Contractor to Assist the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board with...

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Mar 24, 2026
Due:	Apr 27, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	F - Natural Resources and Conservation Services R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Solicitation No:	1491-26-R-IFBD-00010
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INVITATION FOR BIDS

IFB RFx No.: 3160007966

Contractor to Assist the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board with the

Plugging, Remediation, and Reclamation of Orphaned Wells

Issue Date: March 24, 2026

CLOSING TIME AND DATE

Bids must be received by:

4:00 P.M. CST, April 27, 2026

CLOSING LOCATION

Mississippi Oil and Gas Board

500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E

Jackson, Mississippi 39202

BID COORDINATOR

Missy Zebert

Mississippi Oil and Gas Board

Telephone: (601) 576-4919

E-mail: mzebert@ogb.state.ms.us

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Section 1 – Background, Authority, and Purpose

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “IIJA”) was signed into law on

November 15, 2021. The IIJA provides funding to establish state grant programs the goal of

which is to address the plugging, remediation, and reclamation of orphaned oil and gas wells

located throughout this United States. Pursuant to Title 42 U.S.C. § 15907(c), three types of

orphaned well grant programs are authorized, to include Formula grants (See 42 U.S.C. §

15907(c)(4). In partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Orphaned

Wells Program Office (OWPO), the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board (MSOGB) endeavors to ensure

the effective, accountable and efficient implementation of the Formula grant program.

Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 53-1-17, the MSOGB has jurisdiction and authority over

all persons and property necessary to enforce effectively the provisions of this chapter and all

other laws relating to the conservation of oil and gas. Part of the MSOGB’s authority with

respect to the conservation laws of the State of Mississippi extends to ensuring the proper

plugging, remediation, and reclamation of orphaned oil and gas wells. An orphaned well is any

oil or gas well, including Class II wells, that has not been properly plugged according to the

requirements of the statutes, rules and regulations governing same and for which a responsible

party such as an owner or operator cannot be located or for which, for whatever reason, there

is no other party that can be forced to plug the well. The MSOGB is provided with the authority

to require that the plugging of wells be done in such a manner as to prevent the escape of oil or

gas out of one stratum to another, and to prevent the intrusion of water into an oil or gas

stratum from a separate stratum. The MSOGB is tasked with preventing the pollution of

freshwater supplies by oil, gas, or saltwater and is further provided with the authority to

prevent Waste as so defined (See Miss. Code Ann. § 53-1-3(l).

The MSOGB has been awarded a Formula grant the funds of which will be used to plug

(if applicable), remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells located within the State of Mississippi.

The MSOGB is seeking to retain a contractor (the “Contractor”) who will plug (if applicable),

remediate, and reclaim these orphaned wells. The orphaned wells pertinent to this Invitation

for Bid (the “IFB”) are detailed on Exhibit “A” attached hereto. Details pertaining to the

proposed Scope of Work pertinent to this IFB are included below and Specifications for

Plugging, Remediation, and Reclamation of Orphaned Wells are attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

The Contractor should have a knowledge and familiarity with the IIJA and the Orphan Well

Program established thereunder, in addition to the Statewide Rules and Regulations of the

MSOGB. A qualified Contractor should possess expertise in providing the required services

contemplated by this IFB. Said Contractor must be able to work alongside the MSOGB and its

other contractors. Furthermore, the Contractor should be qualified to do business in the State

of Mississippi.

A Bid Cover Sheet (Attachment “A”) and Bid Form (Attachment “B”) are also enclosed.

All bids should be accompanied by the proposed plugging (if applicable), remediation, and

reclamation procedures for each orphaned well. MSOGB records may or may not reflect the

present condition of the wells. Although every effort was made to include a copy of all useful

well data, a copy of the well file for each well can be obtained at the MSOGB office in Jackson,

Mississippi upon request at the normal fee for reproduction. Reference to IFB RFx No.

3160007966 will help expedite any such request. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to

schedule and conduct a Pre-Bid Project Site Visit (See Section 2 – Timeline below) in order to

fully ascertain and properly characterize the work to be completed on each well site

described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto. Contractors are expected to be aware of and fully

understand the full scope of work to be performed on each well site, notwithstanding

unknown and unforeseen downhole well issues that may arise from time to time which are

unknown or unforeseen to both the MSOGB and the Contractor.

Section 2 – Timeline

IFB Issue Date

Optional Pre-Bid Project Site Visit

Questions Pertaining to IFB and Project Site

Visit, and Requests for Clarification Due

Anticipated Posting of Answers to Questions

Bid Package Submission Deadline

Anticipated Date of the Notice of Intent to

Award

March 24, 2026

April 3, 2026

April 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CDT

April 17, 2026

April 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CDT

May 8, 2026

Section 3 – Contact and Questions/Requests for Clarification

3.1 Bidders must carefully review this solicitation, all exhibits, and all attachments for defects,

questionable, or objectionable material. Following review, bidders may have questions to

clarify or interpret the IFB in order to submit the best bid possible. Pursuant to PPRB OPSCR

Rules and Regulations Section 5.2.4, any potential bidder has an opportunity to request that

the procuring agency reconsider the terms of the solicitation. Any such request shall be filed

with the agency official primarily responsible for the procurement and the Director of

