Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
ACW (Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest) Toilet Pumping
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
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AI summaryThe Forest Service wants vault toilet pumping, refilling with water and waste disposal at recreation areas (18 priced line items) on the Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri (solicitation 12444527Q0009). It is a request for quotes (RFQ) set aside for small businesses, priced per service visit as firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price per visit, whatever the work ends up costing. The base year is January 1 to December 31, 2027, with four one-year options through December 31, 2031. More in the summary
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The Forest Service wants vault toilet pumping, refilling with water and waste disposal at recreation areas (18 priced line items) on the Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri (solicitation 12444527Q0009). It is a request for quotes (RFQ) set aside for small businesses, priced per service visit as firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price per visit, whatever the work ends up costing. The base year is January 1 to December 31, 2027, with four one-year options through December 31, 2031.
Who can bid
- Small business set-aside: only small businesses under NAICS 562991 ($9 million size standard) may quote.
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
How to submit: Email to Joshua Franks, joshua.franks@usda.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Nov 9, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses under NAICS 562991 ($9 million size standard) can send quotes.
- Serious: All items must be priced. The Government plans one award, so a quote missing any line item is not responsive.
- Worth checking: One award or split award conflict. The solicitation says one award, but the statement of work says items may be divided between bidders; ask the contracting officer which governs.
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- Worth checking: Sites spread across six counties. Each visit price must cover travel to remote forest sites, including wilderness trailheads, in six Missouri counties.
- Worth checking: Quantities are maximums, not guaranteed. Services are ordered as needed and the number of visits may vary each year, so revenue is not certain.
- Minor: 48-hour response required. You must answer each call for service within 48 hours, except weekends.
Read from the notice and 8 attachments. Show which files.
- 12444527Q0009.pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 1-Statement of Work.pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 2-Schedule of Items.pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 3-Schedule of Items (Pricing).pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 4-Map.pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 5-WD 2015-5087.pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 6-WD 2015-5101.pdf (read)
- C05-Attachment 7-WD 2015-5103.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Pump all solids and liquids from the vaults named in each task order, at up to 18 line items (Cobb Ridge, Bar K, Caney, Hercules Tower, North Fork, Noblett, Big Bay, Shell Knob, Pine View Tower)
- Most sites up to 2 services a year; Cobb Ridge 2nd Host up to 5, North Fork Camp Host up to 4
- Put 100 gallons of water in each vault after pumping
- Dispose of waste under Missouri Department of Natural Resources rules, with a land dispersion permit or trip tickets from a sewage treatment plant and landfill
- Clean any spills inside and around the toilet buildings, wash seats and floors with bleach when pumping through the riser, and haul out trash to a state approved landfill
- Respond to each call within 48 hours, except weekends; work only Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., unless an emergency
- Pay workers at least the Service Contract Act wage determination rates (WD 2015-5087, 2015-5101 and 2015-5103 attached)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) unit prices per service; the statement of work calls it an indefinite-quantity contract with task orders
- Period of performance
- Base year January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, plus four one-year option years through December 31, 2031, with a possible 6-month extension (FAR 52.217-8)
- Place of performance
- Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri: sites in Barry, Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Stone and Taney Counties
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): only the lowest-priced quote is checked first, then the next lowest, until one is technically acceptable with acceptable or neutral past performance
- Offers due
- November 30, 2026, 11:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Joshua Franks, joshua.franks@usda.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: base and all options, plus six months at the last option year's rates, checked as fair and reasonable
- Technical acceptability (acceptable or unacceptable): a detailed explanation of how you will do the statement of work
- Past performance (acceptable, neutral or unacceptable): references you give, past USDA work and CPARS
What to include when you submit
- Price every line item for the base year and all four option years on the Schedule of Items (Pricing).
- Include a detailed explanation of how you will do the statement of work; a simple capability statement will not do.
- Give a firm-fixed price quote valid for at least 90 days, with your representations and certifications.
- Complete Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer) blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 and 30.
- Past performance references are optional but may be used.
- Need a wage determination for another county? Ask the contracting officer in writing no later than two days before the solicitation closes.
After award, you must have
- Permits for waste disposal under Missouri Department of Natural Resources rules (land dispersion permit or treatment plant trip tickets). From C05-Attachment 1-Statement of Work.pdf:
The Contractor shall be required to provide a permit for land dispersion or trip tickets for disposal at a sewage treatment plant and landfill.
Not in the notice text
- Insurance amounts are not stated; the statement of work only says the contractor furnishes insurance.
- No site visit date is given, though FAR 52.237-1 Site Visits is listed.
- No estimated contract value is 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 562991
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Joshua Franks, joshua.franks@usda.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- USDA-FS, CSA East 6, Atlanta, GA
- Product/service code
- S222 · Housekeeping – Waste Treatment/Storage
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 562991)
- 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 12444527Q0009 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for ACW (Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest) Toilet Pumping. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 562991 The small business size standard is $9 Million 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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