140R6024R0018_Sources_sought_1.pdf

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin (MB) Region – Regional Office is issuing this Sources Sought notice to determine the availability and capability of small business sources for a contemplated construction project titled: Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) projects. This notice is a tool to identify small businesses that have both the technical expertise and bonding capability to accomplish the work required for AVC projects and is for informational purposes only. Information obtained through this notice may be used to determine the potential for issuing a future solicitation for this project as a total small business set-aside, and to provide input for the Government’s overall acquisition strategy.

A separate Request for Information/ Industry Day Notice has also been posted under this same solicitation number, 140R6024R0018, for The AVC Projects. Attending the Industry Day is not required to respond to this Sources Sought.

Projected Requirement Details:

The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Missouri Basin (MB) Region – Regional Office desires to engage the water supply industry to provide a clear, concise, fair, and reasonable approach to the procurement strategy regarding the design and construction of multiple Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) trenchless crossings and future Arkansas Valley Conduit procurements.

Project Background:

The AVC is a major infrastructure project that upon completion will convey a reliable municipal and industrial water supply from Pueblo Reservoir to 40 communities serving a projected future population of 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado. The service area includes water providers in Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo counties. When completed, the AVC will supply as much as 7,500 acre-feet annually to these communities.

The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Act, signed in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, authorized construction of the AVC, but it was never constructed because the communities could not afford 100 percent of the costs. Public Law 111-11, signed by President Barack Obama in 2009, provided 65 percent federal funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit. A preferred project design was identified in 2014 and has since been revised to further reduce costs.

The NAICS code for this project is 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region – Regional Office has a requirement for construction work on the AVC Injection Site Phase 1 and Backflow Preventer Site located in Pueblo County.

The principal components of work include the following items:

1. Trenchless Design- Build for Major Crossings

2. Installation of water transmission pipe.

3. Sectionalizing, air, and blowoff valves.

4. Different Crossings(ie. wash, jack and bore)

5. Traffic Management.

Strategy Overview/Schedule of Projected Events:

A brief estimated milestone schedule (subject to change) has been provided below for the BOR planned procurement strategy for this project as a basis for procurement planning:

Request for Proposal (RFP) Projected to be Issued for Crowley Reach 1– Spring 2025 Request for Proposal (RFP) Projected to be Issued for Major Crossings Design Build – Summer 2025 Request for Proposal (RFP) Projected to be Issued for Regulating Tank 1 and Crowley Reaches 2 and 3 – Fall 2025

The estimated magnitude of the projects is between $30,000,000.00 and $60,000,000.00.

LOCATION OF THE WORK:

See attached Map

INFORMATION REQUESTED:

When responding to this notice, respondents are asked to provide the following information:

1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, Cage Code, UEI number (replaced DUNS).

2. Business classification, to include size and any additional socioeconomic classification(s).

3. Bonding capability, including current single and aggregate performance and payment bond limits.

4. Brief capabilities statement that addresses experience performing similar projects as a prime contractor.

5. Listing of at least two to a maximum of five previous and/or current projects where the firm has successfully performed construction/install of pipelines. Describe the size and scope of the project(s), and dollar value of the contract. Identify percentage of work on the project(s) that was self-performed. Short responses are appreciated, no need to provide verbose past performance information.

6. Capability for Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for construction over $25 million (Department of Interior amount)?

SUBMIT TO:

Responses to this Sources Sought notice should be received no later than 1:00 pm MT on June 18th, 2024.

Submit responses by email to the attention of Jessica Busman Email – jbusman@usbr.gov.

mailto:jbusman@usbr.gov