Well drilling/monitoring wells in quivira national

The U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants is procuring well drilling and monitoring well installation services at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas. The project requires drilling and installing eight monitoring wells across two sites (four wells per site) located southwest of Little Salt Marsh and Big Salt Marsh, with wells designed to monitor different geologic units including shallow alluvial aquifer, alluvial aquifer above and below a clay aquitard, and bedrock formations. Contractors must be licensed to drill in Kansas, submit a safety plan meeting OSHA requirements, and provide all necessary construction services, equipment, labor, and materials using mud-rotary drilling equipment with 2.5-inch diameter PVC casing and commercially slotted well screens. The evaluation will focus heavily on technical performance, including experience with mud-rotary drilling, working in remote areas, local hydrogeology knowledge, and key personnel qualifications, with technical merit being significantly more important than price. The original proposal deadline was September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT, but Amendment 0001 has shifted this to September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM MDT.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside with no specific set-aside category indicated, and the contract magnitude is under $25,000. No incumbent contractors are identified in the documentation. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis with a performance period from October 15, 2025 to November 15, 2025, providing a tight one-month window for completion. Well depths are anticipated to range from 10 to 150 feet depending on site conditions, with each well requiring above-ground completions including lockable steel protective covers and concrete pads. The work will be performed at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas, where the monitoring wells will support water resource management efforts related to reduced streamflow from Rattlesnake Creek due to irrigation and water rights issues.