026.
Watch out for
- Bonds and bid guarantee required. The solicitation includes a bid guarantee provision plus performance and payment bond clauses for a $1M-$5M job, which a small contractor needs a surety to provide before quoting.
52.228-1 Bid Guarantee (Sep 1996)
- Many sites spread over a large remote area. About 30 buildings in seven communities across the Eastern Sierra (high-elevation, snowy areas like Mammoth and Lee Vining) mean heavy travel, mobilization and winter scheduling costs.
The project buildings are located across the Inyo National Forest
- Wide mix of trades. The work covers painting, roofing, carpentry, flooring, plumbing, electrical, concrete and earthwork, so a small firm needs a strong subcontractor team while staying within limits on subcontracting.
The work involves multiple trades, including but not limited to demolition, earthwork, concrete, carpentry, roofing, painting, plumbing, and electrical.
- Contractor must visit every site before bidding, but site visit dates have passed. The statement of work says contractors must visit all project sites before bidding, yet the organized visits were scheduled for October 7 and 8, 2026, before the October 9 posting, so ask the contracting officer how to see the sites.
The Contractor is required to visit all project sites to determine the full extent of the work required
- Quantities for the contractor to verify. Many items say the contractor must confirm counts and areas (vent stacks, lights, flooring), so a fixed price carries the risk of wrong estimates.
Contractor to confirm count.
- Historic cabin work. One cabin must be repaired to historic-structure rules with hand scraping and State Historic Preservation Office compliance, which needs specialist painters and roofers.
This is a historic cabin and will need to be repaired according to repair guidelines for historic structures.
- Long advance notice and submittal approvals before work. The government needs three weeks notice before work at each building and approval of submittals first, which affects crew scheduling over a three-year window.
No repair work shall begin prior to the approval of all required project submittals by the COR.
- DEI certification with false-statement liability. Bidders certify compliance with the anti-discrimination terms, which pass to subcontractors, and noncompliance can lead to default termination or False Claims Act exposure.
may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to terminate the contract for default
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 8 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
- Site Visit Sign In Site Visit GAOA Facilities Barracks Inyo NF.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- 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 with surface prep and drywall/siding repairs on many buildings
- Roof replacement (mostly composite shingle, also metal and historic wood shake), gutters, downspouts and vent stacks
- Carpentry: stairs, decks, kitchen counters, cabinets, siding, fencing, doors, and 92 new windows (per the window schedule)
- Flooring: remove and replace carpet and sheet vinyl with commercial-grade materials; replace ceiling tiles
- Plumbing and electrical: replace sinks, faucets, toilets, fan/light combos, heaters and light fixtures; install new utilities for trailer pads
- Build new reinforced concrete trailer pads (4 at Crestview, 7 at Lee Vining, 3 at Mammoth) with water, sewer and power hookups
- Specialty work: pellet stoves and wood stove removal, ventilation, wire-mesh pest exclusion, concrete walkway and sidewalk repair, bathroom remodels, one bedroom expansion
- Send a project timeline within two weeks of award and get submittals approved before starting each building
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price commercial construction contract (combined synopsis/solicitation, Request for Quotation); one award, with option items and an option-for-increased-quantity clause
- Period of performance
- 1,095 days (3 years); the form shows 11/16/2026 to 11/15/2029
- Place of performance
- Multiple Inyo National Forest sites in California: 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 wins if its price is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral; no tradeoffs (not lowest price)
- Offers due
- October 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time
- How to submit
- Email to Paula Sales (paula.sales@usda.gov) and pps.proposals@usda.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Approach: sound, compliant approach showing understanding of all requirements, ability to meet SOW delivery requirements, explanation of anything you cannot do, and a progress schedule covering the three years for base and option items
- Past Performance: acceptable or neutral rating; at least five relevant projects from the past three years
- Price: priced on the Schedule of Items for the base and all option periods; checked for fair and reasonable
What to include when you submit
- Submit each section as a separate document (Schedule of Items, Technical Approach, Past Performance, etc.)
- Include a signed SF 1442
- Include Attachment 2 Schedule of Items (spreadsheet) with pricing for all items, base and options
- Include a Technical Approach with a 3-year progress schedule
- Include Past Performance with at least five relevant projects from the past three years
- Acknowledge any amendments
- Hold prices firm for 90 calendar days after the due date
- Send questions by email only, by October 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific, with the solicitation name and number in the subject line
- Include a bid guarantee if required (the bid guarantee provision is in the solicitation)
You must have
- Small business; this is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45.0M)
This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.
- Performance and payment bonds are among the contract clauses
52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (Jun 2020)
- Bid guarantee provision applies to quotes
52.228-1 Bid Guarantee (Sep 1996)
- Insurance for work on a government installation
52.228-5 Insurance-Work on Government Installation (Jan 1997)
- Pay Davis-Bacon construction wage rates (wage determination CA20260020 for Inyo, Kern and Mono counties) and keep payroll records
52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements (Nov 2025)
- Relevant past performance: at least five projects from the past three years
Contractor shall include a minimum of five past performance projects.
- Limits on subcontracting apply because this is a small business set-aside, and the contractor must obtain all needed licenses and permits
52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2025)
- Anti-discrimination / DEI certification made with the quote and again as a contract condition (also passed down to subcontractors and teaming partners)
Neither it nor any proposed subcontractor or teaming partner operates or funds any program
Not in the notice text
- The Attachment 2 Schedule of Items spreadsheet (pricing sheet, option items and quantities) was not provided as text
- The Technical Specifications document referenced in the statement of work is not among the listed attachments
- Bid guarantee amount and whether SF 1442 items 12 and 13 require bonds and an offer guarantee are not clear in the readable text
- Which items are base versus option items, and how options will be exercised
- Site visit sign-in sheet and the site maps are scanned and not readable; part of the building repair summary, the schedule of work and the wage determination were cut from the text provided
- Hazardous material abatement requirements (lead, asbestos) in Division 02 are mentioned but details are not provided
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 9, 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
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
36 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 100% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$892KMiddle half: $264K to $4.1M
Typical per year$716KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
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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