Edisto Beach Vibracore Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation.  THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.  This will be a 100% set-aside for Small Business procurement. The solicitation number is W912PM23Q0043 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The NAICS code is 541360 with a small business size standard of $28.5M.  This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.
Description of Requirement: The Contractor shall furnish all services, labor, equipment, supplies, tools and incidentals necessary to perform vibracore sampling, development of drilling logs, laboratory testing of soils, and other services as specified herein.  A total of 39 vibracores are to be drilled, offshore of Edisto Beach, SC. Within the investigation area, the sea floor elevation ranges from about 0 ft. to -20 ft. MLLW.

Evaluation and Award: The Government will award a contract reulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award shall be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer.  See solicitation provision 52.212-2.

Each offeror must submit both a Price Quote and a Technical Proposal via EMAIL to terri.m.adams@usace.army.mil and rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.  No hard paper copies will be accepted or evaluated. Both the Price Quote and the Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of quotes. In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all quotes shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format and shall be on 8 ½ x 11 size pages in no less than a 10 pitch or 10 font. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W912PM23Q0043_ COMPANY NAME_PRICING

W912PM23Q0043_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL

Offerors shall submit the quotes electronically via EMAIL to terri.m.adams@usace.army.mil and rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil. 

Quote due Date and Time:

Request For Quotes No: W912PM23Q0043

Due Date of Quotes: 23 September 2023

Time by which Quotes are due: 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Title of Project: Edisto Beach Vibracore Services

Quotes are due as specified on the solicitation document (as amended if applicable). The time & date of Quote receipt will be the delivery time & date recorded within the email submission as received by the individuals listed above. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but the upload or transmission doesn’t complete until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the email “sent” and “receipt” verification confirmation for their record.