46--Assateague Island National Seashore - REPLACE SEPT

The contract pertains to the replacement of the septage receiving station at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, with a performance period from June 1, 2026, to November 30, 2026. The work is being procured under NAICS code 237110 as a total small business set-aside and will be awarded using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. Technical acceptability is a mandatory prerequisite, requiring offerors to demonstrate compliance with detailed specifications including a minimum 300 gallons per minute hydraulic capacity, construction using AISI Type 304 stainless steel fabricated in the United States, 1/4 inch bar spacing, 208/460V 3-phase electrical power, mercury-free float switches, and a cleaning cycle not exceeding seven seconds. All wearing surfaces must avoid plastic-to-plastic or plastic-to-metal contact, and all equipment must meet manufacturer specifications and federal environmental and OSHA standards. Offerors must submit three to five past project examples involving similar septage station installations, along with manufacturer data sheets, resumes of key personnel with at least five years of experience and two years of supervision, proof of SAM registration, contractor’s license, Certificate of Insurance, Schedule of Values, Site-Specific Safety Plan, and Gantt chart schedule. A one-year warranty on all work beginning at final inspection is mandatory, alongside a required one-year maintenance contract for the installed station. The contractor must adhere to strict operational restrictions including work hours limited to 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM ET Monday through Friday unless prior approval is obtained, and overnight parking on park property is prohibited without written consent. Daily work logs with photographs, weekly updates to the construction schedule, and submission of Safety Data Sheets for hazardous materials are required, and any encounter with protected resources must halt work immediately until NPS authorization is received. The contract mandates full compliance with numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses covering ethics, whistleblower protections, labor standards, equal opportunity, anti-trafficking, supply chain security, Buy American requirements, service contract reporting, electronic payments, and prohibited entities such as Kaspersky, ByteDance, and American Security Drone Act-covered foreign manufacturers. Payment will be processed exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform, and all submissions must be emailed to the point of contact by April 30, 2026, with no physical deliveries or hard copies accepted. The Contracting Officer’s Representative is responsible for inspection, acceptance, and