Z--MT, UMRBNM Gas Well Bores P&A

The contract concerns the plugging and abandonment of gas well bores located in Montana under the UMRBNM designation, executed as a firm fixed-price construction project by the Department of the Interior through the National Operations Center’s BLM Construction and A&E office in Denver, Colorado. The solicitation, numbered 140L0626Q0002, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 213112 and mandates compliance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul clauses, including provisions for small business representation, subcontractor eligibility, wage requirements, site conditions, material standards, and environmental protections. All work is to be performed between August 3 and October 19, 2026, at the Blaine, Montana site, with performance strictly limited to existing access roads and conducted during regular working hours Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The Statement of Work requires mobilization and demobilization of a completion/workover rig and associated equipment, plugging and abandonment of four specific federal wells—Federal 1-12, 22-28, 29-15, and 30-1—along with comprehensive site reclamation, removal of infrastructure like gas shacks and wellheads, and restoration of surface conditions to near-original state as observed from designated routes. Contractors must install permanent metal identification markers on each abandoned well, engraved with BLM, lease number, well identification, legal location, and U.S. well number, permanently welded with a weep hole and buried with native material. All pricing must be rounded to the nearest dollar and include labor, equipment, materials, transportation, permits, bonds, overhead, profit, and disposal, with no allowances for additional cost recovery. Award will be determined by lowest priced quotation from a technically acceptable and eligible small business that meets all pass/fail gates including SAM registration, compliance with solicitations requirements, and full representation of socioeconomic status. The contract mandates adherence to DOL Wage Determination MT 20260077 and requires submission of both performance and payment bonds if the award exceeds $150,000, with bonds due within ten days of award. Contractors must identify key personnel including a project manager and field supervisor and comply with strict electronic invoicing procedures through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, submitting weekly payrolls by mail and supporting documentation with every invoice. All correspondence must be copied to both the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative, with the latter explicitly