Tishomingo NFH Replace Pond Liners

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks replacement of pond liners at Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery in Johnston County, Oklahoma, with proposals due September 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The procurement is a total small business set-aside using lowest-price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation.

Place of performance is Tishomingo, Oklahoma, approximately 10 miles north of town. The performance period runs October 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with work required Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, and completion mandated within 140 calendar days of notice to proceed.

The scope includes reshaping Pond #5 and Pond #5.5 bottoms using borrow materials, installing underdrain systems with 6-inch diameter perforated PVC pipe, furnishing and installing geotextile fabric on side slopes, and furnishing and installing 60-mil nominal thickness high-density polyethylene geomembrane pond liners. The contractor must employ an installation supervisor with minimum 5,000,000 square feet of flexible membrane liner installation experience and an experienced joiner with minimum 2,000,000 square feet of seaming experience. Geomembrane must be virgin polyethylene meeting ASTM D 1505 high-density specifications (0.940 to 0.959 g/cu. cm.). The contractor must engage an independent testing agency at its own expense for field quality control, including nondestructive seam testing per ASTM D 4437 or GRI Test Method GM6, and soil compaction testing achieving minimum 90 percent compaction per ASTM D 698.

Evaluation weighs price as Factor 1 (lowest technically acceptable), recent relevant experience as Factor 2 (minimum two projects within five years valued at $350,000 or more with similar scope), and past performance as Factor 3 (CPARS reports or owner references). A bid guarantee equal to 20 percent of bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less, is required. Performance and payment bonds of 100 percent are required within 10 calendar days after award. Prevailing wage rates per Oklahoma wage determination OK20260040 apply. NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; PSC is Z2PZ, Repair Or Alteration Of Other Non-Building Facilities.