Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
4 GAOA Flaming Gorge Water System Buckboard in Ashley NF, Wyoming
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
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AI summarySolicitation 1240LT26Q0109: the USDA Forest Service, Ashley National Forest, wants a small business to rebuild the raw water intake and parts of the Buckboard Marina public water system at Flaming Gorge, Wyoming. It is a total small business set-aside with a base bid and five options, parts of it design-build (you also design it). A bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds are required, and Davis-Bacon wages (federal minimum pay for construction workers) apply. The response due date is November 17, 2026, 3:00 PM Mountain, moved by Amendment 0003 from November 4, 2026. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 5 of 17 attachments weren't read (C04f New SOI 1240LT26Q0109 102026.xlsx, C05a Site Visit 1240LT26Q0109.pdf and 3 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Solicitation 1240LT26Q0109: the USDA Forest Service, Ashley National Forest, wants a small business to rebuild the raw water intake and parts of the Buckboard Marina public water system at Flaming Gorge, Wyoming. It is a total small business set-aside with a base bid and five options, parts of it design-build (you also design it). A bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds are required, and Davis-Bacon wages (federal minimum pay for construction workers) apply. The response due date is November 17, 2026, 3:00 PM Mountain, moved by Amendment 0003 from November 4, 2026.
Who can bid
- Small business under NAICS 237110, in a total small business set-aside; the size standard is $45 million and the limitations on subcontracting clause (52.219-14) applies
- Bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price (bid bond or another listed form)
- Performance and payment bonds, furnished by the successful bidder
How to submit: The Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442) lists James Edington, PPS.proposals@usda.gov, in the block for the office the offer goes to; the full quote instructions were not read.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (13)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses under NAICS 237110 (size standard $45 million) can bid, and the limitations on subcontracting clause limits how much work you can pass to others.
- Serious: Bid guarantee and performance and payment bonds required. You need a bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price with your quote and bonding capacity for the full job, which can shut out firms without a surety.
- Serious: Design-build work needs Wyoming-licensed engineers. The electrical system, the cofferdam and the Option 4 treatment plant all need plans stamped by engineers licensed in Wyoming, so you need design partners in place before pricing.
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- Serious: Underwater cofferdam work with open permit and ground-condition questions. The Army Corps of Engineers permit is still in process and no sediment depth data or subsurface investigation exists, which makes the cofferdam hard to price.
- Worth checking: Start date November 2026 beside a work period of April through November 2027. The start date is November 2026, but the statement of work expects the work from April through November 2027 at a lower reservoir level; ask the contracting officer which schedule governs.
- Worth checking: Contractor pays utility connection fees and handles power and communications coordination. Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) fees fall on the contractor, and the electrical load sheet cannot be completed until you finish the electrical design, so power cost is uncertain.
- Worth checking: Water outages are limited. The existing water system must stay active, and planned outages need advance notice to the Contracting Officer and customers, which constrains tie-in work.
- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. You must pay the federal construction wage rates in the attached wage determination (General Decision WY20260044); the file was a scan and could not be read.
- Worth checking: Option numbers differ between documents. The statement of work lists Option 3 as water meters and Option 4 as the treatment plant, while the measurement and payment spec lists water meters as Option 4 and the treatment plant as Option 5; confirm which numbering governs.
- Minor: Options are awarded in numerical order. Option work will be awarded in order, and any minor field changes if later options are not awarded are at no extra cost to the Government.
- Minor: Response due date moved by amendments. Amendments moved the date from October 8, 2026 to October 27, then November 4, then November 17, 2026; the SF 1442 still shows the first date, so use the amended one.
- Minor: The site visit was Sep 24, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Many site costs are not paid directly. Stream protection, equipment washing, public access signing, temporary power and toilets are incidental, so build them into your prices.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 5 of 17 not read. Show which files.
- C04b New SOW 1240LT26Q0109 102026.docx (read)
- C04a RFI QA 1240LT26Q0109 102026.docx (read)
- C04 SF1442 1240LT26Q0109.pdf (read)
- C04g Options Supplement 1240LT26Q0109 102026.pdf (read)
- C04e Measurement PYMT Spec 1240LT26Q0109 102026.pdf (read)
- C04 SF30 1240LT26Q0109-0003.pdf (read)
- C04d Measurement PYMT Sup 1240LT26Q0109 102026.docx (read)
- C04c New Specs 1240LT26Q0109 102026.docx (read)
- C05 SF30 1240LT26Q0109-0002.pdf (read)
- C05 SF30 1240LT26Q0109-0001.pdf (read)
- C04b Attachment 2 Specifications 1240LT26Q0109.pdf (read)
- C04f Attachment 6 Site Visit 1240LT26Q0109.docx (read)
- C04f New SOI 1240LT26Q0109 102026.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- C05a Site Visit 1240LT26Q0109.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- C04c Attachment 3 Plans 1240LT26Q0109.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- C04d Attachment 4 General Decision WY20260044 07302026.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- C04e Attachment 5 RFI Form 1240LT26Q0109.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Base bid: directionally drill a new intake casing pipe into the reservoir, build and remove a cofferdam (a temporary dam) to build the intake below water level, and install a new submersible pump and intake pipe.
- Base bid: build a new intake pumphouse with booster pump and controls, a raw water pipeline to the existing water treatment plant, a raw water storage tank with in-line pump, an irrigation booster pump and pipeline, and a native-surface access road.
- Base bid: bring new overhead power to the pumphouse, install a new SCADA system (supervisory control and data acquisition, the remote pump control and monitoring system), and design and build the electrical and communications systems, including a permanent propane backup generator.
- Option 1: five underground finish water storage tanks, a booster pump to the distribution system, and related drainage and piping.
