Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
GAOA Kents Lk. CG Reconstruction, Fishlake NF, Utah
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · Sol. 1240LT26Q0106
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The USDA Forest Service (Beaver Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest) wants a contractor to rebuild Kents Lake Campground near Beaver, Utah, under the Great American Outdoors Act. Work covers roads, campsite pads, water and sewer, culverts, rock walls, fencing and signs. It is a total small business set-aside RFQ that leads to one purchase order, with 150 calendar days for base work plus 45 days for optional items, and quotes are due 10/15/2026.
Watch out for
- Heavy bonding requirement. A 20% bid guarantee plus 100% performance and payment bonds on a $1M-$5M job can be hard for a small firm to get.
The performance and payment bonds shall be 100% of the offered price.
- Must bid every item. Missing a single line in the Schedule of Items makes the offer non-responsive, and the unit quantities were corrected by Q&A (for example culverts, signs, unit markers), so careful estimating is needed.
The offeror shall bid all items listed on the SOI to be considered responsive.
- Winter work and remote mountain site. Work may start in fall and run into winter with no hard shutdown dates, the road may close, and contractors must price remobilization themselves; the Government will not advise on pricing.
There are no hard dates. Contractor will confer with COR.
- Difficult access and logistics. The only road has tight switchbacks the Forest Service will not widen, ready-mix concrete delivery is a challenge, and there is no power or potable water at the staging area.
USFS cannot widen switchbacks.
- Due date changed more than once, conflicting documents. Three amendments moved the due date (9/23 to 10/8 to 10/15), and the SF 1442 still shows 09/23/2026; use the latest date and acknowledge all amendments.
Extends the due date for quotes from 09/23/2026 to 10/15/2026.
- Environmental permits and plans required. The contractor must obtain an NPDES permit, prepare an SWPPP, and submit stream protection and traffic control plans before work, which adds cost and time.
Yes, as part of obtaining an NPDS permit, which is required, an SWPPP will be required as well.
- No independent estimate and unit pricing risk. The Government would not share an estimate, and many items are unit-priced so quantities in the field may differ from the schedule.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 5 not read in full.
- C05a Final RFI QA 1240LT26Q0106.docx
- C05a RFI QA 1240LT26Q0106.docx
- C04 SF1442 1240LT26Q0106.pdf
- C05 SF30 1240LT26Q0106-0003.pdf
- C05 SF30 1240LT26Q0106-0002.pdf
- C05 SF30 1240LT26Q0106-0001.pdf
- C04b Attachment 2 Specifications Kents Lake 1240LT26Q0106.docx
- C05b SPECS KentsLakeCG_FINAL_5.2.2026.docx
- C05c Attachment 2 Spec 1240LT26Q0106 092426.docx
- C04f Attachment 6 Kents Lake Site Visit Exhibit 1240LT26Q0106.docx
- C04g Attachment 7 FIRE PLAN 1240LT26Q0106.docx
- C04d Attachment 4 RFI Form 1240LT26Q0106.docx
- C05b Site Visit Sign In 1240LT26Q0106.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- C05c SOI KentsLake 05.18.2026.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- C04a Attachment 1 SOI 1240LT26Q0106.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- C04e Attachment 5 General Decision UT20260102 05182026.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- C04c Attachment 3 Drawings Kents Lake 1240LT26Q0106.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
Full brief
What they want
- Rebuild the main campground loop road and day-use road with parking, and demolish/remove existing structures
- Rehabilitate about 30 family campsites plus a group site and host site (concrete and aggregate pads, tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings, utility tables, unit markers)
- Install water hydrants, curb valves, a 1,000-gallon septic holding tank, sewer line and a 2-inch HDPE potable water pipeline
- Install culverts (12, 18 and 24-inch galvanized pipe), ditches and drainage, and 3,400 SF of rockery retaining walls
- Concrete sidewalks, stairs, curb stops, barrier rocks, signs, road closure gate, and relocate the cattle guard and reinstall the stock fence and gate
- Seeding and site restoration; stream protection, SWPPP and traffic control plans
- Optional items: day-use picnic area with 24' x 24' shade structure, concrete paths, hydrant, trail and extra rockery wall
- Contract type
- Request for Quotation (combined synopsis/solicitation, FAR Part 12 commercial construction) that will result in one purchase order; base items plus separately priced optional items
- Period of performance
- Base bid: 150 calendar days. Optional bid items: 45 additional calendar days. Start date listed as late summer/early fall 2026. Options may be exercised within 120 calendar days of award.
- Place of performance
- Kents Lake Campground, Beaver Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest, about 15 miles southeast of Beaver, Beaver County, Utah
- Estimated value
- Magnitude stated as between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000; the Government declined to give a more specific estimate
- Offers due
- 2026-10-15 3:00 PM Mountain Time (UTC-06:00), per amendment 0003, which extended the date from 09/23/2026
- How to submit
- Not clearly stated in the text provided. The SF 1442 lists contact James Edington at PPS.proposals@usda.gov, and questions go to that shared mailbox using the RFI form with the subject line '1240LT26Q0106 1168709 GAOA Kents Lk. CG Reconstruction'.
