Petroleum Master Agreement

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS), is soliciting proposals for a Petroleum Master Agreement (RFP KATA 2026000038) to procure comprehensive services addressing leaking underground petroleum storage tanks (LUST) throughout Colorado. The State anticipates awarding up to eight contracts with a five-year term commencing no later than November 1, 2026. Services encompass site characterization, corrective action planning, remediation implementation, emergency response, and monitoring activities for petroleum contamination sites. Contractors must demonstrate the capability to respond to emergency situations statewide within twelve hours and within four hours for the Front Range corridor (defined as twenty miles on either side of Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Pueblo). Critical qualifications include maintaining at least one Colorado Recognized Environmental Professional (CO-REP) registration throughout the contract period, carrying Commercial Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance with minimum coverage of $5,000,000 per occurrence, and performing at least fifty percent of work by dollar amount with the primary contractor unless otherwise approved. All proposals must adhere to OPS Reasonable Cost Guidelines (RCGs) for hourly rates, equipment, materials, and services, with pricing remaining firm for 365 calendar days post-submission. Key dates include a pre-proposal conference on February 13, 2026, a question and answer deadline of February 25, 2026, a proposal submission deadline of March 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. via Bidnet, oral presentations and site visits during April 2026, Notice of Intent to Award in June 2026, and contract execution thereafter.

Minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs), small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) are encouraged to participate in this procurement. The contract is funded through the EPA Federal LUST Trust Fund, the Petroleum Storage Tank Reimbursement Fund, and other federal funding sources, though specific budget ranges or award values are not specified in the RFP documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. All contractors must comply with comprehensive insurance requirements including workers' compensation, general liability ($1,000,000 minimum), automobile liability ($1,000,000 minimum), protected information liability ($1,000,000 occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), professional liability ($1,000,000 minimum), and crime insurance ($1,000,000 minimum), with the State named as additional insured. Personnel must possess OSHA 40-hour and 8-hour certifications for field work on State Lead projects. The State retains the right to reassign projects based on price, performance, project duration, expenditures, and overall project distribution, and maintains discretionary authority to extend the contract beyond the initial term for successive one-year periods with a maximum total duration of five years from the effective date.