Underwater Inspection Services - BOR-WIDE IDIQ

The Bureau of Reclamation is soliciting proposals for comprehensive underwater inspection services through a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract spanning five years from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2030. The contract covers underwater inspections of 243 high hazard dam facilities (approximately 30 examinations annually), 53 type 1 bridges (approximately 13 inspections annually), and other water conveyance infrastructure including pumping plants and siphons across 17 western states. Contractors must provide qualified dive inspection teams with commercial diving certifications to perform visual, detailed, and highly detailed inspections using various examination techniques, focusing on identifying structural defects such as scaling, cracking, delamination, spalling, and exposed rebar. Proposals will be evaluated based on four factors in descending order of importance: Past Performance, Experience, Technical Capability, and Price, with technical factors being significantly more important than price. The solicitation includes a virtual Q&A session held on July 30, 2025, with final proposals due August 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM PDT.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside with a NAICS size standard of $25.5 million under code 541330 for Engineering Services. The contract establishes a minimum guaranteed order of $2,500 and a maximum cumulative value of $10,000,000 across all awarded contracts. Task Order No. 1 specifically requires underwater inspections of three highway bridges in the Lower Colorado Basin near Yuma, Arizona (Los Algodones Bridge, Senator Wash Bridge, and Lower Cibola Bridge) with an anticipated inspection window between December 27-30, 2025. Inspections will be conducted during outage seasons between September and April, with divers potentially working in challenging conditions including water temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit and elevations up to 10,000 feet. Work will be performed across Bureau of Reclamation facilities throughout the western United States, with the initial task order focused on the Lower Colorado Region.