EC - lmdt lab analysis

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking laboratory analysis services for water quality and sludge parameter testing at the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel and Treatment Plant in Leadville, Colorado. The contract requires comprehensive chemical analysis of weekly water samples and metal hydroxide sludge samples to ensure compliance with NPDES permit requirements and support plant operations. Offerors must submit a technical capability statement, past performance documentation with at least two similar projects, and a competitive price schedule by June 3, 2025, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. The evaluation will be based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with technical and past performance being equally important to pricing considerations. Potential offerors must submit any questions by May 22, 2025, exclusively via email to specified Bureau of Reclamation contact points.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541380 with a $19 million size standard, classified under the Product Service Code F103 for environmental systems protection and water quality support. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price arrangement with a base year from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and four additional one-year option periods extending through June 30, 2030. While specific contract value details are not explicitly stated, the pricing schedule includes multiple analytical testing services such as Total Recoverable Metals, Potentially Dissolved Metals, Total Mercury testing, TCLP analyses, General Chemistry, Oil and Grease testing, and specialized services like NPDES QA/QC Study and Whole Effluent Toxicity testing. The performance location is specifically the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel and Treatment Plant in Lake County, Colorado. Successful contractors will be required to provide timely and accurate reporting of analytical results, using Standard Methods for analysis and meeting specific detection limits for various environmental parameters.