PD- domestic water treatment system

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is seeking a direct replacement of its current domestic water treatment system at Parker Dam through this Sources Sought notice, classified under NAICS Code 333310 (Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). The procurement seeks a fully functioning domestic water pressurized treatment system capable of producing potable water that meets California State Water Resource Control Board Safe Drinking Water Standards and Division of Drinking Water requirements. Key contract requirements include provision of specific equipment components, twelve hours of construction supervision and commissioning, eight hours of operator training, and warranties ranging from one to three years depending on the equipment type. The evaluation process will consider capability statements from qualified contractors, particularly small businesses with a 1,000-employee size standard, to inform procurement strategy decisions regarding set-asides and alternative approaches. Prospective contractors must submit capability statements by April 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM MT to Bryan Williamson at bwilliamson@ios.doi.gov, and all interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to any formal solicitation submission.

No set-aside designation has been designated for this procurement at this time. The current contractor is EPD USA Inc., which operates the system being replaced at Parker Dam. The government has not disclosed a specific award value or budget range in this Pre-solicitation Notice. Key numerical details include the delivery of eight 13.5 square-foot filter vessels, eight 4-inch 3-way bronze backwash valves, 360 bags of garnet media (split between two grades), five Hach TU5300sc laser-based turbidimeters, and a pre-fabricated 8X6 air-conditioned control enclosure equipped with a Mitsubishi mini split AC unit. The procurement is structured as a firm-fixed price purchase order type contract, though formal solicitation documents have not yet been released.