RFI_NGWSP_Blk_2-3_HDD_4SEP24_1.docx

Request for Information (RFI) Scope:

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather an RFI for market research and planning purposes only.

A separate Small Business (SB) Sources Sought will be posted at a later date to determine any potential small business sources.

The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 237110 (Water & Sewer Line & Related Structures Construction) which has a corresponding Size standard of $45.0M annual average revenue. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement.

Projected Requirement Details:

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will be installing a water supply pipeline by Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) construction method. The project elements include four (4) HDDs with nominal pipe diameters of 36” (3 crossings) and 42” (1 crossing). Pipe material is assumed to consist of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) or Steel but could also be completed with Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Ductile Iron. The features the HDDs will be crossing are the San Juan River, the Nenahnezad hill, the Shumway Wash, and the Chaco Wash. Linear lengths range between 650’ to 3,500’ and will vary depth. The Nenahnezad hill will also consist of a 250’ elevation difference between the entry and exit pit. The Contractors shall furnish and install the proposed piping along this alignment. The work includes, but is not limited to, survey, excavation, dewatering, removal of all materials encountered in the HDD operations, disposal of all material not required in the work, pre- and post-pullback testing, cleaning, restoration, and incidentals. The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing the qualified labor and superintendence necessary for this method of construction.

Information/Input Requested:

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH AND THE FUTURE SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Submission Instructions for RFI Questions Listed Below: Interested parties who consider themselves competent to perform this requirement are invited to submit a response to this Notice by 2:00 pm MT on September 13, 2024. All responses to this Notice must be emailed to Ms. Amy Loveless, Contract Specialist, aloveless@usbr.gov, and CC Mr. Ashton Jones, Contracting Officer, at ajones@usbr.gov.

Responses are requested but not required. No award will be made off the responses provided as this is not a solicitation notice. The provided information may or may not affect the projected acquisition strategy. If providing information please keep the responses short, concise, and to the point. Only provide expanded information if the providing entity finds the information valuable. Lengthy, verbose responses are not required or desired.

RFI Questions:

1. How likely are you to propose on a requirement for completion of services required to construct pipes by HDD as described above? If not highly likely, please explain.

a. What would keep your company from proposing on this requirement described above?

b. What would encourage your company more to propose on the requirement?

2. How familiar are you with HDD installations? Provide information about location, size, material, length, and features crossed.

a. How many contracts has your company completed or are actively constructing?

b. Does your company have any licensing or certificates related to HDD installation? (HDD, HDPE/PVC fusing, Work Zone Traffic Control, etc.)

c. How familiar are you with the 3 basic stages of the HDD process: Pilot drilling, reaming, and production pullback?

d. What is your experience with drill fluid design? Do you have a drill mud engineer on staff?

e. In your experience, what is the leading causes for bore failures and what does your company do to avoid them?

f. If you are an HDD contractor, would you require a prime contractor to coordinate the pipe manufacturing and delivery or are you capable of performing that internally? And are you interested in being the prime contractor for this effort?

3. Do you have the proper equipment to complete the operations (for example drill rigs, pumps, cranes, and rollers)?

a. What range of equipment do you have at your company’s disposal to complete the operations?

b. What are the limitations to that equipment?

c. What information would you need provided to determine the proper equipment?

4. Would you subcontract any part of the operation? If so, what part of the requirement are you likely to subcontract?

5. Please add any other comments or feedback you have on the procurement of this requirement.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact the Contract Specialist: Ms. Amy Loveless at aloveless@usbr.gov, and cc the Contracting Officer: Mr. Ashton Jones at ajones@usbr.gov, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin (UCB) Regional Office, Acquisition Management Division (AMD).