Injection well failure mode evaluation

The Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Basin contracting activity seeks quotes for a single firm fixed-price purchase order for an Injection Well Failure Mode Evaluation at the Paradox Valley Unit, with quotes due November 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM MDT. The procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 541690 with a $19.0 million size standard, and award goes to the responsible offeror with the lowest price among technically acceptable quotes.

Work is performed at the Paradox Valley Unit in western Colorado, approximately 60 miles southwest of Grand Junction, with delivery at the Paradox Valley Unit. The period of performance runs January 20, 2027, through April 30, 2027, with all work completed within 100 calendar days of award. No wellsite visits or well intervention activities are required.

The Project Manager and key technical staff must each have a minimum of ten years of relevant industry experience in deep brine disposal wells, petroleum engineering, geomechanics, reservoir analysis, well integrity evaluation, mechanical integrity testing, injectivity analysis, and failure mode analysis. Paradox Basin experience is preferred. All work must be performed under direct supervision of a registered professional engineer, and licensure is not restricted to Colorado. Past performance covers up to three projects completed within the last ten years and is evaluated pass/fail.

Submissions include a cover sheet, a technical proposal limited to 10 pages (single-sided, 12-point Times New Roman) addressing SOW methodology, training, and a detailed Quality Control Plan, separate personnel qualifications, and a complete price schedule covering labor, materials, overhead, and delivery under CLIN 00010. Partial proposals are not accepted. Listed evaluation criteria are technical approach, quality control plan adequacy, personnel qualifications, past performance, and price reasonableness.

Amendment 0001 extends the due date from November 10, 2026, and offerors must acknowledge receipt before the extended deadline. The question deadline of October 27, 2026 has passed, and a Questions and Answers document covering 26 submitted questions has been issued. The Bureau of Reclamation will furnish injectate analysis, mechanical integrity test results, a well schematic, surface equipment red-line drawings, a project life estimate, injection history from 1996 to present, and wireline operation reports. All inquiries must be directed by email to Contracting Officer or Specialist Nayda Gonzalez Salgado and Tyler Spencer.