Well plugging and reclamation

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$2,000,000 to $4,900,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
Through
NAICS code
238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Place of performance
CO
Forecast number
42005
Points of contact

Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management seeks a contractor to plug and reclaim oil and gas wells on public lands that are no longer economically viable and pose significant public health risks, in compliance with 42 USC 15907. The scope encompasses sealing and reclamation activities across sites with varied ownership structures (federal, fee, state, and tribal), with priority given to emergency health and safety work and tribal administrative initiatives where the BLM has assumed liability or no responsible party exists. The solicitation is forecasted for release on July 1, 2026, with an estimated award date of October 1, 2026.

The contract value is estimated between $2,000,000 and $4,900,000, with a performance period extending from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. All work will be performed in Colorado, and interested contractors should direct inquiries to Kemba Anderson, Supervisory Land Law Examiner at the Bureau of Land Management, via email at kembaand@blm.gov or phone at 202-912-7733. This opportunity is classified under NAICS code 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors) and does not utilize any set-aside provisions.

Forecast text

This contract supports the statutory requirements of 42 USC 15907 for sealing and reclaiming oil and gas wells that are no longer economically viable and pose significant risk to public health on BLM

There can be a variety of ownership combinations of fed, fee, state and tribal on these sites.   This is for reclamation when the BLM has assumed the liability, when the site has no responsible party to plug and reclaim , or when there is emergency health and safety work to be done.

This also includes Health and Safety and Tribal administrative priorities.   

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