41 NPL windmill repairs

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Agency is procuring windmill repair services for 41 windmills located on the Navajo Partitioned Lands, covering approximately 924,000 acres across three Navajo Chapters: Tolani Lake, Teesto, and Hardrock. The solicitation requires contractors to provide labor, equipment, and transportation to restore water access from non-operating or damaged windmills that serve as critical water sources for livestock, wildlife, and community use in response to prolonged drought and climate change impacts. Contractors must coordinate with the Contracting Officer Representative, repair windmill components, provide written reports for each repair, ensure windmill operability, conduct water availability tests, and provide a 30-day warranty. The government will supply windmill parts and provide site guidance for equipment access. This Request for Quote was issued on August 20, 2025, with offers due by August 29, 2025, at 3:00 PM MDT, and questions must be submitted by the same deadline to elsie.begay@bia.gov.

This opportunity is designated as a 100% set-aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises under the Buy Indian Act, with a size standard of 1,250 employees under NAICS code 333111 for Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with a performance period from August 29, 2025, to December 31, 2025, requiring completion of all windmill repairs by December 30, 2025. The work involves 41 separate windmill maintenance and repair tasks across multiple geographic areas including White Core, Blue Gap, Hardrock, Forest Lake, Black Mesa, Chilchinbeto, Shonto, and Tombigbee within the Navajo Partitioned Lands. Performance will occur on BIA Navajo Partitioned Lands in Pinon, Arizona, where contractors will conduct standardized maintenance tasks including pulling motor rods, checking wheel bolts, inspecting drop pipes, drilling weep holes, maintaining cylinders, and refilling windmill oil.