Buffalo monitor well plugging 2026

The Bureau of Land Management seeks quotations for monitoring well plugging Phase III and Ford Ranch Orphan construction services across Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan counties in Wyoming, with quotations due September 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time. The procurement is a total small business set-aside under simplified acquisition procedures.

Place of performance spans multiple well locations in Wyoming: Durham Ranch, Kingsbury, Napier, Skewed, Sasquatch, Carr Draw, Timar Stock Well, Coal Gulch, Petrified Tree, Remington, and Ford Ranch properties. Work encompasses plugging approximately 40 individual monitoring wells across 12 bid items (quantities ranging from 1 to 20 wells per item) plus one orphan coal bed natural gas well, with associated surface reclamation activities including seeding of approximately 7 acres.

Technical requirements include retrieving all existing tubing, airlines, wire, and equipment from wellbores; plugging with Class G cement mixed at minimum 13.5+ ppg with at least 50% cement by weight (or non-slurry bentonite grout with minimum 20% bentonite by weight for PVC casing); disposing of displaced fluids at Wyoming DEQ-approved facilities; surface reclamation with broadcast seeding at 18.38 pounds per acre of pure live seed; and removal or welding of well identification markers as specified by location. The contractor must obtain all Federal, State, and local permits including Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits before starting work, apply rangeland drill seeding using native species, and implement dust control and water pollution prevention measures. Prevailing wage rates apply per Davis-Bacon Act determination WY20260044, with performance and payment bonds required at 100 percent of contract price for awards exceeding $150,000. A mandatory site visit occurred August 18, 2026 at the Buffalo Field Office. Award uses Low Price Technically Acceptable methodology; quotations must include SF 18 forms, bonding evidence, Gantt chart project schedules, equipment and personnel identification, minimum three relevant federal construction projects within the past five years, and safety documentation. Performance period runs August 13, 2026 through August 13, 2027. NAICS code is 213112 (Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations); PSC is Z2QA. Amendment 0001, effective August 26, issued Questions & Answers addressing well equipment disposal procedures. Contact: Zach Nicholson, 307-684-1160, znicholson@blm.gov.