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2026 Summit DMA Orphan Well P&A

Description: DNRC is soliciting proposals for plugging and surface restoration at 35 orphaned well sites and one associated pit in Big Horn County, Montana. The opportunity is for contractor services rather than a grant award. The solicitation opened October 30, 2026, and responses are due November 24, 2026.

Buyer: Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
StateAgency · MT, US
Released: Oct 30, 2026
Closes: Nov 24, 2026(10 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

From the first pre-RFP signals to the published RFP and its files.

Strategic plan
May 1, 2025
547 days before RFP
DNRC's 2027 biennium goals state that it will plug and reclaim all orphaned wells under contract from the Federal IIJA Initial Grant.
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION 2027 Biennium Goals and Objectives Serving Montanans First through Natural Resource Management Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Biennium Plan 2027 2 The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is responsible for managing state trust land; protecting Montana's natural resources…
Department Of Natural Resources And Conservation Biennium Goals and Objectives 2027
Strategic plan · May 1, 2025
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Strategic plan
Sep 1, 2025
424 days before RFP
The FY2026 plan proposed finalizing rulemaking by April 1, 2026, to enable access to increased orphan-well plugging funds authorized by SB 339.
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Strategic Outcome #4 BOGC Reduce environmental hazards and land use disruptions by strategically prioritizing and managing the orphan well program within available resources. Plugging and reclaiming orphaned and pre-regulatory wells can eliminate existing or potential environmental threats and potential disruption to surface use. The Board of Oil and Gas…
Montana Department Of Natural Resources And Conservation Annual Plan 2026
Strategic plan · Sep 1, 2025
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Strategic plan
Aug 23, 2026
68 days before RFP
DNRC's FY2027 Annual Plan records a program to prioritize orphan wells and execute plugging and reclamation projects based on risk.
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Strategic Outcome #4 Board of Oil and Gas Conservation Reduce environmental hazards and land use disruptions by strategically prioritizing and managing the orphan well program within available resources. Plugging and reclaiming orphaned and pre-regulatory wells can eliminate existing or potential environmental threats and potential disruption to surface…
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Annual Plan 2027
Strategic plan · Aug 23, 2026
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RFP published
Oct 30, 2026
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Key Contacts on this RFP

Decision makers connected to this RFP from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.

Josh RickmanAccountant Specialist

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April KidwellAccounting Financial Manager

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Shawn ThomasAdministrator/State Forester

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Heather ReevesARPA Grant Program Specialist

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