Z--SOUTH VAULT PUMPING/WAST WATR PUMPING_CB

This contract, issued as a Request for Quotation under solicitation number 140L4326Q0076 by the Department of the Interior’s Oregon State Office, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside for wastewater pumping and septage disposal services at recreational sites in the Coos Bay Area of Oregon. The work involves pumping wastewater from seven vault toilets, refilling them with a minimum of 100 gallons of potable water after cleaning, delivering potable water for reuse, and transporting all sludge and wastewater to licensed disposal facilities in compliance with Oregon Administrative Rule OAR.340-071-0330(5). Contractors must respond to service requests within 48 hours and perform all work between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The contract has a base period running from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027, with four successive option years extending through September 30, 2031, allowing for a maximum total duration of 60 months. Pricing is structured per gallon for wastewater pumping and potable water delivery across the base and option periods, though exact unit and total prices are not provided. Payment must be submitted electronically via the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform within 30 days of service completion, with septic tank pumping requiring a valid disposal ticket from an approved facility. The contractor must comply with numerous federal regulations including the Service Contract Labor Standards, requiring adherence to Wage Determination 2015-5579 Rev 28, and must not pass uniform maintenance costs onto employees if it reduces pay below the required rate. Mandatory clauses include paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, prohibitions on dealings with entities involved in Iran-related activities, encouragement of policies banning texting while driving, electronic fund transfers, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and restrictions on government endorsements in advertising. The contractor is subject to 100% inspection to ensure vaults remain clean and odor-free with no evidence of raw sewage or dirt. Proposals must be submitted in three volumes—price, technical approach, and past performance—with a deadline of July 10, 2026, and are evaluated based on technical merit and past performance as more significant than price. All submissions must be emailed to the Contracting Officer by the specified deadline with the solicitation number in the subject line, and contractors