Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Ca-San Luis NWR-Fire System Rehab
Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
AI summaryThe U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wants a small business to rehabilitate the fire protection and domestic water systems at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge near Los Banos, California. The construction is estimated at $200,000 to $225,000, to be finished within 180 days of the notice to proceed, as a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. The response due date is November 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM PST. More in the summary
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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wants a small business to rehabilitate the fire protection and domestic water systems at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge near Los Banos, California. The construction is estimated at $200,000 to $225,000, to be finished within 180 days of the notice to proceed, as a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. The response due date is November 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM PST.
Who can bid (4)
- Small business under NAICS 238220 (size standard $19.0 million): total small business set-aside
- Licenses and certifications in California for water system repairs, sprinkler systems and restroom work
- Bid bond with the offer
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- Active SAM.gov registration by the time of the award decision
How to submit: Email to terrence_anderson@fws.gov, with the solicitation number in the subject line. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 29, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses under NAICS 238220 can win this contract.
- Serious: Bonding required. A bid bond goes with the offer, and payment and performance bonds are due 10 calendar days after award, so you need a surety lined up.
- Serious: California licenses required. You must show California licenses and certifications for water and sprinkler work, which out-of-state firms may not hold.
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- Worth checking: Wage determination counties. The Davis-Bacon wage determination CA20260005 is listed for Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino Counties; ask the contracting officer whether it covers the refuge's location.
- Minor: Site visit on November 10, 2026. A site visit is set for 9:00 AM PST on Tuesday, November 10, 2026; the notice doesn't say it is mandatory.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Rehabilitate the refuge's fire protection (sprinkler) and domestic water systems to meet NFPA, California building, plumbing and electrical codes, AWWA and ASSE standards
- Sprinkler system replacement and installation
- Water system repairs
- Replace restroom components and dispose of removed materials
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price
- Period of performance
- Complete within 180 days of the notice to proceed (NTP)
- Place of performance
- San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Los Banos, California (the notice gives the refuge visitor center at 8975 Wolfsen Road, Los Banos, CA 93635)
- Estimated value
- Construction magnitude estimated between $200,000.00 and $225,000.00
- How they'll choose
- Technical approach and price, with award to a responsible source
- Offers due
- November 30, 2026, 1:00 PM PST
- How to submit
- Email to terrence_anderson@fws.gov, with the solicitation number in the subject line
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical approach
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Show relevant experience and California licenses and certifications for water system repairs, sprinkler replacement and installation, and restroom work
- Send the solicitation document with unit and total prices on company letterhead, the Pricing Form, your SAM.gov UEI, and a point of contact phone and email
- Include a technical approach based on the statement of work (SOW) and attachments
- Include FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications with the applicable sections completed
- Include a bid bond
- Format: 8.5 x 11 pages, at least 12-point type, 1-inch borders, no elaborate bindings or color
After award, you must have
- Payment and performance bonds within 10 calendar days after award From the notice:
Due to the project magnitude, both payment and performance bonds will be required.
Not in the notice text
- The detailed scope is in the statement of work and four attachments in the solicitation package, not the notice text
- Where to meet for the site visit, and whether attendance is required
- The exact California license classes needed
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 238220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to terrence_anderson@fws.gov, with the solicitation number in the subject line. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FWS Contracting Activity, Falls Church, VA
- Product/service code
- Z2JZ · Repair or Alteration of Miscellaneous Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238220)
- Related notices
Other notices that name this solicitation, or that this one names.
- FWS - Pixley NWR Water Recirculation Design-Build · 140FF027R0003Posted later Oct 30, 2026 · Due Nov 30, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Region 8, needs contractor rehabilitation of its fire protection and domestic water systems to restore life-safety compliance, operational reliability, and compliance with NFPA, California Building/Plumbing/Electrical Codes, AWWA, and ASSE standards. The construction magnitude is estimated to be between $200,000.00 to $225,000.00. The office is located - San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, located at 8975 Wolfsen Road, Los Banos, California 93635, approximately 10 miles west of the City of Los Banos, California. The anticipated performance period shall be completed within 180 days of Notice to Proceed (NTP) being issued. Wage Rates: General Wage Rate Decision Number: CA20260005 (01/02/2026) State: California County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino Counties in California This Request for Proposal (RFP) is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE and is conducted under the procedures of FAR Parts 12 and 13, incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-03. The NAICS code is 238220 and the small business size standard is $19.0m. Instructions to offeror: All responsible small business sources shall review all documentation and submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The contractor MUST show within the bid relevant experience by demonstrating the ability to successfully complete as follows; all state and local law; provides appropriate licenses and certified within the state of California for handling of Water system repairs; Sprinkler System with replacement/installation, replace restroom components and disposal. Offerors shall submit Bids electronically via email in accordance with the instructions below. Failure to submit all required documents may result in the proposal being determined non-responsive. Furthermore, read the entity's solicitation packet with statement of work (SOW) and attachments for additional details to create bid with technical approach to the standard Award that will be made as a firm-fixed-price contract. The basis of contract will be on technical approach and Price, as acceptability for this requirement below. Award of the contract will be made to a responsible source pursuant to FAR subpart 9.1. Please submit your proposal with solicitation document (showing unit and total price) on company letterhead; Pricing Form; SAM.gov UEI code; point of contact phone number and e- mail address. Refer to FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items for additional submission guidance and include a copy of FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with applicable sections completed. Bonds: A bid bond is required. Contractors are reminded that any amount awarded over $35,000 requires submission of a Payment Bond. Any amount over $150,000.00 requires both payment and performance bonds. Bonds are due no later than 10 calendar days after award. Due to the project magnitude, both payment and performance bonds will be required. Format for Proposals: 1.Proposals shall be 8 ½¿x 11¿ 2.A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information 3.Typing shall not be less than 12 pitches (Times New Roman/Ariel/Etc.), 1-inch border, no artistic script fonts for readability 4.Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required Any and all questions shall be submitted via email only; no verbal questions will be accepted. Please be sure to include the solicitation number in your proposal and in the subject line of any email submitted. E-Mail Submission for Questions & Proposals: terrence_anderson@fws.gov Site Visit: 9:00 AM PST - Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Question Deadline Date: 9:00 AM PST Monday, November 16, 2026 Proposal/Bid Due: 1:00 pm PST Monday, November 30, 2026 Solicitation Package: ¿SF1449 - Solicitation ¿Pricing Form ¿Clauses & Provisions (Terms and Conditions) Wage Rate Determination ¿Statement of Work (SOW) ¿Four (4) Attachments In order to have a quote considered for award, respondent must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://www.sam.gov ) as an active vendor by the time an award decision is necessary.
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