Sources Sought Notice for AVC Crowley Reach 1

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation has issued a Sources Sought notice for construction services related to the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Crowley Reach 1 project located in Pueblo County, Colorado. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to install approximately 5.3 miles of 30-inch water transmission pipe and associated improvements, including valve installations, wash and jack-and-bore crossings, and traffic management to support water infrastructure serving 40 communities in southeastern Colorado. Interested firms must submit responses by 5:00 pm CST on December 5, 2025, providing company details, business classifications, bonding capabilities, a capabilities statement, and project references. The notice is classified under NAICS code 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction) with a small business size standard of $45.0 million. Evaluation will assess contractor capabilities and experience relevant to this large-scale water infrastructure project, with responses directed to Contract Specialist Monica Burgio and Contracting Officer David Bryan at the Bureau of Reclamation.

This Sources Sought notice is not designated as a set-aside for any specific business category, though it may potentially be structured as a small business set-aside in the formal solicitation. The estimated contract value ranges from $40 to $65 million, reflecting the substantial scope of the 5.3-mile pipeline installation and associated construction activities. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in the notice. The project involves complex geotechnical conditions, with subsurface investigations revealing predominantly Quaternary Alluvium soils consisting of lean clays, fat clays, and clayey sands overlying Cretaceous Pierre Shale bedrock, which contractors must account for in their engineering and construction planning. Draft specifications and engineering drawings have been prepared and provided to support contractor evaluation and response preparation during this pre-solicitation phase.