Decommissioning of Fuel Storage Tanks, Otter Brook Lake and Surry Mountain Lake, Keene and Surry, NH

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is preparing to solicit bids for the decommissioning of two heating fuel storage tanks located at Otter Brook Lake in Keene, NH, and Surry Mountain Lake in Surry, NH. The scope involves the removal, decontamination, and proper disposal of one aboveground storage tank (AST) at Otter Brook Lake and one underground storage tank (UST) containing contaminated fuel oil at Surry Mountain Lake. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and utilities necessary to complete the project safely, in compliance with all environmental, safety, and regulatory requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The work includes demolition, excavation, removal of contaminated soils, waste disposal, backfilling, site restoration, and compliance with specified standards such as NFPA 241 (2019), EM 385-1-1, EM 1110-1-4006, NHDOT 2016 Structural Fill specifications, and relevant New Hampshire environmental regulations. The solicitation is a firm-fixed-price contract set aside exclusively for small business concerns under NAICS code 562910, with a size standard of $25 million. All offerors must have an active SAM.gov registration at the time of submission to be considered responsive. The solicitation and related documents will be available online via SAM.gov around August 25, 2025, with the amended final proposal submission deadline extended to September 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Submission is electronic only, with no physical copies accepted or distributed. The contract includes strict personnel security requirements, including mandatory completion of Department of Defense security and suspicious activity reporting training, personal identity verification, and adherence to government facility access protocols. A Level 3 Site Safety and Health Officer must be designated with the required qualifications and training. Contract administration provisions designate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the paying office, with invoice submissions directed primarily to the Otter Brook Lake site address. The contracting officer and technical point of contact roles are clearly defined, with Alicia LaCrosse serving as the primary contract specialist and point of contact for technical, contractual, and payment matters. Inspection and acceptance are government-controlled, with the final acceptance location at the project sites. Contractor quality control is mandated with deliverables such as an Accident Prevention Plan, Activity Hazard Analysis, demolition plans, and environmental and waste disposal documentation required post-award but not with the proposal. Key amendments to the solicitation clarify response deadlines, electrical power