USDA Forest Service Flatwoods Job Corps Center Lift Station Pumping and Maintenance

The USDA Forest Service is seeking a small business vendor to provide quarterly pumping and maintenance services for two lift stations and one grease trap at the Flatwoods Job Corps Center located in Coeburn, Virginia. The work, which is essential to preventing debris buildup and grease blockages that could disrupt facility operations, must be performed every three to four months across a five-year contract period beginning July 1, 2026, and extending through June 30, 2031. The contract includes a base year and four optional one-year periods, each requiring four servicing visits annually. Services include pumping hardened grease from the inground grease trap next to the Dining Hall, removing debris and water from lift stations behind the Education and Welding buildings, and augering the main drain line inside the Dining Hall’s kitchen. All work must be completed during normal business hours, with contractors required to coordinate schedules with government maintenance staff, check in and out via the Administration building’s visitor log, and adhere to strict identity verification protocols under Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements. Personnel must hold valid certifications to pump and haul sewage, and any employee found non-compliant with security, integrity, or performance standards may be immediately removed at the contractor’s expense without additional cost to the government. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 221320, and offers must be submitted as firm-fixed-price quotes for all line items to be considered responsive. Proposals must include detailed explanations of any inability to meet scheduled tasks, evidence of capability to fulfill the statement of work, and pricing that covers pickup and return to specified locations. The award will be made to the technically highest-rated offeror whose pricing is determined fair and reasonable and whose past performance is rated acceptable or neutral. Contractual obligations are governed by numerous FAR clauses, including whistleblower protections, anti-trafficking requirements, accelerated payments to small subcontractors, and prohibition on internal confidentiality agreements. The contractor must certify compliance with all federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, and must comply with Executive Orders 14168 and 14173 as material conditions of payment. Payments will be processed via Electronic Funds Transfer using SAM or other designated systems, with taxes or surcharges requiring prior approval from the contracting officer before invoicing. The contracting officer, Drackus Thomas, is the primary point of contact, and all proposals must be emailed to him by 5:00 p.m. EST on