This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is conducting market research to identify sources (Small Business and Other-than-Small Business) that have the knowledge, skills and capability to perform the work concerning the potential project described below. Responses are requested only from: POTENTIAL PRIME CONTRACTORS. The responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions for this project.

Project Description:
General: This is a non-personal services contract to provide geotechnical laboratory testing. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

Description of Services: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform geotechnical laboratory testing as defined in Appendix A; except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The laboratory shall be local to the Omaha area so samples can be conveniently delivered and samples can be visually observed by project engineers prior to determining testing requirements. All testing shall be performed by qualified personnel in accordance with ASTM or other prescribed standards, and shall be performed by an accredited laboratory with current USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) validation through the Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) for all testing performed. No special safety requirements are required above those required for a testing laboratory. No security clearances are required to perform this work. Complete geotechnical testing of soil and aggregate samples. All testing shall be performed at the contract laboratory. See Appendix A for specific laboratory tests to be requested.

The estimated Indefinite Delivery Type Contract (IDT) will be $500,000.00 over a five (5) year period. Individual Task Orders will not exceed $50,000.00. The estimated period of performance is 1825 calendar days.

Submission Details:

All interested, capable, qualified (under NAICS code 541380) and responsive contractors are encouraged to reply to this market survey request. Interested PRIME CONTRACTORS ONLY should submit a narrative demonstrating their experience in construction projects of similar nature as described above. Narratives shall be no longer than 10 pages. Email responses are required.

 
Please include the following information in your response/narrative:
• Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS number. Identify any corporate affiliations.
• Business size to include any official teaming arrangements as a partnership or joint venture. As well as, any socio-economic categories (i.e. SDB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB)
• Details of similar projects and state whether you were the Prime or Subcontractor
• Project references (including owner with phone number and email address)
• Project cost, term and complexity of job

Past Performance Information

Past performance information for the previous 3 years that clearly demonstrate familiarity and experience with the requirements

All interested Offeror/Contractors should submit their information to Donna Larson via email only, Not Later Than 10:00am CDT on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Email address: [email protected] .

Appendix A
Visual Engineering Soil Classification - ASTM D2488
Water Content - ASTM D2216
Density Determination (Shelby) -ASTM D2937
Density Determination (Irregular) - Wax Dip - Archimedes principle
Hand Penetrometer, Qp
Unconfined Compression Max Stress & Strain - ASTM D2166
Unconfined Compression with curve - ASTM D2166
Atterberg Limit (Single Point) - ASTM D4318
Atterberg Limit (Multiple Point) - ASTM D4318
Atterberg Limits (Shale) D4318 using USACE method for prep
Hydrometer Analysis - Hydro portion of ASTM D422
Loss on Ignition - ASTM D2974
Sieve Analysis (Unwashed) - ASTM C136
Sieve Analysis (Washed) - C117/C136 or sieve portion of D422
Combined Sieve/Hydrometer - Complete ASTM D422
Minus 200 Wash - ASTM D1140
Standard Proctor (Soil) - ASTM D698 Method A or B
Standard Proctor (Rock) - ASTM D698 Method C
Standard Proctor with Fly ash blended in lab - ASTM D698
Modified Proctor (Soil) - ASTM D1557 Method A or B
Modified Proctor (Rock) - ASTM D1557 Method C
Relative Density (Min/Max) - ASTM D4254 & D4253 (Small Aggregate)
Relative Density (Min/Max) - ASTM D4254 & D4253 (Large Aggregate)
Laboratory CBR (Must have proctor values) - ASTM D1883
Specific Gravity - ASTM D854
Porosity - EM 1110-2-1906 Appendix II for calculation
Consolidation (to 16 tsf) - ASTM D2435
Plotted consolidation load curves for D2435 (add to above)
Consolidation Unload/Reload (cyclic loading) as part of D2435
Swell Test (Single Pressure) - ASTM D4546 Method B
Swell Curve (Loading-after wetting test) - ASTM D4546 Method C
Remolded Swell (remolding charge) in addition to swell test cost
Tri-axial Compression, UU - ASTM D2850
Tri-axial Compression, UU (Remolded) - ASTM D2850
Tri-axial Compression, CU - ASTM D4767
Tri-axial Compression, CU (Remolded) - ASTM D4767
Constant Head Permeability - ASTM D2434
Falling Head Permeability - ASTM D5084
Direct Shear-Slow (Cohesion) - ASTM D3080
Hand Trimming of Soil Samples
Los Angeles Abrasion (Small) ASTM C131
Los Angeles Abrasion (Large) - ASTM C535
Aggregate Soundness by Sodium or Mag Sulfate - ASTM C88
pH (by Meter) SM 4500 H+ and Electrical Conductivity
Sulfate Content (EPA Method) EPA 9056