Drainage Pipe Replacement Project at Alchesay NFH

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to solicit a small-business-set-aside contract for drainage pipe replacement at Alchesay National Fish Hatchery, with a final solicitation expected around August 12, 2026, and a site visit scheduled for August 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. local time. This is a Total Small Business set-aside under FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation), with award based on lowest price technically acceptable evaluation.

Work is performed in Whiteriver, Arizona (Navajo County), approximately eight miles north of Whiteriver. The scope requires replacement of approximately 305 linear feet of 30-inch PVC pipe serving as the main drainage line for the hatchery's effluent discharge to the North Fork White River, plus video-scope inspection of two upstream pipe sections (approximately 200 linear feet and 225 linear feet respectively) to assess pipe material and condition. The original pipe was installed around 1990–1991 and runs between three concrete junction boxes.

All work must be completed within 75 calendar days of Notice of Award. The hatchery will remain operational throughout the project; the contractor must coordinate with hatchery staff for pipe isolation, providing at least three working days' notice prior to isolation. Video-scope inspections require CCTV equipment producing color-balanced digital video with pan-and-tilt or 360-degree panoramic capability, minimum 3 Lux illumination sensitivity, 460+ lines resolution, captured in MPEG-4 or WMV format at 352 × 240 pixels minimum, 24 frames per second, recorded on CD or DVD with continuous, uninterrupted footage including title, contractor name, date, pipe size and material, and call-outs of defects or lateral connections. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, and equipment, submit a Schedule of Values and Baseline Construction Schedule prior to starting work, and maintain redline as-built drawings showing all deviations from contract documents.

Project magnitude is less than $350,000. The NAICS code is 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Related Structures Construction; $45 million size standard). Bonding requirements are 100 percent Payment Bond and 100 percent Performance Bond. A firm-fixed-price contract is anticipated. The response deadline for the pre-solicitation notice is September 18, 2026.