Federal Orphaned Well Program - Support Services I   9

Background
President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)/Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) on November 15, 2021. Objectives of the IIJA/BIL include rebuilding infrastructure, addressing the climate crisis, advancing environmental justice, and creating good-paying union jobs. Under the IIJA/BIL, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing a Federal Program to address the plugging and abandonment of orphaned oil and gas wells on Federal land. The term ‘orphaned well’ with respect to Federal land is defined as a well that is not used for an authorized purpose, such as production, injection, or monitoring; for which no operator can be located; or that is within the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. The Federal program will include the Department of the Interior, its bureaus and offices that have responsibility for orphaned wells, and the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service (USFS).


Work Details
The objective of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to acquire contractor-provided services to support the successful plugging and abandonment of orphaned oil and gas wells on Federal lands, independent of well plugging design activities and all associated construction activities. The services under this SOW include activities to support overall project planning, to evaluate and describe the physical and chemical characteristics of well sites and associated infrastructure and to ensure compliance with relevant environmental regulations.

The services under this SOW are not limited to needs directly funded by the IIJA/BIL and may extend to requirements that are funded from different sources. The scope of this multiple-award indefinite vehicle includes the services needed to support the plugging and abandonment of orphaned oil and gas wells on Federal lands, specifically. The resultant award will include a one-year base ordering period with four subsequent one-year ordering periods.

Well sites to be addressed under this SOW may occur on Federal lands throughout the continental United States. Individual task orders under this contract vehicle will be issued as specific orphaned wells or groups of wells are identified and/or selected for plugging and abandonment. The contractor shall coordinate with Federal agency staff in the office (field, state, regional, etc.) associated with the land unit where a subject orphaned well is found, or with additional agency staff as determined by the corresponding Federal agency.

Period of Performance
03/27/2023 to 03/27/2028

Place of Performance
Well sites to be addressed under this vehicle may occur on Federal lands throughout the continental United States.