Description:

USACE, Louisville District is seeking sources for an A/E IDIQ SATOC contract to provide geotechnical investigation and engineering services to provide site soil information for construction. Explorations shall be in accordance with ASTM D 5434 "Field Logging of Subsurface Explorations of Soil and Rock. All test boring and field testing locations shall be surveyed and comply with topographic survey requirements. Prepare exploration logs in accordance with ASTM D 653, "Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluid", and ASTM D 5434, "Standard Guide for Field Logging of Subsurface Explorations of Soil and Rock". The method of advancement shall be determined by the AE based on available equipment and ASTM D 6169, "Selection of Soil and Rock Sampling Devices Used with Drill Rigs for Environmental Investigations". Finalized logs ready for publication shall be prepared from the field logs and adjusted to reflect the results of the laboratory testing.

As much as possible, procedures, practices, and tests, shall conform to ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) standards.

Geotechnical engineering services include conducting independent technical reviews of geotechnical design elements, review of 3rd party submittals, bearing capacity and settlement determination, pavement recommendations for ground vehicles and aircraft, drainage and dewatering, slope stability, earth pressures for retaining structures, and foundation recommendations for a wide range of structures to include medical facilities, airfield facilities, military base housing, administrative facilities, communication facilities, and utility infrastructure.

The services will primarily be for use with designs generated by TAM staff or in support of smaller specialty projects for CENTCOM Area of Responsibility customers. The locations will likely be new development, isolated for the most part from existing major design or construction programs.

Contract duration is estimated at five (5) total years made up of one base year and four (4) option years.

The estimated total capacity is $9,000,000.

NAICS code is 541380.

The CENTCOM region is comprised of 20 countries (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Oman, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, and Yemen).

Responses should include:

1. Identification of the countries in the CENTCOM region in which the firm is willing and able to work. Please answer each part below, a-c.
a. All 20 countries identified above
b. If not the full 20, in which of the 20 is the firm willing and able to work.
c. Which grouping of countries as follows (would have to be willing and able to work in all countries within each grouping): Group 1 (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait); and/or Group 2 (Jordan, Oman, and UAE); and/or Group 3 (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, and Yemen)
2. Contractor's Unique Identifier Number and CAGE Code(s).
3. Descriptions of Experience - Interested A/E firms must provide no more than five (5) example projects with either greater than 95 percent completion or projects completed in the past five (5) years where the interested firm served as the prime contractor. Each project must include the name, title, project role, e-mail address, and telephone number of at least one reference. References may be used to verify project size, scope, dollar value, percentages and quality of performance. Example projects must be of similar size and scope. Projects must be at least 50% self-performed to be considered similar.

a. Projects similar in scope to this project include:

Demonstration of the A/E's capability to perform the following geotechnical investigative tasks in accordance with EM 1110-1-1804 and ASTM international:
• Auger boring (solid and hollow stem)
• Drive boring (push/drive sampling, Becker hammer drill sampling, standard penetration testing)
• Undisturbed boring ("Shelby tube" sampling, fixed piston sampling, etc)
• Rock and concrete pavement core boring (double or triple core sampling)
• Test pit excavations
• In-Situ testing (Tables 5-2, 5-3 EM 1110-1-1804)
• Acquire laboratory services to conduct soil/rock testing
• Drilling rigs shall comply with EM 1110-1-1804 and be capable of reaching 25m below grade
• Capacity to have 3 drilling crews operational simultaneously

Demonstration of the A/E's capability to perform the following geotechnical engineering services:
• Analyze data and write geotechnical reports making pavement and foundation recommendations for facilities similar to medical facilities, airfield facilities, military base housing, administrative facilities, communication facilities, and utility infrastructure.
• Conducting independent technical reviews of geotechnical design elements and review of 3rd party construction submittals.

b. Projects similar in size to this project include: At least 5-500 hectares with 5-100 borings, 5-50 test pits.
c. Projects similar in location to this project include: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and other geographic locations in the CENTCOM region identified above.

c. Based on the information above, for each project submitted, include:
1. Scope of the project.
2. Size of the project.
3. Current percentage of the Geotechnical services, or design complete and the date when it was completed.
4. The portion, type, and percentage of work that was self-performed.

NOTE: Total submittal package shall be no longer than 8 pages. Please only include a narrative of the requested information; additional information will not be reviewed.

Email responses to Marcel Hull. If you have questions please contact Marcel Hull at [email protected]. This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey.