140L0622R0035_SSN_ORPHAN_WELL_SUPPORT_SERVICES_1.pdf

Sources Sought Notice 140L0622R0035

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

DOI/USDA Orphan Well Support Services

Purpose: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a Request for Information pursuant to FAR Part 10—Market Research for a contemplated multiple award contract vehicle for the Federal Orphaned Well Program on behalf of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture. This specific posting is for support 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 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services with a size standard of $16.5M. The estimated total value may be up to $50M 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 a 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 environmental services relating to the plugging and abandonment of orphaned oil and gas wells on Federal lands. BLM is looking 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 15, 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):

Vendor POC Title:

Vendor POC Phone:

Vendor POC E-Mail:

DUNS:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):

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

GSA Schedule Number (if applicable):

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

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. Would your company be able to provide nationwide coverage of the required services?

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

4. The proposed NAICS code is 541620. Are there any other NAICS codes that should be considered for this acquisition?

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

7. Does the company have a documented process for the evaluation and selection of subcontractors?

If yes, explain.

8. The prime contractor must self-perform the required percentage in FAR Clause 52.219-4 Limitations on Subcontractor. Please indicate which disciplines described in Attachment 1 your company can provide via self-performance or subcontracting:

Compliance and NEPA support services Hydrology https://forms.office.com/g/aZumSmfLPb

Soil surveys Well investigation services (including location, wellbore, well schematic services) Plugging and abandonment design Air quality monitoring and modeling Environmental testing Environmental data gathering and analysis Project inspection services

9. Is your company interested in subcontracting opportunities? Please note responses to this question will be publicly shared to promote networking. If yes, please indicate for which disciplines:

Compliance and NEPA support services Hydrology Soil surveys Well investigation services (including location, wellbore, well schematic services) Plugging and abandonment design Air quality monitoring and modeling Environmental testing Environmental data gathering and analysis Project inspection services

Attachment Listing:

1. Attachment 1 – Statement of Objectives (Support Services)

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 RFI 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.