IDC for floating plant drilling services for the great lakes and ohio river division, corps of engineers.

The Huntington District Corps of Engineers intends to procure floating plant and land based exploratory drilling and instrumentation services required for various types of civil works projects assigned to Districts within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, supplies, and materials to determine the type, nature, characteristics, and extent and condition of various materials located in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (CELRD) with the majority of the work planned for the Huntington District boundaries. Geographical boundaries for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division include Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville, Pittsburgh Districts and work assigned to the Dam Safety National Mandatory Center of Expertise on a nationwide basis. If used outside the boarders of CELRD, the rates will be negotiated if necessary.

The contract will be awarded to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is within a technical/price competitive range as determined by the Contracting Officer and has been evaluated as most advantageous to the Government, all factors considered. All responsive proposals will be evaluated utilizing the following key factors and related sub-factors which are listed in descending order of importance: (1) Past Performance on DOD and Other Similar Contracts, (2) Specialized Experience, (3) Ability to Provide Required Resources, (4) Management Plan, (5) Professional (Personnel) Qualifications, (6) Small Business Participation.

Contract type will be a Firm Fixed Price indefinite delivery contract and will be competitively negotiated. The not-to-exceed amount of this contract, including options, will be $4,000,000.00. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541990, which has a size standard of $14 million in average annual receipts. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of work it intends to subcontract. The plan is not required with this submittal. A Quality Control Plan will also be required prior to commencement of any work. The anticipated award date of this contract is approximately January 11, 2013.

Solicitation documents will be available November 5, 2012. Solicitation packages will be available for download online at www.fbo.gov. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website. Register via the SAM Internet site at http://www.sam.gov or by contacting the SAM Help Desk at 1-866-606-8220. Electronic or facsimile proposals will NOT be accepted. Questions may be submitted to Brandon H. Lewis, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at Brandon.H.Lewis@usace.army.mil or by facsimile: 304-399-5281.