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Sources Sought

HDTRA2-20-S-0003

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) supports multiple entities throughout the

Department of Defense (DoD) by performing weapons testing and procuring test articles for weapons testing. DTRA operates in several locations including White Sands Missile Range

(WSMR) and Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB). Some of the testing involves building tunnels to precise specifications in remote locations.

The purpose of this announcement is to identify sources capable of performing the work outlined herein, in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

Description of type of work – Tunneling/Earthwork: Drill and blast tunnels with diameters ranging from 5ft. to 30ft and lengths ranging from 50ft. – 800ft; may be D shape or circular profile; may include vent shafts; may require shotcrete and rock bolt portal; may require shotcrete tunnel liner with welded wire fabric and rock bolts; may include installation of steel sets; may require excavation of overburden to specified elevation (overburden may be relatively thin, down to 15 ft.); be required to provide tunnel rescue teams per OSHA and adequate ventilation; may be required to bore holes from tunnel to the surface; may require drilling of instrumentation holes in the tunnel liner; may be required to perform LIDAR surveys of both the tunnel and the surface excavation; excavation may be required to be within 6” of theoretical profile.

Location of work - The potential sites are located approximately no more than 45 miles from the base entrance and the base entrance is located approximately 25 miles from the nearest town. There are concrete batching facilities located no more than 25 miles from the potential sites.

Information requested - Information demonstrating your capability to accomplish the described work. Information shall include a list of any similar projects completed in the last 5 years;

example(s) of blasting plans, and any modifications thereto, created for similar work that show what type of blasting material was used, what the proposed dimensions of the blasting area was designed to be and what was the actual dimensions of the blast. Documentation of effective project management controls with specific examples; Resumes of key personnel, including, PM, QC and Safety; references with knowledge of any similar work performed within the past 5 years. Submissions shall not exceed 25 pages.