# SAM #1240BF26Q0003

Buoy Inspection, Maintenance, and Facility Cleaning Services for Sitka Ranger District, Tongass National Forest

**Buyer:** USFS CSA Northwest 4
**Posted:** September 23, 2026
**Respond By:** October 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 1240BF26Q0003
**NAICS:** 488390, 561720, 488330

This opportunity from the USDA Forest Service, Sitka Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, seeks commercial services for the inspection, maintenance, and replacement of mooring buoys and related hardware in Southeast Alaska.
- **Government Buyer:**
  - USDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Sitka Ranger District
  - Contact: Raymond Padgett, Tongass NF Sitka Office
- **OEMs and Vendors:**
  - Topper Industries (Heavy Duty Alaska Mooring Buoy)
- **Products and Services Requested:**
  - Inspection, maintenance, and replacement of up to 13 mooring buoys
  - Chain and ring inspection, replacement, and modification
  - Anode and anchor inspection, replacement, and modification
  - Buoy/anchor repositioning and buoy replacement
  - Complete maintenance at specific locations (Redoubt Bay, Silver Bay, North Neva, Kanga Bay, Freds Creek)
  - Heavy Duty Alaska Mooring Buoy (replace-in-kind)
  - Stud link chains (7/8in. and 1-1/2in.), galvanized screw-pin shackles, zinc anodes, deadweight concrete anchors, steel angles
  - Underwater video and photo documentation of buoy locations
  - Dive operations planning and execution
  - Extensive cleaning services for administrative, child development, and fitness facilities (millions of sq. ft. over 11 months)
  - Special, emergency, and bio-hazard cleaning
  - Contractor manpower reporting
- **Unique or Notable Requirements:**
  - Dive operations experience in Southeast Alaska and cold water conditions
  - Compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
  - Detailed deliverables: dive operation plans, underwater video/photo documentation, GPS data
  - COR approval required for new buoy procurement
  - Option line items for additional maintenance and replacements at specific locations
  - Cleaning services measured in square feet, covering multiple facility types
  - Annual contractor manpower reporting
- **Period of Performance:**
  - Base year: 11 months for cleaning and maintenance
  - Buoy maintenance contract: from award through September 30, 2027, with options for additional work
  - Manpower reporting: up to 12 months, ending September 30 each fiscal year
- **Technical Details:**
  - Replacement hardware includes specific chain sizes, shackles, anodes, anchors, and steel angles
  - Underwater inspection and documentation required for all buoy locations
  - Option line items for complete maintenance at named sites
  - Cleaning services span millions of square feet across multiple facility categories


### Description

<p>Commercial bouy inspection and maintenance for the Stika Ranger District (SRD), Tongass National Forest (TNF), Southeast Alaska. See attached documents.&nbsp;</p>

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