Gas/Oil Well Plugging at Cuyahoga Valley (NPS)

The National Park Service is seeking a contractor to plug and abandon two orphaned oil and gas wells at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Summit County, Ohio. This Pre-Solicitation Notice, posted on December 18, 2025, announces the agency's intent to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for well reclamation and site remediation work. The project requires contractors to have a UEI number and be registered and active in SAM.Gov with completed Online Representations and Certifications by the solicitation closing date. Construction Wage Rate Requirements for Summit County, Ohio will apply to this contract. The official solicitation is expected to be issued in January 2026, with a site visit to be announced in the solicitation itself; offerors are strongly encouraged to attend to fully understand project requirements and site conditions. No specific evaluation criteria are detailed in this pre-solicitation notice, as detailed evaluation methodology will likely be included in the full IFB.

This contract opportunity is set aside for 100% Total Small Business participation, restricting competition to small business entities. The estimated contract value ranges between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, and the work will be awarded as a firm fixed-price construction contract. The NAICS classification is 213112 (Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations), and the PSC category is F108 (Environmental Systems Protection – Environmental Remediation). The wells being addressed were drilled and produced prior to the establishment of Cuyahoga Valley National Park and have since been abandoned. Interested parties should contact Cole Johnson, Contracting Officer, at Cole_Johnson@NPS.Gov for additional information, and the Pre-Solicitation Notice is active for 15 days from posting, with an official solicitation response deadline of January 2, 2026.