DK onsite rescue team

The Bureau of Reclamation seeks a trained, qualified onsite rescue team to provide standby services during annual gate inspection operations at six dam and reservoir facilities (Angostura, Belle Fourche, Keyhole, Shadehill, Pactola, and Deerfield Reservoirs across South Dakota and Wyoming), with proposals due July 21, 2026. The procurement is a total small business set-aside with a firm-fixed-price contract structure.

Place of performance spans six Reclamation facilities: Angostura Reservoir (Hot Springs, South Dakota), Belle Fourche Reservoir (Belle Fourche, South Dakota), Keyhole Reservoir (Pine Haven, Wyoming), Shadehill Reservoir (Lemmon, South Dakota), Pactola Reservoir (Rapid City, South Dakota), and Deerfield Reservoir (Hill City, South Dakota). The contractor must provide rescue teams compliant with Reclamation Safety and Health Standards (RSHS) Section 1.12 for permit-required confined space entry. Team members must hold Confined Space Rescue Team certification (Technician Certified) in accordance with NFPA 350 and OSHA requirements. Gate inspections are estimated at four hours with contractors remaining onsite for approximately eight hours per facility. Work includes varying conditions—battery rooms, stilling wells, wet areas, vertical shaft rescues up to 200 feet, and horizontal tunnels with vertical ladder sections. Deerfield Reservoir requires inspection only every four years.

The contract runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031 (base year plus four one-year option periods). Quotations must include lump-sum pricing per facility per inspection period across 27 contract line items covering the base year and four option years. NAICS code is 561990 (All Other Support Services); PSC is R499 (Support Professional: Other). Evaluation weighs technical approach (means and methods) and past performance on similar federal/state/local projects within the past five years equally, with both weighted more heavily than price. The government intends one award without discussions. Inspections are anticipated in late September, October, or November, with scheduling coordinated outside the irrigation season. Amendment 0004, effective July 8, 2026, confirmed the deadline remains July 21, 2026 at 10:00 MDT and clarified government flexibility on scheduling to reduce contractor costs.