- Option 2: replace part of the water distribution lines with valves, air release valves, a fire hydrant, service connections and asphalt repairs. Option 3: water meters and boxes.
- Option 4: remove the existing 20 GPM (gallons per minute) package water treatment plant and design and build a new 40 GPM plant inside the existing building. Option 5: a waterline extension to a future dock location.
- Keep the existing water system running until the new work is tested and approved; planned outages are limited and customers must be notified.
- Furnish and install all materials, and handle incidental items such as the stream protection plan, equipment washing, public access signing, temporary power and toilets.
- Contract type
- Request for quotation (RFQ) for commercial construction under FAR Part 12 that will result in one purchase order; paid by unit price and lump sum items on a Schedule of Items, with a base bid and five options
- Period of performance
- Start date November 2026. Base bid 120 calendar days; Option 1: 30 days; Option 2: 30 days; Option 3 included with Option 2; Option 4: 30 days; Option 5: 15 days. The statement of work gives the expected work period as April through November 2027.
- Place of performance
- Buckboard Marina, Flaming Gorge Ranger District, Ashley National Forest, Sweetwater County, Wyoming (SAM.gov lists Mc Kinnon, WY)
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of the requirement: between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (SF 1442)
- Offers due
- November 17, 2026, 3:00 PM Mountain
- How to submit
- The Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442) lists James Edington, PPS.proposals@usda.gov, in the block for the office the offer goes to; the full quote instructions were not read.
What to include when you submit
- Acknowledge Amendments 0001, 0002 and 0003 and submit the acknowledgments with your quote.
- Fully complete the offer section on the back of the SF 1442 (the form you sign and return as your offer), including the agreement to furnish performance and payment bonds.
- Send a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, which is 20 percent of the bid price; a bid guarantee that is missing or wrong may be cause for rejection.
- Price the Schedule of Items for the base bid and the options (the spreadsheet was attached but not read).
- Complete the provisions that need your input, such as the 52.229-11 foreign person representation and the information on responsibility matters; submitting an offer also certifies the AGAR 452.203-70 anti-discrimination statement.
After award, you must have
- Electrical plan set stamped by an electrical engineer licensed in the State of Wyoming (design-build electrical item, submitted to the Contracting Officer) From C04e Measurement PYMT Spec 1240LT26Q0109 102026.pdf:
…by an electrical engineer licensed in the State of Wyoming.
- Cofferdam construction drawings stamped by a geotechnical engineer licensed in the state of Wyoming From C04e Measurement PYMT Spec 1240LT26Q0109 102026.pdf:
…stamped by a geotechnical engineer licensed in the state of…
- For Option 4, a treatment plant plan set stamped by a qualified professional engineer experienced in treatment facilities and licensed in the State of Wyoming From C04e Measurement PYMT Spec 1240LT26Q0109 102026.pdf:
…stamped by a qualified professional engineer experienced in the design for…
Not in the notice text
- Attached on SAM.gov but not read: the Schedule of Items spreadsheet (C04f New SOI), the plans (C04c Attachment 3 Plans), the Davis-Bacon wage determination (C04d Attachment 4 General Decision WY20260044 07302026.pdf), the RFI form (C04e Attachment 5) and the site visit attendance sheet (C05a). The middle of the SF 1442, the specifications, the questions and answers, and the measurement and payment spec were only partly read.
- How quotes are evaluated and the full quote submission instructions are not in the pages read.
- Bid items, quantities, units and the bond amounts are in files not read.
- Whether the site visit was required is not stated in the pages read.
- No question deadline appears in the pages read, and no incumbent is named.
- The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit for the in-water work is still in process; its conditions and any in-water work window are not given.
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 237110
- How to submit, from the AI summary: The Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442) lists James Edington, PPS.proposals@usda.gov, in the block for the office the offer goes to; the full quote instructions were not read. 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 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- Y1NE · Construction of Water Supply Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237110)
- Versions
5 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 17, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 17, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 16, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 4, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 30, 2026 · AmendmentDue Oct 27, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 4, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 8, 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
On October 21, 2026, amendment 0003 to solicitation 1240LT26Q0109 - GAOA Flaming Gorge Water System Buckboard, Ashley National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: 1. Extends the due date for quotes from 11/04/2026 to 11/17/2026. 2. Post RFI Q&A labeled "C04a RFI QA 1240LT26Q0109 102026." 3. Post revised SOW labeled "C04b New SOW 1240LT26Q0109 102026." 4. Post revised Specs labeled "C04c New Specs 1240LT26Q0109 102026." 5. Post measurement and payment supplement labeled "C04d Measurement PYMT Sup 1240LT26Q0109 102026." 6. Post measurement and payment specs labeled "C04e Measurement PYMT Spec 1240LT26Q0109 102026." 7. Post revised SOI labeled "C04f New SOI 1240LT26Q0109 102026." 8. Post options supplement labeled "C04g Options Supplement 1240LT26Q0109 102026." This amendment must be acknowledged and submitted with your quote. ********************************************************************************************************************************* On October 16, 2026, amendment 0002 to solicitation 1240LT26Q0109 - GAOA Flaming Gorge Water System Buckboard, Ashley National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: 1. Extends the due date for quotes from 10/27/2026 to 11/04/2026. 2. Post the site visit attendance sheet labeled "C05a Site Visit 1240LT26Q0109." This amendment must be acknowledged and submitted with your quote. ********************************************************************************************************************** On September 30, 2026, amendment 0001 to solicitation 1240LT26Q0109 - GAOA Flaming Gorge Water System Buckboard, Ashley National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: 1. Extends the due date for quotes from 10/08/2026 to 10/27/2026.This amendment must be acknowledged and submitted with your quote. ************************************************************************************************************************* Buckboard Marina Water System Improvements
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