Ngwsp block 2-3 HDD

The Bureau of Reclamation is soliciting proposals for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) services to install water transmission pipelines as part of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP) Block 2-3. The project involves four critical HDD crossings in San Juan County, New Mexico: Shumway Arroyo, San Juan River, Nenahnezad Bluff, and Chaco River, with pipeline diameters ranging from 36 to 42 inches and total bore lengths approximately 1.8 miles. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of ten years of HDD experience, successful completion of at least three comparable projects within the past eight years, and employ qualified personnel including a Professional Engineer registered in New Mexico, drilling fluid engineer, HDD rig operators, and annular grout contractors. Technical evaluation will focus on the contractor's technical approach, staff qualifications, quality control procedures, past performance through questionnaires from references, and safety metrics including OSHA incident rates. The proposal deadline is February 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time, with written questions due by December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time; evaluation is scheduled for March 2026 with contract award targeted for May 20, 2026.

There is no set-aside designation applicable to this solicitation. No incumbent contractor or potential competitor names are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is firm-fixed price with specific unit price line items for each HDD crossing, though no overall award value or budget cap is explicitly stated in the available documentation. The performance period extends from May 20, 2026 to September 21, 2027, with contractors required to begin work within 21 calendar days of notice to proceed and complete all drilling, installation, testing, and backfill operations within 469 calendar days. The work will take place in San Juan County, New Mexico, specifically at the identified HDD crossing locations along the San Juan Lateral pipeline route south of the Frank Chee Willetto Reservoir, terminating at the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant, with proposals to be submitted electronically in three separately labeled volumes: Volume I (Business Proposal, 30-page limit), Volume II (Technical Proposal, 75-page limit), and Volume III (Pricing Proposal, 20-page limit).