BLM-CO Blanca Wetlands Water Wells This is a solicitation notice for water well work in the Blanca Wetlands per the attachments. Rough Order of Magnitude: The Government estimates this procurement to be between $250,000 and $500,000. Pre-Bid Site Tour: 15 August 2023 - 10:00 - Meeting Place - Blanca Wetlands Entrance: https://goo.gl/maps/HS1kqiYirK9mhZUt7 Blanca Wetlands Web Site: https://www.blm.gov/visit/blanca-wetlands Period of Performance: Period of Performance: Oct 1, 2023, to Sept 30, 2024 with no access to the Blanca Wetlands is allowed from May 15 to July 15, of any year. This is to avoid disturbing the nesting wildlife. A. Description of Work: Furnishing all labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, to drill, case, construct, develop, and test 6 artesian water wells. Additionally, there shall be 6 artesian water wells plugged and abandoned. Work shall also include furnishing and installing propeller flow meters, gate valves, and required piping to connect the new wells to new piping (Contractor furnished) and existing piping of the old wells. All wells shall be set up with well heads having flowing well pitless adapters and full port wellhead valves that are such that there will be clear hole open access available for future well maintenance work that will allow isolation of the well, periodic shut-in pressure tests, and open well flow tests. B. All water well work done under this contract shall meet or exceed applicable sections of the most current version of the State of Colorado Rules and Regulations for Water Well Construction, Pump Installation, Cistern Installation and Monitoring and Observation Hole/Well Construction. C. All work done under this contract will be performed by a contractor currently licensed and in good standing with the State of Colorado, Colorado Division of Water Resources. D. Location: Work under this Contract is in Alamosa County Colorado at the Bureau of Land Management Blanca Wetlands. Basic Contracting Requirements: 1. Active Registration - www.sam.gov - check it now please. Updates and registrations have been taking longer than they used to due to the transition from the DUNS number to the UEI. If having issues, don't pay anyone. Free assistance is available at your local PTAC - https://www.aptac-us.org/ 2. Invoicing and Payment - www.ipp.gov - 14 day prompt pay with progress payments 3. FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation 4. FAR Part 36 - Construction Provisions and Clauses 5. Davis Bacon Act Wages for Alamosa County, CO 6. Bid, Payment and Construction Bonding 7. Total Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS 237110 - Size Std: $45M 8. Type of Contract - Firm Fixed Price 9. Basis of Award - Low Price Technically Acceptable POC: Contracting Officer Robert Hall - rhall@blm.gov - 762-329-0002