Soil & Groundwater Sampling Mount Washington State Park, Summit Environmental Assessment

The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR), Division of Parks and Recreation, is issuing a Request for Bids (RFB) for soil and groundwater contamination sampling services at Mount Washington State Park to support the Mount Washington Master Plan's requirement for an independent third-party environmental assessment. The procurement seeks qualified environmental contractors to develop a Sampling & Analysis Plan (SAP) and EPA Region 1-compliant Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), conduct soil borings with discrete and composite sample collection, install and develop temporary groundwater wells, perform groundwater sampling per NHDES regulations, and execute laboratory analyses for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), metals, and PFAS per EPA method 1633. The contractor must also perform full data validation, prepare a Data Usability Summary Report (DUSR), and deliver comprehensive draft and final reports with figures, tables, boring logs, well construction details, laboratory reports, and electronic data deliverables. Vendor questions must be submitted by May 13, 2026, with sealed bids due by 2:00 P.M. on May 15, 2026; the State anticipates issuing a Notice of Intent to Award by May 20, 2026, with contract finalization and Notice to Proceed by June 1, 2026. The fieldwork window runs from June 1 through July 31, 2026, with final reports and electronic data deliverables required by October 15, 2026. All work must be performed between 7:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, unless pre-approved otherwise, and site visitation is the vendor's responsibility prior to bidding. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder meeting all minimum qualifications, with bid pricing remaining firm for the entire contract period and stated in US dollars, including all delivery and associated costs.

Prior to contract award, vendors must be registered with the NH Bureau of Purchase and Property and the NH Secretary of State (if applicable), maintain comprehensive general liability insurance coverage of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and provide proof of workers' compensation insurance. The RFB documents do not indicate any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting responses to particular organization types; however, standard State of New Hampshire contract requirements apply, including compliance with all applicable federal, state, county, and municipal laws and regulations and nondiscrimination requirements in employment. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents, and no existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements are specified. The contract contains a detailed pricing structure requiring vendors to submit lump sum amounts for planning and QAPP development, unit pricing for soil borings, soil samples, monitoring well installations, groundwater samples, and laboratory analyses by analyte type, and lump sum amounts for mobilization/demobilization, QA/QC and validation, draft report preparation, and final report with electronic data deliverables; however, the specific budget range or anticipated award value is not disclosed in the available documentation. All bids must remain valid for 180 days from submission, and the State reserves the right to reject any or all bids and terminate the contract with 30 days' written notice.