Purchase Order 6982AF26P000010

The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $8,185 firm fixed-price purchase order to Taber Drilling, a minority-owned, woman-owned small business headquartered in West Sacramento, California, for subsurface pavement investigation services at the Shasta Dam Visitor Center in Shasta Lake, California. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, was awarded on March 17, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2026. The work consists of six shallow borings (5 feet deep) using a truck-mounted drill rig to collect bulk soil samples of 50-70 pounds per location at the visitor center parking area, with boreholes to be backfilled and capped using either fast-setting concrete or cold mix asphalt patch. The scope includes mobilization and demobilization, drill work, per diem costs, and miscellaneous supplies necessary to complete the subsurface investigation.

Taber Drilling holds a $9.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity multiple-award contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Sacramento through April 13, 2028, also designated for total small businesses, which demonstrates the contractor's established capability in geotechnical exploration and drilling services. The company has a substantial track record executing federal infrastructure projects, with prior prime contract awards totaling approximately $1.3 million across multiple federal agencies, particularly the Federal Highway Administration and Army Corps of Engineers. This purchase order represents another delivery of the contractor's core geotechnical drilling and subsurface investigation services supporting federal transportation infrastructure projects in California.