2020_Geotech_Sources Sought Synopsis2.pdf

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR

PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursements will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition planning decisions.

The type of set-aside decisions to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community:

Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI), Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Economically Disadvantage Woman

Owned Small Business. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco District plans to procure A-E Geotechnical Engineering IDC/IDIQ in accordance with Public Law 92-582

(Brooks Act), FAR 36.6 and the Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-7.

Services required for the Geotechnical Engineering IDC/IDIQ include by not limited to:

• Geotechnical analysis, geotechnical engineering and design and preparation of plans and specifications for District design projects.

• Analyses pertaining to levee design and construction on soft soils, such as settlement and slope stability analyses.

• Geologic and seismic hazards investigations, including, but not limited to, ground motion hazard analyses, site response analyses, liquefaction evaluation and mitigation.

• Field Exploration and Laboratory Testing: Investigate terrestrial and maritime or water borne sites to define soil and/or rock properties, fault locations, and groundwater levels and flow.

• Drilling and analysis tasks may consist of core drilling, grab sampling, and instrumentation installation on either land or bodies of water such as bays and deep draft navigation channels.

• In-situ testing may include Cone Penetration Testing and vane shear testing, and shear wave velocity measurement.

• Laboratory testing will include typical physical geotechnical tests, such as moisture content, dry density, Atterberg Limits, gradation, consolidation, and strength testing. Testing shall be performed by an Army Corps accredited laboratory.

• Construction Services: Geotechnical engineering services during construction may include QC or QA inspection.

• Dam and Levee Safety: annual and periodic inspections of dams and levees.

• Independent External Peer Reviews (IEPR) of dam and levee projects:

independent assessment of the project or work product, including the panel's assessment of the adequacy and acceptability of the economic, engineering, and environmental methods, models, data, and analyses used as well as the range of alternatives, and the adequacy of risk and uncertainty analyses.

The A-E firm(s) will act as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the U.S.

Government and shall in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract furnish all labor and supervisory management required for the performance of the work that will be described in separately issued task order scopes of work (SOW).

The services can be used for projects within the US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division boundaries, to include the states of CA, NV, UT, AZ, and NM, and portions of OR, ID, CO, and WY. The Government will not provide any direct supervision of A-E employees.

The contract(s) will include a base period, not-to-exceed (NTE) three (3) year and one

(1) option period NTE two (2) years, for a total contract performance period NTE five (5) years. The total combined contract capacity for all contracts will be an estimated

$6,000,000 to $10,000,000.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 which has a small business size standard of $16,500,000.00. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8711. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is C219.

Anticipated solicitation issuance dates are on or about February or March 2021. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on beta.sam.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

SUMBISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT:

Interested statements shall be limited to five pages and shall include the following information:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.

2. CAGE Code and DUNS Number.

3. Firm’s statement of capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity

(include firm's capability to execute A-E services with a similar scope, comparable work performed within the past 5 years, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction and dollar value of the project).

Provide at least 3 examples. SF330s SHALL NOT be submitted in response to this sources sought announcement.

4. Firm's Business Size

5. Firm's Joint Venture (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable.

Submission of interest to this sources sought announcement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the San Francisco District in identifying sources with required capabilities. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this announcement.

Interested firms shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than

1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on January 12, 2021. All interested firms must be registered in beta.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Karen Smith.

E-mail: Karen.Smith@usace.army.mil

EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.