U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, 190 Fifth Street East, St. Paul, MN 55101-1638

F -- GEOTECHNICAL BORING SERVICES SOL DACW37-00-B-0016 DUE 072500 POC Contract Specialist Debbie Peterson (651)290-5408; Contracting Officer Thomas Koopmeiners (651)290-5409 E-MAIL: Contact Contract Specialist, debra.j.peterson@usace.army.mil. Rental of drilling equipment with operating personnel and supplies under a requirements contract for the following geotechnical drilling sampling and exploration: standard penetration tests with auto hammer; drive sampling with split spoon and solid spoon samplers up to 3 inch diameter; 3-5 inch diameter thin wall undisturbed sampling; 3 1/4 inch to 6 5/8 inch I.D. hollow stem auger borings; 3 and 5 inch diameter piston sampling; 4-8 inch diameter flight auger borings; 4-6 inch cased and uncased borings; NQ-3, HQ-3, PQ-3 and 6 inch diameter rock coring; 6 inch diameter Dennison barrel coring; 2 inch diameter piezometer and monitoring well installations; steam cleaner; and grout mixing, pumping and tremie system to backfill boreholes. Average depth of borings will be 50 feet, but depths to 300 feet may be required. Personnel shall be experienced in subsurface exploration and possess current safety training for Level C and D (OSHA) protection. Personnel and equipment shall be licensed by the appropriate regulatory agency to conduct and abandon soil borings, install and abandon monitoring wells and piezometers in the areas defined in this solicitation. Work to be performed in either Western Minnesota/Eastern North Dakota/ Northern Iowa or Eastern Minnesota/Western Wisconsin/Northern Iowa. The IFB may result in more than one contract. Contractor will perform services under individual delivery orders over a one-year period. Contractor shall be capable of mobilizing personnel and equipment for simultaneous delivery orders. The government may at it's own discretion extend the contract for two (2) additional years. The procurement is issued unrestricted. SIC Code 7359 (for informational purposes the size standard for this SIC code is $5 million). The solicitation package is expected to be available approximately 23 June 2000, with bid opening occurring on or about 25 July 2000. Plans and specifications will be available in CD-ROM format only. Ordering of the CD shall be made by registering via the St. Paul District web site at www.mvp.usace.army.mil (click on "Contracts" then "Bid Solicitations"). There is no charge for the CD. CDs are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Telephone requests not accepted. Posted 06/07/00 (W-SN462327). (0159)

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