Bgndrf piping upgrades

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation seeks two-phase design-build qualifications and proposals for yard piping and flow measurement upgrades at the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, with Phase One qualifications due November 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM MDT. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside under Solicitation 140R4025R0017, NAICS 237110 with a $45.0 million size standard, and PSC C1NE. Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah administers the solicitation, with Mary B. Maestas as contracting officer and Valerie Jiron as contract specialist. Proposals and correspondence go to Valerie_jiron@ios.doi.gov.

Amendment 0002, issued October 28, 2026, extended the Phase One deadline from November 6 to November 13 and corrected Sections L and M. The Amendment 2 Q&A document cites November 12, 2026, at 4:00 PM MST, a conflict with the SF-30. The Phase One question period closed October 28, 2026. Past performance questionnaires are due November 9, 2026, per the Amendment 2 Q&A, while the October 23 revised solicitation lists November 11.

Phase One evaluates four factors: general technical approach; technical qualifications, including up to three similar projects completed within eight years; project team organization and key personnel, with resumes limited to four pages; and past performance. A maximum of three most highly qualified firms advance to Phase Two. Phase One excludes detailed site data, which the Government will release only to shortlisted offerors.

The work covers source, potable, and concentrate water piping, a TP10 flow measurement vault with three magnetic flow meters, four concrete vaults, SCADA integration, heat trace, and commissioning and training. An optional line item covers replacing 50 to 500 feet of damaged SWST2 pipeline in 50-foot sections. The contract is firm fixed-price with performance bonds and general liability insurance of at least $500,000. The period of performance runs 12 months, January 8, 2027 through January 7, 2028, with work beginning within 21 calendar days of notice to proceed. Liquidated damages are $1,616.08 per calendar day of delay. No award value or ceiling is stated.

Phase Two evaluates design concept, technical approach, teaming agreements, and price. The technical factors are weighted equally and are significantly more important than price, and award goes to the best-value offeror. The prime must self-perform at least 15 percent of the work, and non-similarly situated subcontracted work may not exceed 85 percent. Phase Two also requires design packages at 30, 60, 90, and 100 percent completion, with Government approval before each construction phase, and a price proposal on Attachment 12. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless the Contracting Officer's Representative approves otherwise.