OPSCR within three (3) business days following the date of public notice as defined in

Section 5.2.1. To accommodate the questions and requests for clarifications, bidders shall

submit any such question via email by the deadline reflected in Section 2. All questions and

requests for clarifications must be directed by email to:

Missy Zebert, MSOGB

Telephone: (601) 576-4919

E-mail: mzebert@ogb.state.ms.us

3.2 Bidders should enter “IFB RFx No. 3160007966 - Questions” as the subject for the email.

Question submittals should include a reference to the applicable IFB section and be

submitted in the format shown below:

IFB Section, Page Number Bidder Question/Request for Clarification

3.3 Official responses will be provided only for questions submitted as described above and

only to clarify information already included in the IFB. The identity of the organization

submitting the question(s) will not be revealed. All questions and answers will be published

on the Mississippi Contract/Procurement Opportunity Search Portal website and the

MSOGB's website as an amendment to the IFB by the date and time reflected in Section 2.

3.4 The MSOGB will not be bound by any verbal or written information that is not contained

within this IFB unless formally noticed and issued by the MSOGB as an IFB amendment.

Bidders are cautioned that any statements made by agency personnel that materially

change any portion of the bid document shall not be relied upon unless subsequently

ratified by a formal written amendment to the bid document.

3.5 All bidder communications regarding this IFB must be directed to the designated MSOGB

representative or his/her designee. Unauthorized contact regarding the IFB with other

employees of the MSOGB may result in the bidder being disqualified, and the bidder may

also be suspended or disbarred from the state.

3.6 Information needed pertaining to this IFB or the Scope of Work provided below should be

directed to Morris Welch, Compliance Inspector Team Lead, at (601) 576-4925 (office) or

(601) 543-5176 (cell), or via email at mwelch@ogb.state.ms.us.

3.7 Acknowledgement of Amendments: Should an amendment to the IFB be issued, it will be

posted on the Mississippi Contract/Procurement Opportunity Search Portal website and the

MSOGB's website in a manner that all bidders will be able to view. Further, bidders must

acknowledge receipt of any amendment to the solicitation by signing and returning the

amendment with the bid package, by identifying the amendment number and date in the

space provided for this purpose on the bid form, or by letter. The acknowledgment should

be received by the agency by the time, date, and at the place specified for receipt of bids. It

is the bidder’s sole responsibility to monitor the websites for any updates or amendments

to the IFB.

3.8 Bidder must provide a signed Acknowledgements of IFB Amendment(s), Questions, and

Answer document(s), and/or Summary of Pre-Bid Project Site Visit, if any were

issued/posted on the Mississippi Contract/Procurement Opportunity Search Portal website

and the MSOGB's website.

3.9 This IFB is comprised of the base IFB document, any exhibits, any attachments, any

amendments issued prior to the submission deadline, and any other documents released

before contract award.

Section 4 – Scope of Work (See also Exhibit “B” attached hereto)

4.1 In addition to those specifications set out on Exhibit “B” attached hereto, Contractor shall

provide services, and otherwise do all things necessary for or incidental to the performance of

the Scope of Work (the “Work”), as set forth below:

4.1.1

Plug (if applicable), remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil or gas wells located within

the State of Mississippi in accordance with the rules and regulations of the MSOGB

and the IIJA’s Orphan Well Program, in addition to the Specifications for Plugging,

Remediation, and Reclamation of Orphaned Wells attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

4.1.2

Contractor will furnish all labor, equipment, materials, transportation,

communication, scaffolding, hoisting, supervision, coordination, permits, sales taxes,

shop drawings, and samples necessary to timely complete in a workmanlike manner

the Work.

4.1.3 Contractor will coordinate with other MSOGB contractors as specified by the

MSOGB to ensure proper sequencing of the Work.

4.1.4 Contractor will assess and report to MSOGB any environmental hazards and/or

contamination within twenty-four (24) hours of identification of same.

4.1.5 Contractor will support and assist the MSOGB in the fulfillment of any and all

Federal requirements, including but not limited to reporting, documenting,

outreach, DBE participation and/or accounting needs.

4.2 The Contractor acknowledges the following:

4.2.1

All Work completed pursuant to this IFB must be completed in accordance with the

Orphan Well Program and the rules and regulations of the MSOGB. It is the

Contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with the terms and provisions of the

Orphan Well Program, to include the “Davis Bacon Act”, and all other parts and

subparts and other related laws and acts pertinent thereto.

4.2.2 All work performed pursuant to this IFB is subject to the Build America, Buy America

Act promulgated under Section 70912 of the IIJA which requires that all iron, steel,

manufactured products, and construction materials used by the MSOGB, its sub-

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Smart Number	1491-26-R-IFBD-00010	Advertised Date	03/24/2026 2:00 PM
RFx #	3160007966	Submission Date	04/27/2026 4:00 PM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICES NON-IT
RFx Opening Date	04/27/2026 4:00 PM	Sub Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICE - NON-TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	Invitation for Bid
Agency	MS DEPT OF OIL AND GAS
RFx Description	Contractor to Assist the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board with the Plugging, Remediation, and Reclamation of Orphaned Wells.

Name	Mark Heath	Email	MHEATH@OGB.STATE.MS.US
Phone	6015764918	Fax

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
96296	Serv MiscNo2Well

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