Badger Hill Seed Orchard Well

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks a contractor to drill and complete a solar-powered irrigation well at Badger Hill Seed Orchard, Eldorado National Forest, California, with quotes due September 1 and requests for information due August 24. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a $45 million size standard, limiting competition to small business concerns.

Place of performance is Eldorado National Forest, California. The project scope requires drilling a 300-foot well, installing a submersible solar-powered pump system (Workhorse Solar Pump W4C26600 or approved equivalent) with 3–6 panel solar assembly, trenching and installing approximately 250 feet of 2–4 inch PVC water line, and connecting to an existing 20,000-gallon storage tank. The well must sustain 10–30 gallons per minute output. All work must comply with ASTM standards, California Building Standards Code, and Department of Water Resources regulations. The contractor must obtain the El Dorado County well drilling permit at contractor expense. Period of performance is 60 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with final completion required by December 1, 2026. Work is limited to Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–7:00 PM, excluding holidays. The estimated project magnitude is $25,000 to $100,000.

The NAICS code is 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction); PSC is Y1NE (Construction of Water Supply Facilities). Award is on a Firm Fixed Price basis to the highest technically rated offeror, provided price is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral. Evaluation criteria include technical approach (work plan, capability, safety plan, quality control, permit understanding), key personnel qualifications, performance schedule in CPM or Gantt chart format, and past performance on three similar projects completed within the past three years. Required submissions include SF 1442 offer form, Schedule of Items pricing, technical documentation limited to 11 pages total, and bid guarantee per FAR 52.228-1. Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage determination CA20260007 applies. No organized site visit will be held; contractors bear sole responsibility for site inspection costs.