GAOA LDV Crystal Lakes Water & Septic Resuscitation, PSICC, Colorado

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks water and septic system resuscitation at Crystal Lakes Work Center near Leadville, Colorado, with proposals due September 15, 2026, and requests for information due September 1, 2026. This is a 100% small business set-aside with an estimated contract value between $250,000 and $500,000.

Place of performance is Leadville, CO 80461 (Crystal Lakes Work Center, approximately 6 miles south of Leadville on US Highway 24, elevation approximately 9,400 feet), with an additional optional location at C-Street Shop in Salida, Colorado. The NAICS code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.

The project scope includes installing approximately 900 linear feet of 2-inch HDPE waterline beneath Colorado Highway 24 via directional drilling with required Subsurface Utility Engineering for CDOT permitting; replacing the existing well pump to provide 15 GPM supply with new control panel and level sensors; installing a dual-stage booster pump (Grundfos Hydros MPC 2 CRE 3-11, 30 GPM at 100 psi peak, 15 GPM nominal) and minimum 460-gallon basement water storage; upgrading electrical service from 100 to 200 amps at Dwelling 1 with new 100-amp sub-panel for the boost pump, meter relocation (estimated $5,153.67 with Sangre de Cristo Electric Association), and buried service lines; replacing three septic tanks (1,500-gallon dual-compartment for dwellings, 1,500-gallon for bunkhouse, 1,000-gallon for shop) with new sewer lines, pressurized dosing infrastructure, and a Quick 4 Standard Chamber sand filter; asphalt removal and installation of 330 tons of road aggregate with gate installation. Optional items include waterline extension to bunkhouse/shop (approximately 300 linear feet), water cistern removal, and electrical upgrades at C-Street Shop.

Work must commence within 10 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed and be completed by September 30, 2027. The contract is firm fixed price with performance and payment bonds required (20% bid guarantee). Davis-Bacon wage rates apply per General Decision CO20260003. Evaluation uses lowest price technically acceptable criteria, weighing technical approach and past performance as non-price factors. Offerors must submit three recent projects of similar magnitude, detailed technical approach, work sequencing and timelines, personnel and equipment resources, and subcontracting plans. Amendment 0001 posted September 1, 2026, added RFI questions and answers and a pre-bid site visit sign-in sheet (August 19, 2026); amendment acknowledgment is mandatory with proposal submission. A mandatory site visit occurred August 19, 2026.