Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Dud Survey and Clearance

The Department of the Army, USAG Fort Jackson seeks to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement for on-call Unexploded Ordnance dud survey and clearance services at the Remagen Hand Grenade Range, with proposals due June 15, 2026 and questions due June 8. The procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS 562910, with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

Place of performance is the Remagen Hand Grenade Range, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The BPA will cover an estimated 15 job units over the full performance period (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031) on a firm fixed-price basis with no minimum ordering guarantee. Individual calls will be issued as needed when duds occur, with contractor response required same-day or next-day preferably, with a maximum two-day arrival window.

All contractor personnel must maintain current EOD or civilian UXO Technician certification compliant with DDESB TP-18. The contractor must provide surface sweep and clearance using 100 percent metal detector coverage, subsurface sweep using geophysical detection instruments, on-site demolition of located ordnance using C4 charges (maximum net explosive weight 20 pounds per demolition), and Final Clearance Reports submitted within 24 hours of each service call. Deliverables include GPS coordinates in 10-digit MGRS format and a Survey Completion Report in PDF. The contractor must procure, transport, store, and account for all demolition explosives and may maintain a portable explosives magazine on-site. All contractor employees require Fort Jackson installation access and must complete Level I OPSEC and Anti-Terrorism Level I training within 30 days of employment.

Contractor must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $50,000 per occurrence for property damage, comprehensive automobile liability of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, employer's liability insurance of $100,000, and workers' compensation as required by South Carolina. Medical Liability Insurance is not required. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply in South Carolina counties including Richland County. Evaluation weighs technical capability significantly more important than price. Proposals must be submitted in three volumes: Volume I (General) in MS Word with no page limit, Volume II (Technical Proposal) in MS Word limited to 25 pages, and Volume III (Price) in unlocked MS Excel, with all pages numbered and presented in Arial 12-point font minimum.