Devil's Elbow and Clark's Bay Well Project

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office intends to solicit quotations for construction activities to include the furnishing of labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, in order to drill one water well, trench and backfill new utility lines, replace and install new water system fittings, install a new submersible pump and controls, and abandon two existing wells in accordance with the drawings and specifications. The project work is at Clark's Bay Day Use Area located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

BLM will issue Solicitation Number 140L3623Q0016 via https://sam.gov/content/opportunities, at the link provided in this notice. The principal components of the work to be performed include:
* Base Schedule
* Drilling the Well Hole
* Steel Casing
* Perforated Steel Casing
* Bentonite Grout
* Well Development and Preliminary Yield Testing
* Final Yield Testing
* Water Quality Sampling
* Backflow Preventer and Associated Plumbing
* Option Schedule
* Trenching Backfilling and Compacting (6' min. depth)
* Imported Bedding Material
* Waterline Replacement
* Sanitary Well Cap
* Abandon Existing Wells
* Pump House Modifications and Water System Fitting Additions
* Well Pump System
* Electrical

Pursuant to Part 13 and Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, BLM intends to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) on or around March 5, 2024. The estimated price range of this acquisition is between $100,000 and $250,000. BLM anticipates issuing the RFQ under the total small business set-aside program. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237110 and the associated Small Business Size Standard is $45.0 Million.

The Government strongly urges offerors to inspect the sites to gain a better understanding of the work requirements and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award. An organized site visit is currently planned for Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 10:00 am local time. Section L, Clause 52.236-27 ¿ Alternate I will have the detailed information for the site visit.

A single contract award will be made to the offeror that submits a quotation that has been determined to be the lowest price based on Simplified Acquisition Procedures within the Federal Acquisition Regulations. A firm-fixed priced purchase order is contemplated. Quotations will be due on or around April 5, 2024, at BLM's Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate, Billings, Montana. Offerors may submit electronic quotations as a response to the anticipated solicitation. Electronic quotations will be subject to the same rules as paper quotations.

The Government anticipates award of this procurement on or around April 12, 2024. The successful contractor will be required to commence work within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed. The Contractor will have 30 days from the notice to proceed date to install a new backflow preventor and all associated plumbing in the Clark’s Bay Pumproom. Additionally, the Contractor will have 45 days from the notice to proceed date to perform all well drilling, water quality, and yield testing requirements. The Option Schedule will be contingent upon the water quality and yield testing results from the well drilling operations. If the option schedule is exercised, the contractor will have an additional 90 days to perform the work from the notice of proceed.

For further information about the requirement, offerors should contact Christine Mundt at cmundt@blm.gov or at (406) 896-5030.

All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. If you have not updated SAM since October of 2020, you are advised to update early to be sure you are in compliance with the expanded Section 889 prohibitions on not using certain covered technology products.

The successful contractor shall electronically submit all payment requests for the anticipated contract through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its offer.