East Bear Creek Pumping Plant and Pipeline Moderni

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (California-Great Basin Region Acquisition Office) intends to solicit contractors for modernization of the East Bear Creek Pumping Plant and Pipeline, with responses due November 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PST. The notice uses no set-aside and is a market research notice, not a solicitation; the Government will not reimburse response costs and is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or award.

The work sits approximately 12 miles east of Gustine in Merced County, California, on the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. Scope includes installing a new fish screen, sheet pile wall, pipeline, access road, and butterfly valves, and modifying pumping plant discharge and electrical systems. At the pumping plant, work includes electrical and controls upgrades, replacing manual butterfly valve operators and installing position transmitters, and modifying pump discharge piping. At the regulating tank site, controls components will be replaced.

The estimated project magnitude is $5 million to $10 million, with a construction period of 560 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. The NAICS code is 237990 with a $45 million size standard, and the PSC is Y1NE.

Responses must include company name, address, CAGE Code, UEI, business size verification via SAM.gov, and socioeconomic status if applicable. Respondents must also submit a statement of interest in proposing as prime contractor, capability descriptions, and up to three projects performed within the last five years of similar work type, scale, and complexity. All offerors must maintain active SAM registration at submission and award. Responses assess industry interest and competition likelihood and inform consideration of existing IDIQ or MATOC vehicles, small-business set-asides, socioeconomic programs, or full and open competition.

The estimated schedule shows a pre-solicitation notice January 20, 2027, solicitation issuance February 4, 2027, proposals due March 6, 2027, and award targeted May 18, 2027. Draft specifications and drawings are available on request from Charlesetta Seibure (charlesetta_seibure@ios.doi.gov) and Stephanie Lindner (stephanie_lindner@ios.doi.gov), who also receive responses.