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Oil & Gas Well Plugging and Abandonment

National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska

Sources Sought

The Bureau of Land Management has a requirement for well plugging and abandonment and surface remediation of the Oumalik Wells located in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). These legacy wells were drilled by the US Navy 1947-50. Work will include plugging of the well bore to regulatory standards and performing surface contamination delineation and cleanup. Work will occur in both winter and summer months. The most immediate need is plugging and remediation of the Oumalik wells, Oumalik #1, East Oumalik #1, Oumalik Core Tests 1, 2, 11 and 12. The Oumalik #1 site is approximately 55 miles southeast of Atqasuk, 100 miles west/northwest of Umiat, and 100 miles south of

Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Additionally, the government is contemplating the plugging of additional abandoned wells in the NPRA as described in the Legacy Well Strategic Plan.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 213112, Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations. The government contemplates soliciting this as a commercial services RFP under the procedures set forth in FAR Parts 12 –Commercial

Items/Services, and 15-Contracting by Negotiation. The small business size standard is $41.5 million.

FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply wherein at least 50 percent of the work must be performed by the small business prime contractor and similarly situated small business subcontractors.

This announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes, which will help determine the best method for the anticipated solicitation and subsequent award. It does not constitute a Request for

Proposal (RFP) or solicitation nor a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This request does not commit the Government to contract for any supplies or services whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this announcement; all costs associated with responding will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this announcement does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the BetaSam.gov and FedConnect.net. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Responses to this notice will inform whether and how this requirement may be set aside for small business competition. Interested parties are encouraged to respond here:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=urWTBhhLe02TQfMvQApUlGzsyOPQ_2hDiR7k q7e4LbBUMFFMTEVKRkhLSU9OVk5YT1RaVTRNUkJFVC4u https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/PublicRoom_Alaska_Legacy_Wells_Summary_Report_2013.pdf