F--Levee Erosion Control for the Savannah National Wi

This contract solicitation, identified as RFQ 140F0S26Q0032 issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Department of the Interior, seeks a small business to perform a turn-key levee erosion control project on 100 acres of managed wetland levees within the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County, South Carolina. The work encompasses full-site preparation through mowing, herbicide application to achieve 99% removal of invasive species, leveling of eroded and subsided areas, and the establishment of native herbaceous vegetation comprising at least five native grasses and five native forbs beneficial to pollinators, with the goal of repairing 100% of eroded levee slopes and establishing a stable crown on all levee tops. The performance period runs from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2027, with potential extensions permitted for weather or refuge management delays, and work may occur any time during daylight hours, seven days per week. Offerors must submit a two-part proposal—non-price and price sections—electronically via email to Joni Dutcher by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 24, 2026; hard copies are not accepted. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with offerors required to self-certify as small businesses via the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit current annual representations and certifications, including the Certificate of Independent Price Determination and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions. Evaluation is based on a best-value trade-off approach, prioritizing technical acceptability and past performance—assessed through compliance summaries and comparable project examples—as the dominant factor over price, which is evaluated only for fairness and reasonableness without numerical rating. The contractor must comply with numerous FAR clauses, including those on prohibitions against gratuities, limitations on influencing federal transactions, SAM maintenance, and the incorporation of required certifications. All invoicing must be submitted electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, with final invoices requiring a release of claims and explicit labeling as “FINAL.” Performance will be assessed and recorded through the DOI’s paperless CPARS system, and the contract is administered from the FWS Over SAT G/S office at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA. Attachment 1 requires submission of a Relevant Experience Questionnaire, and questions