140L0622R0034_SSN_ORPHAN_WELL_PLUGGING_AND_ABANDONMENT_5_20_22_1.pdf

Sources Sought Notice 140L0622R0034

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

DOI/USDA Orphan Well Plugging and Abandonment

Purpose: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a sources sought notice pursuant to FAR Part 10—Market Research for a contemplated multiple award indefinite contracting vehicle (IDV) for the Federal Orphaned Well Program on behalf of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture. This specific posting is for plugging and abandonment services required for the Federal Orphaned Well Program.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated to be assigned to this requirement is 213112 – Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations with a size standard of $41.5M. The estimated IDV ceiling may be up to $150M per contract.

The government anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this requirement. The amount of interest or lack thereof will determine the possibility of a small business or other socio-economic small business set-aside for the solicitation.

Additional Information: Various attachments, including a Statement of Objectives, are included with this posting with additional information about this requirement. All documentation is considered to be in DRAFT format and has been provided for comment. Comments received may be used to make corrections, revisions, and/or other requirement changes depending on the nature and type of information received.

Cost Reimbursement: Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.

Industry Day/Information Exchange: The BLM intends to hold an Industry Day for the purpose of interactively exploring capabilities available within the industry for a full range of plugging and abandonment services. BLM seeks to gain information that will facilitate an effective and efficient acquisition process for the required services, create business partnerships, and incorporate best practices of the industry community beneficial to meeting the goals of this project.

The virtual Industry Day for this requirement will be held on June 22, 2022 from 9 AM MT through

10:30 AM MT.

Following the Industry Day event, a listing of participants and presentation materials will be made publicly available.

Registration/Submission Instructions: The Government will not review general capability statements.

Registration is required for Industry Day attendance, and the event link will be provided upon completion.

Interested respondents will also be asked to provide the following information and responses to the capability questions below:

Vendor Name:

Vendor Mailing Address:

Vendor Point of Contact (POC):

POC Title:

POC Phone:

POC E-Mail:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):

Size status of Business (i.e., large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) firm, etc.):

Bonding Capability:

Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/g/cHt2G5E9b7

Responses to capability questions will not be publicly posted.

Capability Questions:

1. Does the company have experience providing the required services? If yes, provide a response that addresses prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar scope within the last five (5) years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described.

2. The BLM is contemplating awarding multiple IDV pools in different geographic areas divided by primary oil/gas basins in accordance with Attachment 3. Would your company be able to provide the required services in one or more of the oil/gas basins identified in Attachment 3? If yes, please indicate which region(s):

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

3. The proposed NAICS code is 213112. Are there any other NAICS codes that should be considered for this acquisition?

4. The Government is contemplating including ceiling prices in this IDIQ for key labor categories (non-Construction Wage Rate applicable only) and dry equipment rates. Resultant task orders would be priced utilizing a combination of the pre-priced categories in addition to any labor costs subject to Wage Rate Requirements and other applicable direct costs. Would this arrangement be feasible for your company? Does your company have any other suggestions for the Government concerning pricing?

5. What evaluation criteria are most appropriate for this acquisition? Evaluation criteria refers to the factors that will be utilized in the selection of awardees. Please be as specific as possible.

6. The prime contractor must self-perform the required percentage of work in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-4 Limitations on Subcontractor. Will your company utilize a subcontractor to https://forms.office.com/g/cHt2G5E9b7 complete plugging operations, equipment removal and/or reclamation? If yes, please briefly describe your subcontracting capabilities.

7. Describe your company’s experience plugging oil or gas wells in which existing well conditions were unknown or different than anticipated (e.g. unknown well depth, unknown tools and materials in the hole, etc.). Describe how your company would adapt to differing well conditions.

8. Does your company have the capability to design its own plugging and abandonment plans?

Please explain your answer and include abandonment metrics and criteria.

9. Please review the methane measurement guidelines in Attachment 2. Does your company have the capability to perform methane testing or subcontract for this requirement?

10. Is your company interested in subcontracting opportunities? Please note responses to this question will be publicly shared to promote networking.

Attachment Listing:

1. Attachment 1 – Statement of Objectives (Plugging and Abandonment)

2. Attachment 2 – Federal Orphaned Wells Methane Measurement Guidelines

3. Attachment 3 – Orphan Wells Regions Map

NOTICE: THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This notice shall NOT be considered a request for proposal, quotation, or an invitation for bid nor does responding to this Sources Sought Notice guarantee or exclude your participation in the forthcoming acquisition process. Any information provided by the Government under this notice is preliminary and may be updated or changed prior to release of the solicitation.