Sources_sought_10JUN25_1.docx

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin (UCB) Region, Four Corners Construction Office (FCCO), is issuing this Sources Sought notice to determine the availability and capability of small business sources for a contemplated construction project titled: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP) Intake & River Pumping Plant (PP). The NGWSP Intake & River PP is located along the San Juan Lateral. This notice is a tool to identify small businesses that have both the technical expertise and bonding capability to accomplish the work required for NGWSP Intake & River PP 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.

The NGWSP is a major infrastructure project that once constructed, will convey a reliable municipal and industrial water supply from the San Juan River to the eastern section of the Navajo Nation, southwestern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the city of Gallup, New Mexico via about 300 miles of pipeline, 19 pumping plants, and two water treatment plants.

This is NOT a Request for Proposals or an Invitation for Bids and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to the sources sought notice.

The NAICS code for this project is 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $45.0 million.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Four Corners Construction Office, has a requirement for construction of the Intake & River PP of the NGWSP.

A. Construct New River Pumping Plant:

1. Sitework, including cement-bentonite cutoff wall.

2. Steel manifold piping, including connection to existing ductile iron line pipe.

3. Metal building system and foundations.

4. Cast-in-place concrete building structures.

5. Vertical turbine pumping units.

6. Air chambers.

7. Electrical system.

8. SCADA system.

9. Water quality monitoring equipment.

B. Selective site demolition.

C. Demolition of Existing Pumping Plant.

D. Existing channel modifications:

1. Replace trash rake and sluice gate at intake.

2. Install gates.

3. Construct fish barrier weir and return channel.

4. Concrete modifications.

The estimated magnitude of this project is between $50,000,000 and $80,000,000.

LOCATION OF THE WORK:

Work is located at the River Pumping Plant on the San Juan River approximately 11 miles west of Farmington, NM in San Juan County.

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.

2. Business classification, to include size and any additional socioeconomic classification(s) (example: SDVOSB, ISBEE, WOSB, etc.).

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 three to a maximum of five previous and/or current projects where the firm has successfully performed similar work. 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.

SUBMIT TO:

Responses to this Sources Sought notice should be received no later than 9:00 am MT on June 24, 2025. Submit responses by email to the attention of Amy Loveless, Contract Specialist: Email – aloveless@usbr.gov and cc Ashton Jones, Contracting Officer: Email – ajones@usbr.gov.

DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS & DRAFT GEOLOGY ARE ATTACHED TO THIS SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT. DRAFT DRAWINGS CAN BE REQUESTED BY EMAIL BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO LARGE TO POST.