Sources_sought_22JUL25_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) Block 2-3 Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD). The NGWSP Block 2-3 HDD 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 Block 2-3 HDD as the prime contractor 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:

Draft (90%) Specifications & Drawings have been attached to this Sources Sought. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Four Corners Construction Office, has a requirement for construction of the Block 2-3 HDD of the NGWSP.

A. Provide:

1. HDD for 42-inch buried water transmission pipeline crossing:

a. Reach 2 Nenahnezad Bluff: approximately 3,295-foot HDD bore length.

2. HDD for 36-inch buried water transmission pipeline crossings:

a. Reach 2 Shumway Arroyo: approximately 2,000-foot HDD bore length.

b. Reach 2 San Juan River: approximately 2,400-foot HDD bore length.

c. Reach 3 Chaco River: approximately 2,080-foot HDD bore length.

The estimated magnitude of this project is between $40,000,000 and $70,000,000.

LOCATION OF THE WORK:

Work is located on the Block 2-3 pipeline alignment, which begins south of the Frank Chee Willetto Reservoir approximately 17 miles each of Shiprock, New Mexico and terminates at the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant approximately 6 miles east of intersection of U.S. Highway 491 and Navajo Route 36 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. Include a letter from your surety to show bonding capability.

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 Tyler Spencer, Contract Specialist: Email – tspencer@usbr.gov and Ashton Jones, Contracting Officer: Email – ajones@usbr.gov.

THE CURRENT SOLICITATION NUMBER 140R4025R0027 (A FISCAL YEAR 2025 SOLICITATION NUMBER) WILL BE UPDATED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2025, TO A FISCAL YEAR 2026 SOLICITATION NUMBER. THE SOLICITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED IN LATE OCTOBER 2025. THIS IS A RESULT OF GOVERNMENT SYSTEM LIMITATIONS.