01_140R4026B0002_Presol_Notice_4.pdf

PURPOSE: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region (USBR), Four Corners Construction Office (FCCO), is issuing this pre-solicitation notice for a contemplated construction project titled: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP) Turnout Buildings.

This requirement is being procured in accordance with Part 14 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and will be full and open competition. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a competitive solicitation for this requirement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The principal components of work include the following items:

A. Constructing a potable water delivery turnout building and associated improvements at each site.

B. Install at each site:

1. Sitework, including buried piping, valves, and accessories; access road; steel fencing with gates; gravel surfacing; and drainage.

2. Steel piping connection to existing steel lateral (supply) pipe.

3. Steel piping connection to existing steel distribution (delivery) pipe. 4. Buried thrust blocks.

5. Fiberoptic cable infrastructure from existing lateral alignment to building.

6. Precast concrete building and foundation, including geotechnical investigation, foundation design, and building design.

7. Interior exposed piping, valves, and accessories.

8. Building, mechanical, electrical, controls, instrumentation, and security.

9. Controls integration with existing San Juan Lateral Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.

C. Flush, test, and disinfect installed piping, including furnishing and disposal of water.

D. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) will provide a transformer to each turnout location to step-down power for each location’s power needs. At each site, a transformer will feed into a meter then disconnect before powering up the building. The meter socket will delineate ownership with equipment upstream from the meter, including the meter, will be owned and maintained by NTUA. FCCO will own and maintain from the meter socket and downstream.

DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The magnitude of this project is between $18,000,000 and $23,000,000.

NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $45.0 million.

LOCATION OF THE WORK:

Work is located at 7 sites in northwest New Mexico between Gallup and Shiprock, approximate latitude and longitude coordinates for each are:

1. Sanostee: 36.429389, -108.720139 in San Juan County.

2. Newcomb: 36.288306, -108.704806 in San Juan County.

3. Naschitti: 36.068778, -108.682833 in San Juan County.

4. BBN9: 35.869694, -108.657278 in McKinley County.

5. Coyote Canyon: 35.746306, -108.741778 in McKinley County.

6. Rock Springs: 35.636472, -108.869389 in McKinley County.

7. Window Rock: 35.663306, -109.045278 in McKinley County.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. A free, electronic copy of the solicitation will be available on APPROXIMATELY August 12, 2026, at https://www.sam.gov/. “Fedbizopps” is now a part of this website. Once logged into "fedbizopps", simply type in solicitation number "140R4026B0002" in the Keyword / Solicitation # field. A draft solicitation for comment has been attached to this announcement. The purpose of the draft solicitation is for comments only. When comments are received and incorporated, the solicitation will be posted requesting the submission of proposals. This project will be awarded in accordance with FAR Part 14. All questions and comments must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Brittney Nielson at brittney_nielson@ios.doi.gov and cc Amy Loveless at aloveless@usbr.gov Questions / comments are due no later than one week after the posting of the draft solicitation.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM, www.sam.gov): The System for Award Management (SAM) is a recently implemented Federal Government owned-and-operated FREE web site that consolidates the capabilities in Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/Federal Register (FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Offerors must be successfully registered in SAM in order to be considered for a government contract award. If you had an active record in CCR, you have an active record in SAM.

SITE VISIT: The Government intends to conduct a pre-award site visit for highly interested vendors AROUND 26 August 2026. Information regarding the site visit will be in Section L of the solicitation once released.

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Brittney Nielson email: brittney_nielson@ios.doi.gov. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Amy Loveless, email: amy_loveless@ios.doi.gov. Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing and forwarded via email and must identify the solicitation number, company name, address, email address, phone number including area code, and point of contact. Emails shall be addressed to the Contract Specialists and cc the Contracting Officer.

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NOTE: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (SOLICITATION), AN INVITATION

FOR BID (IFB), NOR IS IT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the requesting party to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.

Responses will not be considered as proposals, bids, or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this Notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this Notice. This FedBizOps Notice is strictly for compliance with FAR Subpart 5.2. As a result of this Notice, the Government may issue a competitive solicitation; however, should such requirements materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to the Notice (e.g. use of such information as either part of its evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement).