Water Treatment Facility

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking a contractor to install Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment (OCCT) equipment at the Monument Fire Center water treatment facility located near Monument, Colorado. The project requires the contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and utilities necessary to install new treatment process equipment, including filter housings, baffle tanks, chemical feed pumps, monitoring instrumentation, valves, and piping, along with demolition of the existing treatment building and installation of electrical and HVAC systems. Key objectives include addressing soluble lead in the well water to comply with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulations. The solicitation does not specify formal evaluation criteria in the pre-solicitation materials provided; however, contractors must demonstrate capability by submitting required documentation including company credentials, UEI, business size classification, and site visit attendance. Critical deadlines include a mandatory site visit on January 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM (confirmation required by 8:00 AM that day), a capability statement due within 15 days of the original notice (by February 7, 2026), and a formal solicitation expected to be released through SAM.gov with a current deadline of February 12, 2026.

This is a Total Small Business set-aside contract with an estimated value under $500,000. The Monument Fire Center serves the Pike Interagency Hotshot and Monument Helitack crews with a year-round staff ranging from 20 to 46 employees across seven buildings, utilizing a 600-foot-deep well with 10 gallons-per-minute production capacity feeding a 6,000-gallon storage tank. The project timeline runs from April 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026, with the Government providing the new water treatment building (anticipated completion by May 30, 2026) and utilities during construction. Contractors must designate a Project Manager and Project Superintendent as key personnel and must submit deliverables including a construction schedule, material and equipment submittals, quality control reports, an Operations & Maintenance manual, and as-built drawings. No incumbent contractor or previous award information is identified in the pre-solicitation materials; all response costs are the responsibility of interested vendors with no Government reimbursement provided.