DOI, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque Area Office, 615 1st Street, NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

Y -- EXPLORATION WELL DRILLING SOL BIA-M00-97-12 DUE 070397 POC Virginia Y. Chee, Contract Specialist, (505)766-3168. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque Area Office, Branch of Water Rights Protection is Requesting Proposals for well drilling services, to include but not limited to, well construction, development, well head completion, daily logs, driller's reports for each site, test pumping, pump repairs, furnishing and installation of well monitoring equipment and related supplies for groundwater observation, monitoring, production and exploratory wells. All exploratory sites are in New Mexico, Arizona or Southern Colorado. Bores holes will be of no required minimum depth but varying to a maximum depth of 2500'. Bore hole diameters will be a minimum of 6 5/8" to a maximum of 30". Specifically, 6 5/8", 7 7/8", 8 3/4", 9 7/8", and 12 1/4" diameter bore holes may be drilled to 2500' bgl (below ground level). Also, 15", 17 1/2" and 20" bores may go to depths of 2000'bgl and 24", 26" and 30" bores may go to depths of 1000'. Several drilling methods may be required as there are a variety of locations requiring exploration. Drilling methods that are acceptable include, but are not limited to, regular mud or air rotary, reverse circulation mud rotary, percussion air-hammer rotary, augered and casing driven. Solicitation No. BIA-M00-97-12. Cost range between $250,000 to $500,000, SIC Code 1781. The Bureau anticipates awarding one services contract to conduct various projects under several Task Orders. Duration of the contract will be for one year with five option years. Selection will be based on the following evaluation criteria categories and weighted points: 1) experience of firm in dealing with Indian sovereignty issues and water rights claims in the Southwest (30 pts.); 2) availability and condition of firm's proposed equipment and facilities (30 pts.); 3) past performance in drilling related projects (10 pts.); 4) the technical merits of the proposal (10 pts.); 5) personnel qualifications (10 pts.); 6) proposed cost (10 pts.). Request for Proposal (RFP) packages will be available on or about June 3, 1997; and proposals are to be received by July 3, 1997, close of business local time. Firms must request a copy of the RFP BIA-M00-97-12 by writing to the attention of Virgie Y. Chee, Contract Specialist. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0141)

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