Zuni Quarters Sewer Improvement Project

The Zuni Quarters Sewer Improvement Project is a Firm-Fixed-Price contract under Solicitation Number 75H70126R00014, issued by the Indian Health Service Division of Engineering Services, with a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 237110 and an estimated value between $100,000 and $250,000. Performance is required at the Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center in Zuni, New Mexico, with a strict 90-day period of performance beginning upon Notice to Proceed. The work encompasses the replacement of aging sanitary sewer infrastructure, including installation of an 8-inch PVC sewer line over approximately 283 linear feet, construction of three manholes, tie-ins to the existing system, demolition of existing structures, curb and gutter replacement, landscape restoration, and full compliance with detailed technical specifications from construction drawings and IHS-STD-BLOCKS-2021, which mandate specific bedding, backfill, waterstop gaskets, and tracer wire requirements. Bidders must submit a lump-sum price proposal via a mandatory Price Schedule that requires inclusion of all taxes and fees within each bid item, and failure to bid on all items renders the proposal non-responsive. The contract requires full adherence to OSHA standards for trenching, a site-specific Safety and Accident Prevention Plan, physical barriers between construction and operational health center areas, and compliance with Pueblo of Zuni tribal ordinances including employment preferences, business licensing, and payment of tribal fees and taxes. Proposals must be submitted electronically in two separate volumes by the due date of February 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM CT, with Volume I (Technical) not exceeding 15 pages and containing evidence of specialized construction experience within the last six years and past performance data assessed through a completed Past Performance Questionnaire. Volume II (Price) contains the lump-sum pricing based on the bid schedule, with no cost or pricing data certification required. Evaluation follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold — failure in either Specialized Experience or Past Performance disqualifies the offeror regardless of price. Contract awards will be made to the lowest-priced technically acceptable proposal without discussions. All contractors must have a current Unique Entity ID and comply with SAM certifications, and must acknowledge receipt of all amendments to the solicitation via signed SF30 or cover