DEVA 318717 - Rehab Furnace & Cow Creeks WTP/WWTP

The Department of the Interior National Park Service is soliciting a contractor to rehabilitate the Furnace Creek and Cow Creek Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems at Death Valley National Park in California. The project encompasses comprehensive infrastructure improvements including construction of new reverse osmosis water treatment buildings, replacement of water and wastewater piping systems, installation of lift stations, lagoon rehabilitation, and associated site work across multiple locations within the park. The solicitation (140P2025R0082) requires the selected contractor to demonstrate technical competency with projects valued at $30 million or more and commit to specific small business subcontracting goals including 42% small businesses, 10% small disadvantaged businesses, 5% women-owned small businesses, and participation across other designated groups. The government will evaluate proposals using a Best Value Continuum Tradeoff Process based on five factors: Project Experience & Technical Competency, Technical Approach & Schedule, Management Approach, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation, with technical merit and risk weighted equally to price considerations. The proposal deadline is February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time, with questions having been due by November 30, 2025, and a pre-proposal site visit having been conducted on November 5, 2025.

This procurement is being conducted as an unrestricted full and open competition with no set-aside designation, and no specific incumbents or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract value is anticipated to exceed $30 million based on the project scope, which includes 18 base Contract Line Items and 9 optional CLINs covering infrastructure work across both creek areas with approximately 137,640 linear feet of piping installation and extensive ancillary improvements. The performance period extends for 915 calendar days from contract award, with work to be performed at Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California, approximately 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The contractor must begin performance within 10 calendar days of award and will be required to establish a construction administrative camp, provide temporary facilities for government oversight, and comply with comprehensive environmental, archaeological, and tribal monitoring requirements throughout the project duration. Award is anticipated for March 16, 2026, with a mandatory performance bond and payment bond required for contract execution.