NY montezuma NWR waterline project

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a Special Notice for the NY Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Waterline Project, which aims to address critical water infrastructure challenges at the refuge. The notice indicates the agency's intent to award a sole source contract to the Town of Montezuma for constructing a municipal water service extension in Seneca Falls, NY. The project will span multiple towns in Cayuga and Seneca Counties, with the primary goal of resolving the refuge's current water management issues, including eliminating the need for water trucking and storing water in buried cisterns. The contract opportunity is classified under NAICS Code 237110 for Water and Sewer Line Construction, signaling the specific infrastructure focus of the project. The notice was posted on May 19, 2025, with a response deadline of June 3, 2025.

Contractors interested in this opportunity are invited to submit product information and capabilities statements to Ian Young at Ian_A_Young@FWS.gov by June 3, 2025, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement will be conducted with full and open competition, supported by a civil infrastructure engineering firm that designed the project. The water line project will create a capped connection at a central point on the refuge property, with future building connections to be managed under a separate construction project. While this is technically a sole source notice, the Town of Montezuma will still pursue a competitive procurement process. The Procurement Classification Code is C1NZ, and the project focuses on extending water service to improve the refuge's water infrastructure capabilities. Potential contractors should carefully review the detailed requirements and be prepared to demonstrate their engineering and construction expertise in water utility infrastructure.