Solicitation
Ma-FWS Great Meadows NWR-Repair Walls Pa
Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
AI summaryOnly small businesses can send quotes (a total small business set-aside), and a site visit is mandatory. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants minor wall repair, priming and painting of one townhome at 93 River Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts, for the Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Quotes are due November 2, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern, and award will be firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price, whatever the work ends up costing. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
The notice looks incomplete: The attached Service Contract Act wage determination file (2015-4035, Rev 36) couldn't be read, so its wage rates and job classes aren't in this brief; check the file on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only small businesses can send quotes (a total small business set-aside), and a site visit is mandatory. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants minor wall repair, priming and painting of one townhome at 93 River Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts, for the Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Quotes are due November 2, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern, and award will be firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price, whatever the work ends up costing.
Who can bid (5)
- Small business under NAICS code 238320 (size standard $19.5 million); this is a total small business set-aside
- Attend the mandatory site visit
- Be active in SAM when the quote is submitted
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- No termination for fault or default in the last 7 years
- Past experience within the last 7 years, up to three similar contracts, from your own company's work as prime contractor
How to submit: Email to the contracting officer, Merenica Banks (Merenica_Banks@ios.doi.gov). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (10)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses can bid; a firm over the $19.5 million size standard for NAICS 238320 cannot.
- Serious: Mandatory site visit with no date given. The solicitation calls the site visit mandatory but gives no date, time or meeting place; contact Joseph Geyster, (978) 440-0401, or Bethany Chagnon, (775) 217-7498, to arrange it.
- Serious: Past experience form required. A quote without the completed references form (Attachment 3) won't be considered; references must be your own work as prime, within the last 7 years.
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- Worth checking: No default termination in 7 years; SAM must be active. A termination for fault or default in the last 7 years, or a lapsed SAM registration at quote time, can make a quote unacceptable. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Worth checking: Service Contract Act wage determination applies. The solicitation names Service Contract Act wage determination 2015-4035, Rev 36, so your price must cover those minimum wages; Davis-Bacon is not mentioned.
- Worth checking: Work period unclear. The solicitation lists November 2, 2026 to December 31, 2026, but the statement of work says the period is to be determined; ask the contracting officer when work must start and finish.
- Worth checking: Price schedule has one lump line, no quantity. The price schedule has a single item with the quantity and unit left blank, so you must price the whole job as one line.
- Minor: Evaluation factors listed in two orders. The cover page lists Past Experience first and Technical Acceptability second, while the evaluation provision lists Technical Acceptability first; ask which order governs.
- Minor: Notice type and product code differ from SAM.gov. SAM.gov lists a Solicitation with product or service code J080, while the document's header text says Sources Sought and gives code Z1JZ.
- Minor: Army Corps of Engineers safety manual required. The work must follow safety manual EM 385-1-1 plus federal workplace safety rules (OSHA).
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. Show which files.
- Sol_140FF027Q0026.pdf (read)
- Attachment_1_-_SOW_Painting_in_Wall_Repair_-_E_MA_NWR.pdf (read)
- Attachment_2_-_Price_Schedule_.pdf (read)
- Attachment_3_-_PAST_EXPERIENCE_REFERENCES.pdf (read)
- Attachment_4_-_Service_Contract_Act_WD__2015-4035.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Prepare all walls and ceilings of the entire unit of one townhome: remove nails and glue, repair cracks and damage, and sand smooth
- Repair the shower surround wall in the upstairs bathroom, the hole on the staircase, and all small nail holes
- Prime and paint walls and ceilings with at least 1 coat of primer and two coats of water-based first-quality paint, in a neutral color the refuge manager approves before work starts
- Protect floors, furniture, carpets, baseboards, door frames, doors and window frames; remove, wash and reinstall switch and outlet covers
- Supply all paint, primers, repair materials, tools, ladders, scaffolding and protection materials
- Send material submittals for Government approval before any materials are ordered or used, and take onsite measurements before buying supplies
- Remove and dispose of old materials, leave no debris, and return the unit as clean as found
- Tell the Refuge Manager at least five business days before the final inspection
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13 procedures
- Period of performance
- The solicitation lists November 2, 2026 to December 31, 2026; the statement of work says the period is to be determined, as soon as able
- Place of performance
- Duplex at 93 River Road, Sudbury, MA, in the Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex (work is on one townhome unit)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off: the Government weighs price against the other factors; technical and past performance combined are more important than price alone
- Offers due
- November 2, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officer, Merenica Banks (Merenica_Banks@ios.doi.gov)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Acceptability: experience, capacity and expertise to do the work within the period; no termination for fault or default in the last 7 years; active in the System for Award Management (SAM) when the quote is sent; every technical aspect must be met
- Past Experience: up to three similar contracts within the last 7 years, from the prime contractor's own work history
- Price: must use the attached price schedule and be found reasonable; prices that are too high or too low won't be considered
What to include when you submit
- Send the required forms: Standard Form 18 (SF 18), the request for quotation form; Standard Form 30 (SF 30) for any amendments; the past performance and references form (Attachment 3, do not substitute); and the price schedule (Attachment 2)
- Use the Attachment 2 price schedule and price every item; incomplete schedules won't be considered. You may add lines. Include all costs: materials, labor, expenses, fees, permitting, overhead and profit
- Attachment 3: list up to three similar contracts from the last 7 years, with contract value, agency, contact name, phone and email, dates and a short description of duties
- References must come from your own company's performance, not a subcontractor's, even if you hire a subcontractor
- Include the solicitation number, your name, address, phone and Unique Entity ID (your SAM registration number), and a completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3
- Acknowledge any amendments to the solicitation
- Hold your prices firm for 30 calendar days from the response due date
After award, you must have
- Register in the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) to get paid; a written waiver request goes in with the quote if you can't use it From Sol_140FF027Q0026.pdf:
The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP…
Not in the notice text
- The attached Service Contract Act wage determination file (2015-4035, Rev 36) couldn't be read, so its wage rates and job classes aren't in this brief; check the file on SAM.gov.
- Site visit date, time and meeting place are not given.
- Quantity and unit for the single price schedule item are not given.
- Whether the work period is November 2, 2026 to December 31, 2026 or to be determined is unclear.
- Government estimate or budget is not given.
- Whether Davis-Bacon wage rules apply is not stated; the solicitation names a Service Contract Act wage determination.
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 238320
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the contracting officer, Merenica Banks (Merenica_Banks@ios.doi.gov). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
- 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 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- FWS Contracting Activity, Falls Church, VA
- Product/service code
- J080 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238320)
- 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
MA-FWS GREAT MEADOWS NWR-REPAIR WALLS PA
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