U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Corps of Engineers, Bldg S200, Attn: CEPOD-CT-P, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS - NOT R&D. SOL DACA83-95-R-0047 DUE 102095 POC POC Contract Specialist, Raynette Gurney (808) 438-8580, Contracting Officer, David Y. Kam, (808) 438-8586. B--The U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu, is seeking the services of a contractor for a one-year Indefinite Quantity Drilling Contract with two (2) one- year extension options to perform subsurface investigation drilling and sampling. The work will be located at various civil and military installation project sites on the island of Oahu excluding Kaena Point Satellite Tracing Station and Mount Kaala Tracking Station. The work will involve determining the type, nature and characteristics of the subsurface materials and the extent and condition of the various materials as they exist to the depths and at the locations specified. This is to be accomplished by drive sample boring/standard penetration testing, ''undisturbed'' thin-walled tube sampling and both NX or HQ and 4-inch diameter core drilling. The boring depths will range from 5 feet to 100 feet below the ground surface. All borings sites will be accessible to standard, truck-mounted, exploratory drill rigs. Contractors will be required to furnish with their proposal a copy of their taxpayers' identification number (TIN) and a copy of all vehicle's registration certificates, proof of no fault insurance card and vehicle safety inspection certificates intended to be used during this contract. Services will be implemented through individual delivery orders on an ''as needed'' basis, with a maximum cumulative amount of $100,000.00 for the base period and $100,000.00 for each one-year option. The Government obligates itself to a minimum contract amount of $2000.00 for the base period and $1000.00 for each option period. The contractor shall be required to conform to a separate Scope of Work for each delivery order. Firms will be evaluated on the following factors in descending order of importance: (a) technical knowledge and experience (b) offer's capabilities, and (c) field methods, techniques and scheduling. Price will be evaluated but will not be scored or otherwise combined with other aspects of the technical proposal evaluation unless the evaluation results in equal scores of the best qualified. Solicitation documents will be available at a cost of $5.75. This charge is non-refundable. Requests for solicitation documents must be in writing and include the solicitation number and be accompanied by check or money order. Make check or money order payable to US ARMY ENGINEER DIVISION, PACIFIC OCEAN, and mail to Finance & Accounting Officer, US Army Engineer Division, Pacific Ocean, Building 230, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440. Do not mail cash, payment by cash must be hand carried to Building 200, Fort Shafter. This requirement is a 100 percent set-aside for Small Business concerns. (0241)

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