Drinking Water Test Wells, Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE DRINKING WATER TEST WELLS, KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

The proposed procurement is an Unrestricted Best Value Request For Proposal (RFP), and thus open to large and small businesses. NAICS is 541620, with a size standard of $19,000,000.00. Offerors attention is directed to Section K in the Solicitation for information regarding the tour of the site. Plans will be issued on or about 16 April 2024, with proposals due on or about 16 May 2024. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process.

THE PROJECT consists of the drilling of 3 (three) 1,250-foot deep boreholes for the construction of three cased and screened aquifer test wells (one 6 inch diameter well and two 4 inch diameter wells), regolith (commonly referred to as soil) and rock sampling and analysis, well development and aquifer pumping test, water quality sampling and analysis, establishing test wells for use as future monitoring wells, with an option for the abandonment of each well, and completion of a Final Well Report.

THE PROJECT will be advertised as a Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of a firm that represents the best value to the Government. The proposed procurement will result in a firm-fixed price contract. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://sam.gov/content/home.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only.  Notification of amendments shall be made via Internet only, as well. It is therefore the contractors’ responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the SAM.gov system. SAM.gov is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with SAM.gov or they will not be able to download information from the site. Registration instructions can be found on the website at https://sam.gov/content/home. Contractors registered with SAM.gov may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet AFTER SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. Offerors are encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the website. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process.