Ngwsp pumping plant 1

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is seeking a contractor to construct the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project's Pumping Plant 1 (PP1), located south of the San Juan River near Farmington, New Mexico. The project involves building a complex water infrastructure facility that includes access road regrading, metal building construction, vertical centrifugal pumping systems, steel manifold piping, air chambers, electrical and control systems, and a precast concrete vault. The solicitation (140R4025R0016) will be a full-and-open competition using a best value process, with contractors evaluated on past performance, key personnel qualifications, and project experience. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and will be required to provide a 20% bid guarantee and 100% payment and performance bonds. Questions and comments about the draft solicitation are due within one week of posting, with the draft solicitation expected to be available on SAM.gov around June 16, 2025, and a planned pre-award site visit scheduled for approximately June 25, 2025.

The contract is not set aside for any specific business category, though the solicitation includes a subcontracting plan template that encourages engagement with small businesses across various categories. The estimated project value ranges between $35-50 million, with the work classified under NAICS code 237110 and a small business size standard of $45 million. The project will require technical expertise in water supply infrastructure construction, with specific attention to complex mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering components. Contractors will need to demonstrate capabilities in constructing large-scale water infrastructure projects, with detailed documentation required for past project experience and key personnel qualifications. The construction will involve precise geological considerations, as extensive geological investigations have already been conducted at the site, including multiple drill holes and test pits to characterize subsurface conditions for the pumping plant's foundation and infrastructure.