Meve replace GAC filter media

The National Park Service Intermountain Region is seeking a small business contractor to replace Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filter media at Mesa Verde National Park's water treatment facility. The solicitation (140P1225Q0025) requires replacing approximately 14,000 pounds (180 cubic feet) of ACOL-L60 (12 x 40) acid washed bituminous coal base activated carbon or an approved equivalent. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), possess a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and be classified as a small business. Quotes are due by March 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM MST, to be submitted via email to Luke Bowman, with an anticipated award date within 5 days of offer review and acceptance. The evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the provided documents, but the solicitation suggests a focus on meeting technical specifications and compliance with contract requirements.

This contract is a 100% total small business set-aside with a small business size standard of $41M, falling under the Product/Service Code J046 for maintenance, repair, and rebuild of water purification equipment. The place of performance is the Mesa Verde National Park water treatment plant, located approximately 10 miles east of Cortez, Colorado. The period of performance is from October 1, 2025, to December 15, 2025, during which the contractor will be responsible for vacuum removal and off-site disposal of spent activated carbon, interior tank inspection, and refilling tanks with fresh GAC media. Work must be performed during normal working hours (7am-4pm, Monday-Friday), with specific constraints including prohibiting forklift use and requiring carbon to be blown in from an exterior pump. This will be the 6th GAC replacement for this water treatment system, which has been operational for approximately 15 years but is only used about six months annually during peak visitation periods.