Captain Jack Mill Superfund Site O & M

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, is soliciting proposals through Request for Proposal 2026000184 for operations and maintenance services at the Captain Jack Mill Superfund Site located near Ward, Colorado, spanning Arapahoe County and Denver City jurisdictions. The procured services encompass site-wide operations and maintenance activities over a five-year contract period, including management of reclaimed capped surface waste cells, operation of a subsurface in-tunnel water treatment system in the Big Five Adit, maintenance of conveyance and dosing systems, mine pool monitoring, environmental data collection and evaluation, facility maintenance, temporary active water treatment plant operation, and transition services at contract conclusion. Key deliverables required within specified timeframes include a Contract Master Schedule (30 days), Sampling and Analysis Plan and Quality Assurance Project Plan (60 days), Standard Operating Procedures (60 days), Health and Safety Plan (30 days), Operations and Maintenance Plan (90 days), Data Management Plan (60 days), Emergency Action Plan (90 days), Optimization Work Plan (90 days), annual monitoring reports by January 31 each year, and monthly status reports within 30 days of each reporting period. Mandatory qualifications include Colorado Secretary of State registration in good standing, a Colorado Class B Industrial Wastewater Treatment Certification for the proposed lead operator, five years of maintained Colorado office presence or demonstration of two Colorado projects within five years, operation and maintenance experience with at least one facility of similar size and complexity within the past five years, and documented experience with CERCLA, Clean Water Act, and Colorado agency work. Evaluation criteria encompass mandatory requirements verification, executive summary quality, experience and qualifications, facility maintenance and operations plans, cost reasonableness, and reference checks. The mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for April 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM MDT at the site location with required attendance for all offerors, and proposals must be submitted by May 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM MDT through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (BidNet) at www.bidnetdirect.com/cdphe or via hard copy delivery to the CDPHE Purchasing and Contracts Unit in Denver, with proposals not to exceed 50 pages excluding required attachments and resumes.

The RFP does not identify specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though federal provisions require affirmative steps to utilize small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises, domestic preferences for goods and materials produced in the United States, and procurement of recovered materials in accordance with EPA guidelines. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is subject to federal compliance requirements including Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage compliance, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act compliance for contracts exceeding $100,000 involving mechanics or laborers, Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act compliance for contracts exceeding $150,000, and Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment certification for contracts exceeding $100,000, with contractors required to maintain current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a Unique Entity ID updated at least annually. The initial contract period runs from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027, with the State retaining discretionary renewal options for up to four additional one-year periods not exceeding five years total, and the estimated annual budget is approximately $1,800,000, with a five-year total not expected to exceed $9,000,000 unless additional funding becomes available. Funding is sourced from an Environmental Protection Agency award covering 90 percent of project costs and Colorado's Hazardous Site Remediation Fund (HSRF) covering the State's 10 percent cost share, with all contractor staff required to maintain current Occupational Safety and Health Administration training per HAZWOPER standards.