WRST 248940 - Deficient Water Treatment System

The Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking a contractor to replace a deficient water treatment system at the Glennallen Facility within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska. The project involves constructing a new water treatment building, installing a new well, and relocating and upgrading water process systems to support future facility expansion. Contractors must have experience with arctic/cold climate water utility systems and will be evaluated using a best value trade-off source selection process, with technical factors and past performance being approximately equal to price in importance. Key proposal requirements include a two-volume submission with technical/past performance and business/price volumes, demonstrating project experience, technical approach, and management capabilities. Critical dates include a pre-proposal site visit on April 2nd, 2025, with questions due by April 16th, 2025, and proposal submissions due by April 23rd, 2025 at 12:00 pm Alaska Time.

The contract is a total small business set-aside with a size standard of $45 million and will use NAICS Code 237110 for water and sewer line construction. The project has an estimated potential value up to $45 million and requires a 365-calendar day completion timeline, with potential liquidated damages of $2,055 per calendar day of delay. The place of performance is the Glennallen Facility located in Copper Center, Alaska, at Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway. Contractors must perform at least 15% of work with their own organization and will be required to submit bid, performance, and payment bonds. The facility will be a 1,271 square-foot water treatment facility designed to meet 2021 International Building Code standards, with specific considerations for Alaska's environmental conditions and compliance with drinking water system regulations.