JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT OFFICE, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, P.O. BOX 4970, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32232-0019

C -- TWO INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR A-E PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CORE DRILLING & LABORATORY TESTING PRIMARILY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF PUERTO RICO & THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE JAX DIST. SOL DACW17-97-R-0003 DUE 010397 POC Contract Specialist Robert Mosteller (904) 232-3739 (Site Code DACW17) This solicitation is unrestricted and is open to all firms regardless of size. Two (2) Contracts will be awarded from responses to this advertisement. The contract will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract for a period of one year from date of award, with an option to extend for an additional two years up to a total of 3 years. The extension and any cost adjustments will be approved each year at the option of the Contracting Officer. Extension is not required. Work will be assigned by negotiated delivery orders. Maximum order limits are $500,000 for each contract year and up to $500,000 for individual delivery order. The work will consist of obtaining geotechnical information for the design and planing for civil works, military, or support for others projects. The Contractor shall provide all services, including equipment and personnel for obtaining required core boring on land and from floating plants in fresh water and protected marine water environments. Services will also include obtaining rights entry, laboratory testing and establishing by survey predetermined boring location furnished by the Government. Contractors shall submit drilling logs using Geotechnical Graphics System Computer software version 3.21 Drilling logs shall contain all field data generated in connection with the core samples, drilling operations and surveys obtained. 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE OF FIRM. Firm must have adequate staff with specialized experience in obtaining core boring samples on land, including soft swampy and mountainous terrain, and from floating plant in both fresh water and marine water environments; obtaining split spoon samples, undisturbed samples, and rock cores form both soft and hard formations of rock; performing soils tests, including moisture content, sieve analysis, Atterberg Limits, compaction tests (4'' and 6'' molds), loss on ignition, and sedimentation rate; and establishing core boring locations on land and in protected waters. 2. EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO THE FIRM. Firms must have necessary drilling equipment, including, but not limited to: floating plant for protected waters, site preparation equipment, survey equipment, Government certified laboratory facilities and testing equipment for performing soils testing. Firm must indicate equipment's physical location, which equipment is owned and which is leased. 3. SIZE AND EXPERTISE OF STAFF: Firm must have experienced personnel including but not limited to geologists, registered civil (soils) engineers, registered surveyors, soil technicians, drilling and equipment operators. The staff of any subcontractor must meet the same requirements as the Contracting Firm. In addition any subcontractor must be approved by the Contracting Officer. A representative of the Contractor must be on site at all times and furnish daily written reports to the Contractor Officer when work is being performed by a subcontractor. Being locations and elevations must be validated by a registered surveyor. An inspector, either a geologist or registered civil )soils) engineer, must be present at the drill site to observe drilling operations and prepare a field log of the boring. The inspector shall be knowledgeable of the Geology of Puerto Rico. The original field log shall be submitted with the computer produced log. All rock core must be logged by a Geologist who is knowledgeable of the Geology of Puerto Rico. Photographs of all rock cores must be submitted with drill logs. 4. PAST PERFORMANCE: Firm must demonstrate its past performance in the accomplishment of similar work. Items to be addressed are: (a) meeting schedule, (b) accomplishing work within the budgetary limitations, and (c) quality of the delivered product. Past DOD experience data available to the Government through the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Contract Administration Contract System (ACASS) will be utilized to obtain performance evaluation information. 5. CAPABILITY TO MEET PROJECT DEADLINE. Firm must list current contracts and related information including the name, address, and telephone number of references used, and must demonstrate the firm's capacity to commence work within ten (10) days after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP) and to meet established schedules. 6. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FIRM TO WORKSITE: Location of the firm relative to the worksite will be considered. Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands firms, or United States firms with Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin islands branch office requiring minimal mobilization/demobilization cost will be given preference. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit one copy each of SF254 and SF255 for the firm or joint-venture and an SF 254 for each subcontractor. In block 4 of SF 255 list only the personnel for the office to perform the work indicated in block 3B. Additional personnel strengths, including consultants, should be indicated parenthetically and their source clearly identified. In block 7G of the SF 255, indicate specific project experience for key team members and indicate the team member's role on each listed project (architect, project manager, etc.). Submittal of supplemental attachments to SF 255 per evaluation factors 1-4 is strongly recommended. Submittal package is to be received in this office at the address indicated below no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 08 Jan 97. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement are not desired. Small and Small Disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as Prime Contractors or as members of Joint-Ventures with other Small Businesses and all interested firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practical extent with Small and Small Disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. If a Large Business firm is selected, a Small Business subcontracting plan will be required prior to award. Response to this ad should be in writing only; telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged. The required forms shall be submitted to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, 400 West Bay Street, Room 1044, Jacksonville, FL 32202-4412 or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019. This is not a request for a proposal. (0330)

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