RFP-197-26 kastow - orphan well package - knott #001

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through its Energy and Environmental Cabinet Division of Oil and Gas, is issuing RFP-197-26 for orphan well reclamation services under the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program (KASTOW) in Knott County. The procurement seeks competitive proposals for the plugging, abandonment, and remediation of six orphan wells identified by Kentucky Well Permit Numbers 13628, 14393, 22129, N22662, N10973, and 15737, with deliverables including all labor, materials, equipment, and services necessary to properly plug and abandon these wells in accordance with state and federal regulations, site reclamation, and access road remediation. Qualified bidders must demonstrate relevant experience through prime and subcontractor qualifications, documented project history, committed equipment lists, and a detailed work plan specific to site conditions rather than generic templates; proposals will be evaluated on a 70-point scale with 25 points allocated to technical merit (including prime/subcontractor experience, project history, equipment adequacy, work plan completeness, and past performance with the Division of Oil and Gas) and 45 points awarded to cost proposals, with the lowest bid receiving the full 45 cost points and higher bids scored proportionally lower. Key deadlines include written questions due February 9, 2026, Commonwealth responses issued February 13, 2026, proposal submission by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on February 27, 2026, proposal evaluation on March 4, 2026, and anticipated contract award on March 16, 2026; the contract is a firm-fixed-price agreement with substantial completion required within 365 calendar days from award and final completion within one additional year thereafter, with liquidated damages of $200 per calendar day assessed for delays. Bidders must submit responses online through the Kentucky Vendor Self-Service (VSS) system with a 5% bid bond, compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements (with a $17.75 minimum hourly wage per Executive Order 14026), and all required affidavits and certifications including non-affiliation with parties that owned, operated, or abandoned the wells.

Kentucky resident bidder reciprocal preference and preferences for qualified bidders or the Department of Corrections Division of Prison Industries apply under KAR 200 5:410; no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the solicitation documents. Bidders must maintain 100% Performance and Payment Bonds within five calendar days of award and provide Kentucky Tax Registration Form 10A100; foreign entities must submit Secretary of State certification of authority. The solicitation reserves the Commonwealth's right to delete individual well sites and adjust contract price accordingly, and disposal of TENORM-impacted metals exceeding twice background levels will be reimbursed at actual cost plus 10% administrative fee upon submission of proper documentation. No specific incumbent contractor or current vendor information is listed in the procurement documents. While the solicitation does not specify a maximum contract value or budget range in the excerpted documentation, funding is provided through federal assistance administered by the Department of the Interior, with all work subject to Commonwealth of Kentucky laws and the General Conditions for Construction, and any disputes subject to resolution procedures outlined in Kentucky Revised Statutes 45A.225 through 45A.290.