Forest Wide Well Decommissioning Mystic River and Custer Ranger Districts, Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 8
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
1240LT26Q0168
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
237110
Product service code
Y1NE
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-12
Response deadline
Sep 16, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Rapid City, SD
Contracting contact
holly.hlavac@usda.gov
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ATTENTION: SOLICITATION AND ALL ATTACHMENTS ARE LOCATED ON THE ATTACHMENTS/LINKS PAGE. Project Title: Forest Wide Well Decommissioning Mystic River and Custer Ranger Districts, Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1240LT26Q0168 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Black Hills National Forest is requesting a quote to close and seal water wells per South Dakota (SD) Administrative Rule (ARSD) 74:02:04:67 “Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into confined aquifers or encountering more than one aquifer” and ARSD 74:02:04:39 “Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into unconfined aquifers with only one aquifer encountered” , and SD Codified Law (SDCL) 46-6-18 and 46-6-27. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line Related Structures Construction The small business size standard is $45M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Bond/Offer Guarantee: A bid bond/offer guarantee shall be submitted at time of offer on a Standard Form 24 (SF24), Failure to provide the bid bond will render the offer non-responsive, resulting in its rejection. The required guarantee amount is 20% of the total offer price, not to exceed a maximum of $3 million. FAR 52.228-15 Performance & Payment Bonds: Submission of 100% Payment and Performance Bonds are required. The Performance Bond must be submitted using the mandatory Standard Form (SF) 25, and the Payment Bond must be submitted using the mandatory Standard Form (SF) 25A. Please note that no substitute forms will be accepted. Bonds are due no later than 10 calendar days after award and must be submitted to Contract Specialist, Holly Hlavac via email at Holly.Hlavac@usda.gov and Contracting Officer, Lucas Dahlman at Lucas.Dahlman@usda.gov before work begins. Project Location Well locations and descriptions are provided on the project plans, along with specific well closure requirements, location map and directions, and photos. 11 Wells and 1 Cistern are located on the Mystic Ranger District and are all in Pennington County, SD. 5 Wells are located on the Custer Ranger District and are all in Custer County, SD.
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Holly Hlavac
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holly.hlavac@usda.gov
Secondary
lucas.dahlman@usda.gov
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