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2026 D&A WATER DISPOSAL ORPHANED WELL PLUG & ABANDONMENT & SITE RESTORATION
Solicitation number
DNRC-RFP-2026-1219BG
Issued by
Garfield County, Montana

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This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's Board of Oil & Gas for environmental reclamation services in Fallon County. The project involves plugging and reclaiming two orphaned well sites and an associated central tank battery site. The RFP opened on January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM MST and closes on February 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM MST. An optional pre-proposal conference will be held at the BN 12-11 well location on January 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM, providing offerors the opportunity to inspect the sites, ask clarifying questions, and identify any ambiguities in the RFP documentation. The RFP is sealed until the closing date, and proposals should not include pricing as the contract price will be determined during negotiations. Offerors are responsible for determining onsite inventory prior to bidding and must review all prerequisite documentation, including the Scope of Services, Offeror Qualifications, Cost Proposal template, and evaluation criteria.

Offerors must provide detailed qualifications documentation and cost proposals using the state-supplied templates. The RFP includes a 5% bonus point incentive for offerors who certify compliance with Montana's Executive Order No. 12-2016 regarding equal pay for women. Prospective bidders must be registered with the Montana Secretary of State and meet vendor registration requirements through the eMACS system. All communications regarding the procurement must be directed through the procurement officer, Bryant Gauthier (bryant.gauthier@mt.gov, 406-444-6743), with unauthorized contact potentially resulting in disqualification. Questions must be submitted through the Q&A Board rather than direct communication. The commodity code for this procurement is 1615, classified as Environmental Services for reclamation of abandoned water infrastructure.

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21 January 2026

2026 D&A WATER DISPOSAL ORPHANED WELL PLUG & ABANDONMENT &

SITE RESTORATION

Plug & reclaim 2 orphaned wells and associated central tank battery site in Fallon County, MT

21 January 2026

Open 1/21/2026 10:00 AM MST Type Request for Proposal Close 2/23/2026 5:00 PM MST Number DNRC-RFP-2026-1219BG Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 2/23/2026 5:00 PM MST

Contacts Bryant Gauthier Bryant.Gauthier@mt.gov

Phone +1 406-444-6743

Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description

1615 Environmental Services - Reclamation Abandoned Water (Wells, Acid Mine Drainage, Orphan Water, etc.)

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The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's (DNRC) Board of Oil & Gas is seeking proposals for the plugging & reclamation of two (2) orphaned well sites and central tank battery site in Fallon County, MT.

For a detailed list of requirements please review the provided documentation located under the Prerequisites & Buyer Attachments Tabs of this Request for Proposal (RFP).

An optional Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted at BN 12-11 well location on January 28, 2026 at 8:00a.m. Offers are encouraged to use this opportunity to ask clarifying questions, obtain a better understanding of the project, determine onsite inventory, and to notify the State of any ambiguities, inconsistencies, or errors discovered upon examination of this RFP. All responses to questions during the Pre-Proposal Conference will be oral and in no way binding on the State. It will be the offeror's responsibility to determine onsite inventory prior to bidding.

From the date this Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued until an award is made and announced by the procurement officer, bidders shall not communicate with any State staff regarding this procurement, except at the direction of the procurement officer. Email is the preferred method of communication with the procurement officer. Unauthorized contact may disqualify the bidder from further consideration.

Bryant Gauthier, bryant.gauthier@mt.gov, (406) 444-6743

Questions relating to any information provided in this event shall be asked through the Q&A Board.

For assistance with eMACS functionality only, such as vendor registration or responding to events, see the eMACS Vendor Handbook https://spb.mt.gov/eMACSvesources

For additional emacs help not found in the Vendor Handbook, contact the eMACS Help Desk at 406-444- 2575, emacs@mt.gov.

Description https://spb.mt.gov/eMACS-Resources mailto:emacs@mt.gov

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

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1. Review and accept the Single Point of Contact information

2. Review and accept the contract as provided

3. Review and accept the Pre-Proposal Information

4. Review and accept the Submitting a Proposal Information

5. Review and accept the Scope of Services.

6. Review and accept the Offeror Qualifications.

7. Review and accept the Cost Proposal

8. Review and accept the Evaluation Process & Criteria document.

9. Review and accept the Q&A Board Information

10. Review and accept the Contract Performance Security information.

11. Review and accept the Vendor Registration information.

12. Review and accept the Montana Time Zone information.

13. Review and accept the Registration with the Secretary of State information.

14. Review and accept the Standard Terms & Conditions (RFP) document.

15. Review and accept the Montana Terms & Conditions.

16. Review and accept the Debarment information

17. Review and accept the All-or-None Award Information

18. Review and accept the eMACS Handbook - Responding to Events. Additional resources are available at https://spb.mt.gov/eMACS-Resource

19. Review and accept the Nondiscrimination Against Firearms Entities/Trade Associations certificate.

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Buyer Attachments

1. Wellbore Schematic 11-1.xlsx

2. Wellbore Schematic 12-11.xlsx

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Questions Required Questions

Group 1:

Instructions:

1.1

Procurement Officer Contact Information. From the date this Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued until an offeror is selected and announced by the procurement officer, offerors shall not communicate with any state staff regarding this procurement, except at the direction of Contracting Officer, the procurement officer in charge of the solicitation. Any unauthorized contact may disqualify the offeror from further consideration. Contact information for the single point of contact is: Bryant Gauthier

(406) 444-6743 bryant.gauthier@mt.gov

1.2 Offeror must download and review the attached Offeror Qualifications document.

Thoroughly address each item in the document and upload it to this question.

1.3 Offeror must download and review the attached Cost Proposal document. Thoroughly address each item in the document and upload it to this question.

1.4 Prior to entering proposal, Review all question and answer entries for this solicitation by clicking on the Q&A Board and viewing each question and answer.

1.5 Provide the following information: Registered Business Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone # and Federal Tax ID #

1.6 Provide the following information: Contractor Liaison Name, address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone # and email address.

1.7 Provide the full name, title, phone # and email address of the authorized person to sign the contract, if awarded.

1.8

Equal Pay for Montana Women. Offerors who agree and certify compliance to Executive Order No. 12-2016, Equal Pay for Montana Women, will receive a bonus of 5% of the total points available. Offerors who do not comply will not receive bonus points. Please acknowledge that offeror understands the Equal Pay for Women attachment. Offeror must sign and upload the document to receive the points.

1.9 Does your proposal contain confidential information? If you select Yes, another question will generate requiring an upload of your Trade Secret Affidavit. Offerors MUST also upload a redacted copy of their proposal under Supplier Attachments.

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Product Line Items Product Line Items

There are no Items added to this event.

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Service Line Items Service Line Items

1.

# Item Name, Commodity Code, Description Allow

Alternates Qty. UOM Requested Service Delivery

S1 DO NOT ENTER A PRICE OR COST 1

Do NOT enter a price or cost. Price will be determined during contract negotiations.

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