SAN juan lateral block 2-3 HDD

The Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, is seeking contractors for the San Juan Lateral Block 2-3 Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) project as part of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The procurement involves constructing approximately 9,775 linear feet of buried water transmission pipeline through four challenging HDD crossings: Nenahnezad Bluff (3,295 feet), Shumway Arroyo (2,000 feet), San Juan River (2,400 feet), and Chaco River (2,080 feet). The project requires installation of 36-42 inch diameter pipelines using horizontal directional drilling techniques through complex geological terrain including alluvium, sandstone, and shale formations in San Juan County, New Mexico. This Sources Sought notice is gathering information from interested small businesses to assess market capability and determine procurement strategy. Responses to the Sources Sought notice are due August 5, 2025, at 9:00 AM MT, with the formal solicitation (140R4025R0027) expected to be issued in late October 2025.

The project is anticipated to be structured as a small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 237110 and a small business size standard of $45.0 million. No current incumbents or contractors are identified in the pre-solicitation materials. The estimated contract value ranges between $40-70 million, reflecting the complexity and scale of the horizontal directional drilling operations required. The work involves four distinct HDD crossings with bore lengths ranging from 2,000 to 3,295 feet, traversing challenging river and arroyo crossings. This project is part of the larger Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project that will ultimately construct approximately 300 miles of pipeline, 19 pumping plants, and two water treatment plants to deliver municipal and industrial water supply to the eastern Navajo Nation, southwestern Jicarilla Apache Nation, and Gallup, New Mexico. Amendment 1 to this pre-solicitation corrected the response due date from the original June 24, 2025 deadline.