RFQ Geotechnical Drilling NV Flap was CR 34(1) County Road 34

The United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Central Federal Lands Highway Division is requesting quotations for geotechnical drilling services on Washoe County Road 34 in Nevada, with quotations due June 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time. This acquisition is set-aside exclusively for small business concerns under NAICS code 541380 with an industry size standard of $19.0 million.

The scope comprises thirty-four shallow borings up to 5-foot depth along 11 miles of pavement north of Gerlach, Nevada (approximately 100 miles north of Reno), north of the intersection with County Road 447. Work includes mobilization and demobilization, truck-mounted drill rig operation with a three-person crew (one journeyman-level drill operator, one drill helper, and one laborer), utility locates, traffic control setup with cones, collection of bulk subgrade samples in 5-gallon buckets, backfilling with pea gravel, and asphalt cold patch restoration. The project is located in existing parking areas and along a two-lane paved road with widths between 22 and 25 feet.

Work is scheduled for June/July 2026 and is anticipated to require a maximum of ten hours to complete. The government intends to make a lowest price technically acceptable award and will conduct past performance verification. Contractors must meet FHWA personnel at 8:00 a.m. at Bruno's Country Club in Gerlach on the scheduled drilling day.

Quotations must include technical and pricing information in Contract Line-Item Number structure, with pricing for mobilization and demobilization as a lump sum, drill work at ten hours, and miscellaneous supplies as a lump sum. Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov with a current active Unique Entity Identifier at quotation submission. Technical questions are due May 29, 2026. Quotations must be submitted as a single PDF file not exceeding 10 megabytes. Davis Bacon wages do not apply. Payment will be made via electronic funds transfer through the DELPHI system upon satisfactory completion and government acceptance.