Presolicitation_Notice_WY_MT_Rockfall_Mitigation_2026_10_14_25_3.pdf

WYMT Rockfall Mitigation

PRE – SOLICITATION NOTICE

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The Bureau of Reclamation’s Missouri Basin Regional Office intends to solicit a Request for

Proposal (RFP) on or around November 19, 2025 as described in this Pre-Solicitation Notice.

The RFP will be issued via the Sam.Gov web page at https://sam.gov. The Bureau of

Reclamation Wyoming Area Office (WYAO) and Montana Area Office (MTAO) has a need for rockfall risk mitigation activities which may take place in any or all of the following locations:

Seminoe Dam, Kortes Dam, Boysen Dam and Powerplant, Glendo Dam, Guernsey Dam, Buffalo Bill Dam, Yellowtail Dam, Canyon Ferry Dam, and other facilities in Montana or

Wyoming.

This procurement will utilize Far Part 15 and Far Part 16.5 procedures. The government intends to award contracts to up to three (3) vendors as a Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an ordering period of up to five (5) years to fulfill these requirements.

The contractor may be engaged to undertake various tasks related to icefall and rockfall hazard mitigation. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, providing all personnel, equipment, labor, supplies, and materials necessary to perform a range of activities, such as design, inspection, reporting, cleaning, scaling, and other required mitigation efforts.

The contractor may also be required to repair, replace, or construct permanent mitigation features, which may include icefall barrier systems, rockfall barrier systems, rock bolting, shotcrete or concrete installation, wire netting, cabling, and similar structures designed to protect personnel, government structures, and property from hazards. Additionally, the contractor may be required to conduct scaling or blasting of large rock at project sites.

Furthermore, the contractor will be responsible for debris removal and site cleanup upon project completion. Key activities the contractor shall provide include, but are not limited to, mobilization and preparatory work, site assessment followed by proposed design mitigation techniques, implementation of various icefall and rockfall mitigations, ensuring the safety of all personnel and sites during operations, controlling vehicular and pedestrian traffic during work activities, and delivering all as-built drawings upon project completion.

The government intends to award a Price Schedule substantially similar to Attachment #1, Rockfall IDIQ Draft Schedules A-E. However, contractors are encouraged to recommend additional price schedule services/materials for government consideration, and which may be appropriate for the WY MT Rockfall Mitigation requirements in their responses. The

Government anticipates the Statement of Work for this effort to be substantially similar to

Attachment #2, (FINAL DRAFT) WYMT ROCKFALL - STATEMENT OF WORK 9.16.25

Working hours are anticipated to be from 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday MT, except for federal holidays.

The government is requesting responses to this pre-solicitation announcement no later than

October 30, 2025 at 1700MT. Please send all correspondence related to this pre-solicitation announcement to Mitchell Frost at mfrost@usbr.gov. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the Sam.Gov for RFP release and all subsequent amendments, if applicable.

Effective October 26, 2018, all contractors interested in doing business with the Federal

Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting an offer or quotation. Note: Registering in “SAM” does not constitute an automatic award of any contract or agreement to the registering contractor. SAM is centralized database for consolidating the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the online Representation and

Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).

Additionally, the contractors Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is required for the SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements must be accomplished through the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov. For assistance with registering in SAM, contact the Federal Services Desk at 1-866-606-8220. Training videos are also available on the SAM.gov website under Learning

Center; to help users understand the features and functionality of the site.

Payment Requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S.

Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is located at https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and submit requests for payment. Contractors may obtain assistance by contacting the IPP Production

Helpdesk via e-mail ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone 1-866-973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirements to use IPP for invoice submission, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal.

This pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal/Bids and does not in any way authorize vendors to incur costs on behalf of the Government.

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