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This pre-solicitation notice from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy for gaseous helium delivery to the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Panama City, FL. A five-year contract is anticipated. The solicitation will be issued on or about August 14, 2025. Contact information for further details and questions regarding small business or small disadvantaged business affairs is provided.

The Yellowstone National Park seeks a contractor for cleaning and inspection of potable water storage tanks. The contractor must comply with federal and state regulations, Awwa C652 standard, and OSHA standards. The work must be performed while the reservoirs are full and in service, and the contractor must account for minor removal of design appurtenances in their bid price per tank. The contractor must provide all equipment, personnel, and supplies necessary to perform the work. The park will provide personnel to accompany the contractor to each location and provide access to the tanks. The contractor must provide video files of the tank interiors, which will be uploaded to a SharePoint site specified by the government. The period of performance is from August 4, 2025 to September 5, 2025. The contractor must comply with various regulations, including OSHA, CalOSHA, and ANSI/AWWA standards. The attached map locates the storage tanks throughout the park. Bacteriological tests will be taken by the government at each location prior to and just after work is completed. Samples will be tested at Yellowstone's EPA certified lab. Interior and exterior assessments include review structural, sanitary, safety, security, and any installed coating conditions. Minimum items to be examined include ladders, shell, roof, vents, man ways, seams, anchors, safety systems, hatches, external overflow, and plumbing. High resolution color video will document the interior inspection. All pertinent findings will be recorded including dive technicians findings and a narrative summary. Cleaning and removal of any sediment or material up to three percent in the tanks. Sediment will be thoroughly removed from the floor of each scheduled tank. Sediment will be pumped out of the tank into filter bags which can be drained onto the ground or sewer drain when available. Dive technicians must be well versed in water systems and aspects of Awwa and be designated as a competent person in terms of system knowledge and ability to make and document systems and identify deficiencies and rating of urgency of repairs required. Each inspection will be followed up with a report that includes a list of tank deficiencies, pictures of any findings, and cost estimates of the work to be performed to repair the tanks or bring them into compliance with current standards, codes, and regulations. The contractor must comply with all regulations and standards required for diving, inspecting, and repairing potable water tanks, including but not limited to regulations and standards from OSHA, EPA, CDPHE, AWWA, NFPA and TCEQ. All dive technicians and equipment that is used in the tank will be fully disinfected prior to accessing tank in accordance with AWWA standard **** equipment used previously for other than potable water inspections is not permitted. Access to reservoirs is by use of unimproved dirt service roads. Roads vary in length but do not exceed 2 miles of dirt road travel to access reservoirs. Some tanks are in relatively remote areas with limited vehicle access, and most have no electrical source nearby. Inspection and diving efforts for tanks shall be self-contained meaning that all means and methods can be achieved using methods provided on site by the contractor without such utilities or access available in all cases. The four steel reservoirs listed in the solicitation are mostly welded with some hatches and manways being bolted. One clear well with baffles is located at Mammoth. No accommodations are available within the park for vendors. Accommodations are available in gateway communities. All reservoir sites are accessible with normal 4WD vehicles.