IRA - WT lab aluminum grating

The Bureau of Reclamation seeks fabrication and delivery of 92 linear feet of aluminum grating to replace corroded steel at the Water Treatment Lab in Denver, with quotations due May 14, 2026 and award anticipated May 21. This is a total small business set-aside RFQ.

Place of performance is the Denver Federal Center, Building 56, Dock S6, Room 1950. Delivery is required by June 30, 2026, FOB destination.

The grating must consist of T6061 T6 aluminum alloy panels, each 41 inches wide by 24 inches long by 3.5 inches high, with a maximum weight of 60 pounds per panel. The structure must support a 150-pound live load per square foot and span a 41-inch trench opening with integrated non-slip epoxy coating in Armor Garage Light Gray (#D5D3D0) or equivalent achieving a dynamic coefficient of friction of 0.42 or static coefficient of friction of 0.6. All welding must comply with AWS D1.2 standards. Each panel must include finger holes for lifting and be approved and stamped by a professional engineer licensed in Colorado. Acceptance requires approved fabrication drawings, verified material specifications, and passing slip-resistance testing before government approval.

The NAICS code is 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The PSC code is 9540, Structural Shapes, Nonferrous Base Metal. Quotations are firm-fixed price evaluated on best value, with price as the primary criterion; delivery, warranty, and extended service are secondary factors. Quotations must be submitted by email to Keith Singleton (keith_singleton@ios.doi.gov) on company letterhead documenting salient product characteristics and including shipping costs. Contractors must acknowledge Amendment 0001 (issued May 11) with their submission. The contracting officer is Connieann Tudela-Kately, Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region, Salt Lake City.