Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Ross Springs Waterline Replacement
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service
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AI summaryThe U.S. Forest Service, Ashley National Forest, requests quotes under request for quotation (RFQ) 1240LT27Q0022, a total small business set-aside, to replace an old waterline in Daggett County, Utah. The work installs 4-inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic water main, valves and drains (4450 linear feet in the notice, 4475 in the price schedule) under one firm-fixed-price award. The response due date is November 21, 2026, 3:00 PM Mountain Time; no site visit is scheduled, and a payment bond is required after award. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 23, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 26, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The middle of the statement of work (C04c SOW 1240LT27Q0022.docx) was attached but not read; only the start and end were included, so some technical specification sections may hold more requirements. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Forest Service, Ashley National Forest, requests quotes under request for quotation (RFQ) 1240LT27Q0022, a total small business set-aside, to replace an old waterline in Daggett County, Utah. The work installs 4-inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic water main, valves and drains (4450 linear feet in the notice, 4475 in the price schedule) under one firm-fixed-price award. The response due date is November 21, 2026, 3:00 PM Mountain Time; no site visit is scheduled, and a payment bond is required after award.
Who can bid (4)
- Small business concern: this is a total small business set-aside
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Insurance for work on a government installation, including general liability of at least $500,000 per occurrence and employer's liability of at least $100,000
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- Use only domestic construction materials under the Buy American clause
Things to watch (10)
- Serious: Payment bond required within 15 days of award. A payment bond for 100 percent of the contract price must be in place after award, which can be hard for a small firm to obtain; the performance bond line on the SF 1442 form could not be read.
- Serious: Contract time given as 30 days and as 90 days. The RFQ says 30 days from the notice to proceed, while the statement of work and the Schedule of Items say 90 days; none says it replaces the others, so ask the contracting officer.
- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wage rules apply. This is construction, so the Davis-Bacon wage determination UT20260025 for Daggett County (heavy construction) applies; build the listed wage rates and fringe benefits into your price.
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- Worth checking: Pipe length differs: 4450 LF versus 4475 LF. The notice and statement of work say 4450 linear feet of 4-inch HDPE, but price schedule item 221100-3 lists 4475 LF; quantities marked DQ are paid as designed, so ask which governs.
- Worth checking: Technical capacity asks for HVAC experience. The experience factor asks for projects showing HVAC or similar mechanical work, though this job is a waterline; a quote without it could be rated Unacceptable, so ask the contracting officer.
- Worth checking: Questions were due Nov 15, 2025. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
- Worth checking: Existing water system must stay in service. The working part of the public water system must stay in service where possible, planned outages must be coordinated in advance, and accidental outages must be restored within 36 hours.
- Worth checking: Buy American construction materials clause. Pipe, valves and boxes must be domestic construction material unless the contracting officer approves an exception, which affects supplier choice and price.
- Minor: No scheduled site visit; a visit is encouraged. Quoters are expected to have inspected the site conditions; the site is remote, with no utilities available for construction.
- Minor: Stream protection plan approved before work starts. A written stream protection plan must be approved by the contracting officer's representative before construction begins.
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. Show which files.
- C04c SOW 1240LT27Q0022.docx (read)
- C04a SF-1442 1240LT27Q0022.pdf (read)
- C04b 1240LT27Q0022.pdf (read)
- C04d Plans 1240LT27Q0022.pdf (read)
- C04e WD Daggett County Utah 1240LT27Q0022.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Install 4-inch HDPE water main: 4450 linear feet in the notice text, 4475 LF in the price schedule (item 221100-3), plus 50 LF of 1.5-inch and 20 LF of 2-inch HDPE pipe and 20 LF of 5-inch steel pipe sleeve
- Cover an additional 1150 linear feet of existing pipeline with imported fill from a government source; select borrow quantity 1250 CY
- Install 2 combination air-vacuum valves with 48-inch concrete utility boxes (QTY 2 EA)
- Install drains and valves: 3 daylight drains (QTY 1 EA each of three types), 3 pumpout drains (QTY 2 EA and QTY 1 EA), 3 curb boxes over existing valves, 6 curb valves and boxes (QTY 4 and QTY 2 EA), and one 4-inch iron gate valve and box (QTY 1 EA)
- Connect to existing lateral mains and services and abandon the old 4-inch asbestos cement pipe in place
- Install tracer wire locating system access points: 3 grounded and 8 non-grounded (QTY EA)
- Lump-sum items: mobilization, removal and disposal of existing structures, and project site preparation and grading
- Submit a stream protection plan, a traffic control plan, a quality control plan and as-built drawings; keep the working part of the water system in service
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price, whatever the work ends up costing; one award, with pricing required for all items
- Period of performance
- Start Spring 2027. The RFQ says 30 days from the notice to proceed; the statement of work and the SF 1442 form say 90 calendar days
- Place of performance
- Flaming Gorge Ranger District of the Ashley National Forest, Daggett County, Utah, about 25 miles southwest of Manila, Utah
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): technical factors are rated Acceptable or Unacceptable, then the lowest evaluated price among acceptable quotes wins, with no tradeoffs
- Offers due
- November 21, 2026, 3:00 PM Mountain Time (from the version posted Oct 23, 2026; amended since)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Capacity (Acceptable/Unacceptable): (a) relevant experience on at least two projects completed within the past five years, (b) ability to meet the required schedule: staffing and key personnel, major equipment and subcontractors, lead times, scheduling constraints, (c) exceptions or limitations to the statement of work
- Past Performance (Acceptable, Neutral or Unacceptable), checked from references and sources such as CPARS
- Price: pricing for every item in the Schedule of Items, checked for fair and reasonable price
What to include when you submit
- Price every line in the Schedule of Items; leaving out a line may get the quote excluded
- Give project name and location, customer, description, approximate contract value, completion date and customer contact for at least two projects completed within the past five years
- Describe how you will finish within the performance period: staffing and key personnel, major equipment and subcontractors, lead times, and any scheduling constraints
- State any SOW requirement you cannot perform, or state that you can perform all of them
- Hold your prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date quotes are received
- Send questions by email to derrick.dodson@usda.gov with the solicitation name and number as the subject line
After award, you must have
- Payment bond for 100 percent of the contract price, due within 15 days of award From C04b 1240LT27Q0022.pdf:
The amount of the payment protection shall be 100 percent of the contract price.
Not in the notice text
- The middle of the statement of work (C04c SOW 1240LT27Q0022.docx) was attached but not read; only the start and end were included, so some technical specification sections may hold more requirements
- How and where to send the quote is not stated in the text read; ask the contracting officer
- The SF 1442 form's boxes for performance and payment bonds and for the offer guarantee could not be read; check the form on SAM.gov
- No dollar estimate or budget for the work is given
- The RFQ also lists Service Contract Act clauses and a placeholder wage statement, but the only wage determination attached is the construction one for Daggett County
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 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
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Ashley National Forest, Vernal, UT
- Product/service code
- Z2NE · Repair or Alteration of Water Supply Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237110)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 21, 2026
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 21, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 22, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 21, 2027
- 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 project includes the replacement of 4” asbestos cement pipe (abandoned in place) with 4” HDPE water main and associated valves and connections to laterals. The work includes; Installation of 4450 linear feet of 4” HDPE pipeline, most of which will be shallow bury or laid on cleared ground and covered with imported fill from a government source. Cover an additional 1150 linear feet of existing pipeline with imported fill from a government source. Installation of 2 combination air-vacuum valves with utility boxes. Installing associated valves, daylight drains, and pumpout drains; and connecting to existing lateral mains and services.
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