Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Fernan Ranger Station lift station electrical repair
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · Sol. 1240LU26Q0125
Due in 12 daysSmall business
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The U.S. Forest Service (Idaho Panhandle National Forest) wants a small electrical contractor to repair the electrical equipment in the sewage lift station vault at the Fernan Ranger Station in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The job is small (stated as under $25,000) and set aside for small businesses. Quotes are due October 22, 2026 and the work is to be done by December 18, 2026.
Watch out for
- Work in a wet, cramped underground vault. The vault is tight, poorly lit and often has standing water, so electricians need to work safely around live equipment and damp conditions.
often has standing water on the floor, increasing the chances of accidental electrocution.
- Schedule is stated in conflicting ways. The documents give 10 days, 30 calendar days or 30 business days after notice to proceed, plus a hard end date of 12/18/2026, so ask the contracting officer which applies.
Period of Performance – Ten days after Notice to Proceed with delivery date Not Later Than
- Davis-Bacon wages apply. Even on a job under $25,000 you must pay prevailing wages and keep payroll records; the wage determination lists an electrician at $48.55 per hour plus $19.09 in fringe benefits.
52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records
- Must price every line. A quote that leaves any line item unpriced may be dropped, so include mobilization and all three repair items.
to be considered responsive, contractors must submit pricing for all items.
- No site visit scheduled. You have to arrange your own visit to see the vault before quoting, and questions are due about a week before quotes.
No site visit has been scheduled. – To schedule a site visit contact Tyson Steigers at 208-664-2318
Read from the notice and 6 attachments.
- 1240LU26Q0125 Amendment 1.pdf
- 1240LU26Q0125 Fernan lift station repairs.pdf
- Attachment 3- SOW Amendment 1.pdf
- Attachment 2 - Schedule of items Fernan lift station.pdf
- Attachment 5 -Experience Questionnaire.pdf
- Attachment 4 - Wage Determinations id107.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Replace the corroded disconnect switch, circuit breaker and distribution block, and put in a new moisture-proof control box housing
- Protect the exposed power cables: replace any worn cable, seal the point where cables come through the floor, and put all exposed cable in waterproof conduit (the schedule also mentions a junction box and metal conduit)
- Replace the light fixture with a low-profile, hard-wired LED fixture and add a switch that is easy to reach from the vault entry
- Mobilize to the site (listed as its own line item in the price schedule)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price commercial construction order from a request for quotation (RFQ); one award
- Period of performance
- 10/23/2026 to 12/18/2026; work is due 30 business days after notice to proceed (other pages say 10 or 30 calendar days)
- Place of performance
- Fernan Ranger Station, 2502 E. Sherman Ave, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 (Kootenai County)
- Estimated value
- Under $25,000 (stated project magnitude)
- How they'll choose
- Best value without tradeoffs: the highest technically rated quote wins if its price is fair and reasonable and its past performance is acceptable or neutral
- Offers due
- October 22, 2026 at 1500 MDT (3:00 PM Mountain Time)
- How to submit
- Email to john.curry@usda.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical approach (sound, compliant plan that shows you understand the requirements)
- Past performance (recency, relevancy and quality; no record is rated neutral)
- Price (checked for fair and reasonable, not lowest price)
What to include when you submit
- SF 1442 (Solicitation/Offer/Award) with blocks 14 through 20c filled in
- Price Schedule (Attachment 2) with pricing for every line item, including mobilization
- Past Performance/Experience Questionnaire (Attachment 5)
- Written technical approach with equipment data sheets, product literature and other technical documents for Government review
- Acknowledge Amendment 1 (adds a moisture-proof control box housing to the statement of work)
- Hold your prices firm for 30 calendar days after the due date
- Questions go by email to John.curry@usda.gov by October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time, with the solicitation name and number as the subject
You must have
- Small business concern: this is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 238210 (size standard $19 million)
The small business size standard is $19M.
- All workers must hold the licenses required for the electrical work they do
All personnel working on this project must hold the required licensing for the tasks they are performing.
- Pay Davis-Bacon construction wage rates (the package includes a wage determination for Kootenai County, ID)
52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements
- Use materials that meet Buy American rules for construction materials
☒ 52.225-9 Buy American-Construction Materials (Nov 2025)
- No performance or payment bonds are needed
Performance & Payment Bonds (FAR 52.228-15) s: Not required
- Must complete the USDA anti-discrimination and DEI certification when you submit an offer
Not in the notice text
- Pump motor specifications (the statement of work points to a 'Pump Label 1 photo' that is not in the text)
- Which timeline controls: 10 days, 30 calendar days or 30 business days after notice to proceed
- How much weight past performance carries beyond needing to be acceptable or neutral
- Any drawings or photos of the vault that may be posted separately
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 1240LU26Q0125
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
- Office
- Idaho Panhandle National Forest
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 238210
- Product/service code
- Z2NZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Coeur D Alene, ID
- Contracting contact
- John Curryjohn.curry@usda.gov6056739216
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
14 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 92% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$44KMiddle half: $8.8K to $71K
Typical per year$36.6KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Forest Service Fernan Ranger Station lift station electrical repairs in accordance with the statement of work. Solicitation number 1240LU26Q0125 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The magnitude of the project is under $25,000.
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