Quality Assurance Testing

Description:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District is seeking sources for a project entitled Quality Assurance (QA) Testing-Task Force Barrier.  The work is located close to the border between the United States and Mexico in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.  This will be a firm-fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs).  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380 Testing Laboratories and the associated small business size standard is $16.5 million.

Anticipated contract award January 2020.

This sources-sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work.  This is not a solicitation.  Only firms who respond to this announcement by submitting the following information will be used in determining whether to set aside this requirement.  Please do not respond to this notice unless you intend to respond to the solicitation.

A) A list of current or past projects demonstrating technical experience with work of a similar nature to that listed in the Summary Scope of Work.  Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel.

B) A reference list for each of the projects submitted in A) above.

C) Provide a statement of your firm’s business size (HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), small disadvantaged, or woman-owned) with regards to the NAICS code listed above.

D) Provide a statement that your firm intends to submit an offer on the project when it is advertised.

E) CAGE Code and DUNS number.

Submit this information to Ruth Johnson, Contract Specialist, via email to ruth.a.johnson@usace.army.mil.  Your response to this notice must be received on or before 2:00 on Friday, December 6, 2019.  

Summary Scope of Work:

This agreement covers requirements for BPA Holder(s) field and lab testing of soil/aggregate, riprap, concrete, and structural steel field testing in strict compliance to the test methods specified in the Price Schedule. Sampling and testing will be performed within the USACE and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) area of responsibility (AOR). The BPA Holder shall provide and/or procure all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and non-personal services necessary to perform the field and laboratory test methods and to report results according to the applicable industry standard test method reporting requirements.  All of the testing will require sampling by the BPA Holder(s).  Pricing shall include all required sampling and testing required of the specified test method, except as specifically stated in the Price Schedule.

The BPA Holder(s) shall sample and test construction materials in strict compliance with the standard test method, and report the results of the tests to USACE.  See the Price Schedule for more information.

Price Schedule:

Line Item No.

Test Procedure

South Western Region

1

ASTM C 40 - Test Method for Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for

Concrete

2

ASTM C 88 - Sodium Sulfate Soundness, Coarse Aggregate

3

ASTM C 88 - Sodium Sulfate Soundness, Fine Aggregate

4

ASTM C 88 - Magnesium Sulfate Soundness, Coarse Aggregate

5

ASTM C 88 - Magnesium Sulfate Soundness, Fine Aggregate

6

ASTM C 123 - Lightweight Particles in Coarse Aggregate

7

ASTM C 123 - Lightweight Particles in Fine Aggregate

8

ASTM C 117 -Test Method for Material Finer than 75 µm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing

9

ASTM C 127 - Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate

10

ASTM C 128 - Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific

Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate

11

ASTM C 131 - Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size

Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

12

ASTM C 136 -Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse

Aggregates: Coarse aggregate (1-1/2" to #200 Sieve)

13

ASTM C 142 - Clay Lumps & Friable Particles, Coarse Aggregate

14

ASTM C 142 - Clay Lumps & Friable Particles, Fine Aggregate

15

ASTM C 566 - Total Moisture Content in Coarse Aggregate

16

ASTM C 566 - Total Moisture Content in Fine Aggregate

17

ASTM D 1556 - Test Methods for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place

by Sand-Cone Method

18

ASTM D 1557 - Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (Method C - 6" Diameter Mold)

19

ASTM D 2216 - Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water

(Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass (Jar or Bag)

20

ASTM D2487 - Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering

Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)

21

Direct Shear Test, Controlled Strain - 3 Specimens: Compacted (2.8" or 24"

Diameter)

22

ASTM D 4318 - Test Methods for Liquid and Plastic Limits (Atterberg,

includes All Soil Classification) EM 1110-2-1906 Appendix IIIA - One- Point Liquid and Plastic Limit Test Method (Washed through No. 40 sieve)

23

ASTM D 4791 - Test Method for Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate Each sieve size - Coarse

Aggregate

24

ASTM D 5821 Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate (pricing per sieve tested; test can be performed on any number of sieves)

25

ASTM D 6913 - Test Methods for Particle Size Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using Sieve Analysis

26

ASTM D 6938 - Test Methods for In-Place Density and Water Content of

Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)

27

ASTM G 51/T289 - Test Method for Measuring pH of Soil for Use in

Corrosion Testing

28

AASHTO T 290 - Method of Test for Determining Water-Soluble Sulfate Ion Content in Soil

29

AASHTO T 291 - Method of Test for Determining Water-Soluble Chloride

Ion Content in Soil

RIPRAP TESTING

 

30

ASTM C 88 - Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate (at least 5 cycles and 5 different sizes)

31

ASTM C 88 - Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Magnesium Sulfate (at least 5 cycles and 5 different sizes)

32

ASTM C 127 - Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific

Gravity), and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate

33

ASTM C 535 - Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size

Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

34

ASTM D 5519 - Standard Test Method for Particle Size Analysis of Natural and Man-Made Riprap Materials

CONCRETE TESTING

35

ASTM C 31 - Practice for Making and Curing Test Specimens (Set of two

6"x12" Cylinders) in the Field. (Also Includes Slump, Air and Temperature Tests.)

36

ASTM C 39 - Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens: (Per set of two 6"x12" Specimens)

37

ASTM C 39 - Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical

Concrete Specimens: (Per set of three 4"x8" Specimen)

38

ASTM C 42 - Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete ( 4" Diameter Core Specimens) - per core

39

ASTM C 42 - Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete: Compressive Strength (6" Diameter Core

Specimens) - per core

40

ASTM C 109 - Compressive Strength of Cement Mortars Using Cube

Specimens (price per cube)(2-3 minimum must be run per ASTM)

41

ASTM C 138 - Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and

Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete

42

ASTM C 143 -Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete (when not ordered as a part of ASTM C31)

43

ASTM C 174 - Concrete Thickness by Drilled Cores

44

ASTM C 231 - Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by

the Pressure Method (when not ordered as a part of ASTM C31)

45

ASTM C 1019 - Sampling and Testing Grout

46

ASTM C 1064 - Temperature of Concrete (when not ordered as a part of

ASTM C31)

47

ASTM C 1138 - Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Concrete

(Underwater Method)

48

ASTM D 4832 - Test Method for Preparation and testing of Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) Test Cylinders