Post-Construction National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) Compliance Services

This contract is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under FAR 12.201-1 for Post-Construction National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) Compliance Services, exclusively set aside for small businesses. The solicitation number is 69056726Q000032, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands Division based in Vancouver, WA, with performance expected across federal highway projects in the Western Federal Lands region. The period of performance runs from the date of award through September 30, 2027, and responses are due by August 6, 2026. Offerors must be certified small businesses in SAM.gov, with valid Unique Entity Identifiers and CAGE codes, and must comply with all applicable socioeconomic representations under FAR 52.219-1. The acquisition is evaluated under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where technical acceptability is determined first based on compliance with requirements, personnel qualifications, and past experience, and then the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer is selected without trade-offs. The scope of work requires comprehensive post-construction environmental compliance services under the NPDES CGP, including implementation and management of erosion and sediment control measures, stormwater pollution prevention, and all associated documentation such as an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (126 pages), as-built reports, training records, and ICT deliverables meeting Section 508 accessibility standards. Required submissions include a Price Schedule, Past Experience Submission, Past Performance Questionnaire, and the Department of Labor’s Service Contract Act Wage Determination, all in specific file formats and within strict page and formatting limits. Non-compliant submissions may be rejected outright. All contracts will be governed by a robust set of FAR clauses including Service Contract Labor Standards, Equal Opportunity, Combating Trafficking in Persons with Alternate I, Privacy Training with Alternate I, Security Prohibitions and Requirements with Alternates, and Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Invoicing must be performed exclusively through the Delphi e-Invoicing system using login.gov credentials, with no acceptance of fax, email, or scanned invoices. The government conducts inspections at the project location based on ESCP compliance metrics like pH accuracy and turbidity levels. No contract value is specified in the solicitation as the pricing line item is