Terry Town Well Development Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison, NF, CO

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks to construct a potable water supply well at the Terrytown Administrative Site on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests in Colorado, with quotations due July 29, 2026, following an amendment extending the deadline from July 15. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under solicitation 1240LT26Q0110, with a small business size standard of $45 million.

Place of performance is Gunnison, Colorado 81230, near the Terrytown Administrative Site at 1922 N. Highway 135. The contractor must drill a minimum 100-foot-deep groundwater production well capable of sustaining at least 10 gallons per minute production rate. Technical requirements include steel surface casing (6-inch I.D., minimum 24 inches above finished grade), PVC casing, a 10-foot PVC well screen, bentonite grout with 40-foot minimum surface formation seal, pitless adapter outlet, well cap, and hand pump installation. All work must comply with Colorado Division of Water Resources rules (2 CCR 404-2 and 2 CCR 402-14), and the contractor must hold a current Colorado well driller license. Well development requires mechanical surging per National Ground Water Association standards and an 8-hour minimum pump test. Post-development water quality testing by a Colorado-certified laboratory must include bacteriological analysis, radionuclides, arsenic, metals, total coliforms, nitrates/nitrites, pH, temperature, alkalinity, fluoride, conductivity, total dissolved solids, calcium, Langlier Index, and microscopic particulate analysis per EPA standards. The contract period runs from August 4, 2026, to September 30, 2026. The project magnitude is between $25,000 and $100,000. The government intends one firm fixed-price contract award. A bid guarantee equal to 20 percent of the total offer price (not to exceed $3 million) and a payment bond equal to 100 percent of the contract price using Standard Form 25A are required within 10 days of award. Prevailing wage rates per Colorado Department of Labor wage determination apply. An organized site visit occurred June 23, 2026, with questions due by June 30, 2026. NAICS code is 237110; PSC code is F015.