RFP-224-26 kastow - orphan well package - clinton #002

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Energy and Environmental Cabinet's Division of Oil and Gas, is soliciting proposals for the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program (KASTOW) Clinton County #002 project, a fixed-price construction services procurement for the plugging and abandonment of eleven orphan wells located in Clinton County. The selected contractor will be responsible for the complete abandonment and reclamation of wells identified by permit numbers 112374, 51313, 46855, 43411, 37783, 43493, 83927, 37405, 70485, 70459, and 61994, with all work performed in strict compliance with state and federal regulations, including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements established under Department of Labor wage determination KY20260058. The RFP was posted on March 9, 2026, with written questions due by March 13, 2026, proposals due by April 2, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, and evaluation beginning April 15, 2026, with anticipated contract award on May 1, 2026. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within 365 calendar days of award and final completion within one additional year thereafter. Evaluation will be based on 70 total points: 25 points for technical factors including prime and subcontractor experience, project history, equipment adequacy, work plan completeness, and past performance with the Division of Oil and Gas, and 45 points for cost proposal scoring on a proportional basis with the lowest bid receiving maximum cost score. Bidders must submit firm-fixed contract prices for each well site individually with a cumulative project total, along with a five percent bid bond guarantee. Deliverables include all plugging and abandonment work, with provisions for TENORM-impacted metals remediation reimbursement if contamination exceeding twice background levels is discovered, calculated as documented costs plus ten percent administrative fees upon submission of appropriate shipping and disposal manifests.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types eligible to respond. All prospective bidders must certify that they have no past affiliation with parties that owned, operated, or abandoned the wells in question and must submit required affidavits, a transmittal letter, Kentucky Tax Registration Form 10A100, and a Certificate of Authority for foreign entities. The successful contractor will be required to furnish a 100% performance bond and separate 100% payment bond within five calendar days of award. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract is federally funded through the Department of Interior and subject to all applicable federal award terms and conditions. The contract budget and award value are not explicitly stated in the available documentation; however, the firm-fixed-price structure requires individual site pricing submissions, with total project cost reflecting the sum of all eleven well abandonment sites. Payment will be made within thirty working days of invoice receipt or service acceptance, and the Commonwealth reserves the right to request Best and Final Offers and negotiate with the top-ranked vendor or proceed to subsequent vendors if negotiation fails. For additional information, prospective bidders should contact Kristi Sharp at 502-330-9858.