The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to pump vault toilets at multiple locations in the Bitterroot National Forest.
Key Details
The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to pump vault toilets at multiple locations in the Bitterroot National Forest. This includes all equipment, supervision, transportation, labor, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to pump, wash, recharge, cleanup, disinfect, and dispose of all waste products removed from the toilets.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, and the contract will be awarded based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit your quotation via email to tanya.linnell@usda.gov by July 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit (if any).
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.