What they'll judge offers on
- Non-Price Factor 2: Past Performance (three similar projects completed within the last three years)
- Price (all schedule items must be bid)
What to include when you submit
- Acknowledge every amendment (0001, 0002, 0003) and submit the acknowledgment with the quote
- Complete the SF 1442 offer section and bid on every item in the Schedule of Items; offers that do not bid all items are not responsive
- Provide a bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price (bid bond, certified or cashier's check, letter of credit, etc.)
- Submit three similar past performance projects from the last three years; affiliated company projects need name and location, point of contact, total cost and a short narrative
- Return completed representations and certifications, including the DEI certification and responsibility matters provisions
- Quotes must include sales/other taxes (Government confirmed)
You must have
- Total small business set-aside under NAICS 237990
The small business size standard is $45 million.
- Bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price with the quote
The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price.
- Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of the offered price
The performance and payment bonds shall be 100% of the offered price.
- Prime must perform at least 15 percent of the work itself (limitations on subcontracting); materials do not count
The prime must perform ≥15% of the work, and material costs do not count toward the subcontracting percentage.
- Davis-Bacon (federal construction) wage rates apply, with required payroll records
DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY - WAGE DETERMINATION ATTACHED
- Three similar projects completed within the last three years (past performance)
The solicitation requires three similar projects completed by the firm within the last three years.
- Contractor must work out which licenses and permits are needed, including an NPDES permit and SWPPP
The contractor will have to determine what licenses; permits are needed and what is valid within the state.
Not in the notice text
- The full evaluation method, weights and all non-price factors (Section L/M) were not in the text provided; only Non-Price Factor 2 Past Performance is mentioned
- Exact instructions on how and where to submit the quote (email or portal) are not clear in the text provided
- Schedule of Items spreadsheets (original and amended) were not provided, so exact line quantities and prices format are unknown
- Drawings and the Davis-Bacon wage determination (UT20260102) were not readable or provided
- Large middle sections of the SF 1442 and the specifications were cut off, so some technical requirements are missing
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed date is not set; start will be agreed with the Contracting Officer
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 1240LT26Q0106
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
- Office
- USDA Forest Service
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Z2LB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Beaver, UT, 84713
- Contracting contact
- James Edingtonjames.edington@usda.gov
- Versions
- 5 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
On September 24, 2026, amendment 0003 to solicitation 1240LT26Q0106 - GAOA Kents Lk. CG Reconstruction, Fishlake National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: 1. Post RFI questions and answers labeled C05a Final RFI QA 1240LT26Q0106. 2. Post site visit sign in sheet labeled C05b Site Visit Sign In 1240LT26Q0106. 3. UTILITY TABLES SHALL BE GOVERNMENT FURNSIHED under Line 6 of the notes on page D12 of the drawings is removed in its entirety. 4. Part 2 - Products from specifications SECTION 323125 - COMPOSITE WOOD FENCE is removed in its entirety. See file labeled C05c Attachment 2 Spec 1240LT26Q0106 092426. 5. Extends the due date for quotes from 09/23/2026 to 10/15/2026. This amendment must be acknowledged and submitted with your proposal. ********************************************************************************************************************************************** On September 22, 2026 the due date for quotes was extended to October 8, 2026. An amendment will follow that will post the questions and answers thta were received. *********************************************************************************************************************** On September 3, 2026, amendment 0002 to solicitation 1240LT26Q0106 - GAOA Kents Lk. CG Reconstruction at Fishlake National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: 1. Post the RFI Q&A labeled C05a RFI Q&A 1240LT26Q0106. 2. Post the update Specifications labeled C05b SPECS KentsLakeCG_FINAL_5.2.2026 3. Post the updated SOI labeled C05c SOI Kents Lake 05.18.2026 This amendment must be acknowledged and submitted with your proposal. *********************************************************************************************************************************************** On August 19, 2026, amendment 0001 to solicitation 1240LT26Q0106 - GAOA Kents Lk. CG Reconstruction, Fishlake National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: Post updated SOI labeled C04a Attachment 1 SOI 1240LT26Q0106. This SF30 must be acknowledged and submitted with your proposal. ************************************************************************************************************************************************* The Kent’s Lake Campground Reconstruction Project, part of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) program, will restore the campground’s natural environment while updating facilities to support increasing recreational use and modern vehicle requirements. The work includes demolition of existing structures, installation of new concrete features, upgraded family and tent campsites, improved water and sewer infrastructure, roadway and drainage enhancements, rock and retaining wall construction, fencing and gates, new signage, and site restoration including grading, surfacing, and seeding. The project aims to enhance visitor safety, accessibility, and resource protection while preserving the forest’s natural character.
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