Solicitation
GAOA Facilities, Barracks Inyo NF
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
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AI summaryThe U.S. Forest Service (Inyo National Forest) wants one small-business general contractor to repair and upgrade Government-owned barracks, houses and other buildings, and build new trailer pads, in Lone Pine, Independence, Bishop, Toms Place, Mammoth Lakes, Crestview and Lee Vining, CA. This is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) commercial construction quote with a 1095-day performance period and a stated project size of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain; site visits were set for October 7 and 8, 2026 and are strongly encouraged, not mandatory. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 8 of 16 attachments weren't read (Site Visit Sign In Site Visit GAOA Facilities Barracks Inyo NF.pdf, Attachment 2 Schedule of Items.xlsx and 6 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Forest Service (Inyo National Forest) wants one small-business general contractor to repair and upgrade Government-owned barracks, houses and other buildings, and build new trailer pads, in Lone Pine, Independence, Bishop, Toms Place, Mammoth Lakes, Crestview and Lee Vining, CA. This is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) commercial construction quote with a 1095-day performance period and a stated project size of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain; site visits were set for October 7 and 8, 2026 and are strongly encouraged, not mandatory.
Who can bid (6)
- Small business concern under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45.0M); this is a total small business set-aside, so only small businesses can win
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM, the federal contractor database)
- Certify, by submitting the offer, compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws (USDA diversity, equity and inclusion certification, AGAR 452.203-70)
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- Obtain and maintain all licenses and permits needed to complete the project; a farm labor contractor registration (Form WH510) is not required
- Insurance for work on a Government installation (FAR 52.228-5); the amounts are not stated in the text that was read
- Bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds: these clauses are marked in the solicitation; check SF 1442 blocks 12a and 13b for whether they are required
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can win; a firm that is not small under NAICS 236220 cannot bid.
- Worth checking: Bid guarantee and bonds may be required. The clause list marks a bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds, and also several other bond options. The form's checkboxes couldn't be read; check SF 1442 on SAM.gov before bidding.
- Worth checking: Site visit: encouraged in the solicitation, required in the Statement of Work. Visits were scheduled for October 7 and 8, 2026 at seven locations; the solicitation calls them not mandatory, but the Statement of Work says bidders must visit all sites. Ask the contracting officer which governs.
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- Worth checking: Performance start and end dates differ. The solicitation form gives November 16, 2026 to November 15, 2029; Amendment 1 gives December 15, 2026 to December 14, 2029. Both are three years. Ask which dates apply.
- Worth checking: Pricing for all items required. A quote that leaves any line unpriced is not considered responsive, and base and option periods must all be priced.
- Worth checking: At least five past performance projects. A new or small contractor needs five relevant projects from the past three years; having none is rated neutral, not unacceptable.
- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. Construction wage rate clauses require paying at least the Department of Labor's set wages and keeping payroll records; the wage determination covers Inyo, Kern and Mono counties.
- Worth checking: Limits on subcontracting. The limitations on subcontracting clause limits how much of the work a small business may pass to others; the percentage was not in the text that was read.
- Worth checking: Spread across many sites and trades. Work at seven communities across Inyo National Forest involves many trades, a three-week notice to the COR before each building, and submittal approval before installation.
- Minor: Quote due date extended by Amendment 1. The amendment sets the quote due date at November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain, and quotes must acknowledge the amendment.
- Minor: Historic cabin repair rules. The 1025 Lee Vining Small House must be hand scraped and repaired to historic structure guidelines, which can raise labor cost.
- Minor: Crestview cabin numbers differ between documents. The Statement of Work lists Crestview Cabins 1120, 119 and 1122, while the Building Repair Summary lists Cabin 1121. Ask which cabins are included.
Read from the notice and 8 attachments. 8 of 16 not read. Show which files.
