Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services for Geotechnical Design, Core Drilling and Laboratory Testing within the Florida Boundaries of the Jacksonville District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for geotechnical design, core drilling, laboratory testing, and hydrogeological investigations and studies within the Florida boundaries of the Jacksonville District and/or Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean area. The result of the market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable NAICS code assigned to this procurement is 541330.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to conduct market research and to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the industry, namely the Contractor Community; to include, but not limited to, Small Business, Section 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran owned (SDVOSB), Women-Owned (WOSB), and Historically Underutilized (HUBZone) concerns. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning work that will consist of geotechnical analysis and design, preparation of contract documents, engineering during construction (EDC) support, core drilling and geotechnical subsurface sampling via continuous and/or standard SPT techniques, large diameter coring within rock units, sonic drilling, vibracoring, field and in situ testing, geophysical site investigations, field and laboratory geotechnical testing of materials (including construction Q/A testing), chemical analytical laboratory testing, site preparation, hydrogeological investigations and studies and establishing coordinate locations.

The purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the Florida boundaries of the Jacksonville District, and / or Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean area. The anticipated contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend for four additional years; not to exceed a total of five years. Maximum order limit is anticipated to be $20,000,000 for the life of the contract, including options.

Responses to this announcement shall include: Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your capabilities, experience, and equipment used to perform the specified type of work. Specify knowledge of locality in Florida and / or Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean area. Project summaries should document breadth and depth of expertise, services performed, equipment and software used, and products delivered. The list of equipment should include ownership for each piece of equipment. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the A-E Services to demonstrate relevance to the requirements described herein, the Offerors' role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed.

The prospective laboratory location and capabilities is to be included with the list of equipment. If you believe that the combined list of services (geotechnical design, core drilling, laboratory testing, and hydrogeological investigations and studies) restricts or impacts your firm's ability to compete for the acquisition, please include a statement in your response. Please limit your response to 5 pages.

All responses to this sources sought/market research will be evaluated and used in determining acquisition strategy.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice. Submittals are due no later than 05 MAY 2023 3:00 PM EDT. Submittals will not be returned. Responses to this sources sought may be sent via email to Contract Specialist Ken Butler at kenneth.e.butler2@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer Sherelle Barber at sherelle.n.barber@usace.army.mil. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. The Jacksonville District Corps of Engineers does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information nor otherwise pay for the information solicited. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL DATA. You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.GOV) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Information regarding registration in SAM can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this requirement is 541330. The small business size standard is $25,500,000.