B01 - Pre-Solicitation Notice - Final 20221116.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE / SYNOPSIS

Project Description: Geotechnical and Drilling Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract

(MATOC)

Anticipated Posting Date: 01 December 2022

Solicitation Number: W9123823R0008

SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK AST Services - Geotechnical and Drilling Services Multiple

Award Task Order Contract (MATOC)- Sacramento, California.

SAM Posting Description:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District (SPK), anticipates solicitation of a requirement for construction services to be performed in support of the

Geotechnical and Drilling Services at Sacramento, California.

The project is anticipated to require Provide drilling, cone penetrometer testing services, backhoe, and trackhoe excavations. The principle features of the work shall include, but are not limited to: soil drilling and sampling using Hollow Stem flight augers, solid Stem flight augers, mud-rotary, air-rotary, and percussion drilling methods (such as ODEX, Down-hole Casing

Advance Systems, or other percussion drilling systems); sonic drilling and sampling; rock core drilling and sampling (up to 6-inch diameter) using wire-line or conventional, diamond-impregnated drill bits; soil sampling using standard penetrometers, and other split barrel samplers up to 3-inch outside diameter (O.D.); undisturbed soil sampling using Shelby push tubes and Pitcher barrels with Pitcher tubes; test-pit excavations utilizing backhoes and trackhoes; Cone Penetrometer Testing (CPT) and associated tests using CPT; piezometer and inclinometer installations; hydraulic pressure testing (water pressure testing) associated with rock core drilling; observation well installation and development (includes pump tests and permeability tests); percolation tests; preparation of drill logs and trench or test-pit logs; as-built diagrams for observation well(s), piezometer(s), and inclinometer(s) installations, and all other pertinent records.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, and supervision to perform the work set forth in Task Orders provided by the Government. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

(USACE) Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer will oversee all work, but on occasion, the

Contractor will have to provide the services of a Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer as described above. If the Contractor is required to supply a Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer, then the USACE will supply all soil and rock logging forms and materials as well as specific directions on how to achieve precise and accurate soil or rock core logs. For projects requiring more than two drill rigs at the same time, the Contractor shall provide the services of a drill foreman to coordinate all field activities. For Projects in excess of $200,000 in value, projects requiring more than 10 personnel, projects utilizing more than one subcontractor, or projects that include special hazards, the Contractor shall provide a separate full-time Health and Safety

Officer to oversee safety of personnel during project activities.

The Government anticipates award on or around 15 March 2023 to 14 March 2028.

The Government intends to solicit a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will result in award of a

Firm-Fixed Price contract.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued using North American Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) code 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services. The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is

$25,000,000 annual revenue. The Product Service Code (PSC) is anticipated to be R404 Support-

Professional: Land Surveys-Cadastral (Non-Construction.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued full and open competition) through the

Governmentwide Point of Entry (www.SAM.gov) on or about 15 December 2022 with proposals tentatively due 30 January 2023.

There will be no pre-proposal conference.

Please DO NOT request an updated schedule if the estimated dates are surpassed; the

Government will release all information publicly on SAM.gov when available, and requests for an updated posting schedule may be ignored.

A DRAFT copy of the requirement specifications are included as an attachment to this notice.

Changes may be made to these documents prior to any subsequent solicitation. Questions related to the draft specifications will NOT be entertained; instructions for submitting questions related to any future solicited specifications will be included in the solicitation. Any available technical data required to respond to the solicitation will be furnished as part of the solicitation. Following solicitation release, all responsible sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the agency. This project and/or the anticipated solicitation may be changed, delayed, or canceled at any time.

All prospective Offerors and their Subcontractors must be registered in the System for Award

Management (SAM - www.SAM.gov) and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment

(PIEE) website to be able to download solicitation information.

Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications are only available to be download from PIEE, which may be accessed at https://wawf.eb.mil OR https://piee.eb.mil OR https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml.

Registration should be completed one (1) week prior to the anticipated solicitation release date.

USACE will not notify Offerors of any changes to the solicitation; Offerors must monitor PIEE and SAM for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments.

See attachments “PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions”, “SOP PIEE Proposal

Manager Offeror”, and “SOP PIEE Posting Offer” for instructions on getting access to the PIEE

Solicitation Module and submitting Offeror proposals.

Copies of the solicitation and the solicited plans and specifications will be made available for inspection without charge after the solicitation is released, when accessed through PIEE.

The ONLY Interested Vendors / Plan Holders / Bidders List is available through SAM.gov;

Contractors are responsible for identifying their entity as an interested vendor and contacting other interested vendors. USACE SPK will not review capabilities statements submitted in response to this Synopsis or coordinate partnering arrangements between parties. Contractors should check SAM.gov frequently for changes to the interested vendors list and this Notice.