- 1240BH26Q0078 Amendment 1.pdf (read)
- 1240BH26Q0078 GAOA Facilities Barracks Inyo NF.pdf (read)
- Attachment 3 Statement of Work.pdf (read)
- Attachment 4 Building Repair Summary.pdf (read)
- Attachment 5 Schedule of Work.pdf (read)
- Attachment 6 Window Schedule.pdf (read)
- Attachment 7 Location Maps.pdf (read)
- Attachment 14 Wage Determination.pdf (read)
- Site Visit Sign In Site Visit GAOA Facilities Barracks Inyo NF.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 2 Schedule of Items.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 8 Crestview Guard Station Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 9 Independence Helitack Base_Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 10 Lee Vining Ranger Station_Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 11 Lone Pine Compound_Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 12 Mammoth Compound_Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment 13 White Mountain Compound_Map.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Repair and replace roofs, siding, windows, doors, flooring, ceilings, kitchen counters, sinks, faucets, stairs, decks and fixtures across barracks, houses, a bathhouse, ranger stations and storage buildings
- Paint building exteriors and interiors, with surface preparation and drywall and siding repairs (for example 2000 SF each inside and out at Mt. Whitney Barracks)
- Build new concrete trailer pads with water, sewer and electrical service: Lee Vining (7), Mammoth Lakes (3) and Crestview (4)
- Replace windows per the Window Schedule (Attachment 6), which totals 92 windows at six buildings
- Do specialty work: exterior pest exclusion mesh, vent stacks, bathroom fan and light combinations, heaters, weatherstripping, door sweeps and a bedroom expansion at Mammoth Recreation Barracks
- Repair the historic 1025 Lee Vining Small House by hand scraping, matching the existing paint color, and replacing its wood shake roof
- Inspect Crestview Cabin 1121 (structural members, roof, flooring, water and sewer, foundation)
- After award: send a detailed project timeline to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR, the Government's day-to-day contact) within two weeks, give the COR three weeks' notice before starting at any building, and clean work areas each workday
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), commercial construction under FAR Part 12; one award is planned
- Period of performance
- 1095 days (3 years). The solicitation's continuation sheet gives November 16, 2026 to November 15, 2029; Amendment 1 gives December 15, 2026 to December 14, 2029. Delivery is 1095 days after notice to proceed.
- Place of performance
- Lone Pine, CA, USA per SAM.gov. The documents place the work at Government buildings across Inyo National Forest in Lone Pine, Independence, Bishop, Toms Place, Mammoth Lakes, Crestview and Lee Vining, CA.
- Estimated value
- Project magnitude $1,000,000 - $5,000,000, as the solicitation form states
- How they'll choose
- Best value under FAR 12.203, but with no tradeoffs: the highest technically rated quote wins if its price is fair and reasonable and its past performance is acceptable or neutral
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Mountain (2:00 PM Eastern)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Approach: ability to meet the delivery requirements in the Statement of Work, explanation of any requirement you cannot meet, and a proposed progress schedule for Base and all Option Items over the three-year performance period
- Past Performance: relevant, recent projects from the past three years, at least five, rated acceptable, neutral or unacceptable
- Price: Attachment 2 Schedule of Items, covering the base period and all option periods, checked for fair and reasonable pricing
What to include when you submit
- Send each section as a separate document (Schedule of Items, Technical Approach, and so on).
- Include a signed Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442): the construction solicitation, offer and award form.
- Include Attachment 2 Schedule of Items with pricing for the base period and all option periods on every line item; the notice says a quote must price all items to be responsive.
- Technical Approach: show how you meet the delivery requirements in the Statement of Work, explain any requirement you cannot meet, and give a progress schedule for Base and all Option Items over the three-year performance period (it need not be daily).
- Past Performance: include a minimum of five relevant projects from the past three years; the Government may also use references, USDA records and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS, the Government's contractor rating database).
- Acknowledge any amendments with your quote.
- Hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from the date offers are due.
- Send questions by email to paula.sales@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov, with the solicitation name and number in the subject line.
Not in the notice text
- The pricing sheet (Attachment 2 Schedule of Items.xlsx) is attached but not read, and the Forestwide Facilities Improvement Project Technical Specifications, which the Statement of Work incorporates, were not among the files read.
- Six site maps and the site visit sign-in sheet are scanned files that couldn't be read; the middles of the solicitation, Building Repair Summary, Schedule of Work and wage determination were cut off.
- Where and how to send quotes is not stated in the text read; the form lists Paula Sales, paula.sales@usda.gov and pps.proposals@usda.gov as contacts.
- Whether a bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds are required, and their amounts, are not readable from the form's checkboxes.
- Insurance amounts, the percentage allowed to subcontractors, and which option periods or option items exist are not stated in the text read.
- How hazardous material abatement is handled is in the Technical Specifications (Division 02), which were not read.
- Attachment 6 Window Schedule has blank unit price columns, but the instructions name only Attachment 2 for pricing; ask whether window prices go in both.
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 236220
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- 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 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Product/service code
- Z1FB · Maintenance of Recreational Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 9, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 27, 2026
- Sep 29, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 27, 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 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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