SDFM Water Treatment Chemicals bid RFP solicitation.

The Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Contracts and Procurement, is soliciting proposals for comprehensive water treatment chemicals and maintenance services through a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support the Southern District Division of Facilities Management, with primary focus on the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo and other Southern District facilities. The solicitation seeks qualified vendors to provide water treatment services for cooling towers, closed-loop hydronic systems, and boiler plant operations. Specific technical requirements include continuous monitoring of cooling towers with chlorine residuals maintained at 0.5 ppm, pH at 8.0-8.2, and total dissolved solids below 2,000 ppm with weekly testing documentation; monthly nitrite concentration testing for closed-loop hydronic systems with control levels of 500 ppm for cooling loops and 400 ppm for heating loops; and daily monitoring of three boilers with alkalinity, pH at 9.8-10.6, and SO3 residuals at 30-60 ppm. All treatment chemicals must be approved for discharge into sanitary sewers, and contractors must establish system cycles of concentration and document actual loop capacities. Interested vendors must attend a mandatory pre-bid conference on May 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 1600 W. 24th Street, Building 49, Pueblo, Colorado; submit written questions by May 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.; and submit electronic proposals by June 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with public opening at 10:30 a.m. the same day. Proposals must not exceed 20 pages and should address the firm's qualifications, management team experience, project approach, prior project experience with three relevant references, and any litigation history. Evaluation will consider vendor qualifications, experience, management expertise, technical approach, and prior project performance.

The RFP documentation does not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, or disadvantaged enterprise requirements. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the provided documentation, and no existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements are detailed. The contract is anticipated to begin in June 2026 with an initial one-year term and four optional one-year renewal periods, allowing for a potential five-year contract period. Pricing will be evaluated based on a comprehensive cost structure that includes monthly service costs for each line item, one-time mobilization fees, transition fees for equipment setup and fine-tuning, and disposal fees as applicable. The specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available documentation; however, bidders must provide detailed cost breakdowns through the submitted Exhibit B Price Worksheet to enable comparative evaluation of total year-one pricing and recurring monthly service costs.