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This announcement constitutes a Source Sought Notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) as a means of conducting market rese... This announcement constitutes a Source Sought Notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support this requirement for core drilling and laboratory testing within the Florida boundaries of the Jacksonville District; parties should be capable of responding to and working on multiple task orders concurrently. The result of the market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable NAICS code assigned to this procurement is 541330. Subcontracting guidelines referenced in FAR 19.505(b)(1)(i) shall be followed. Firms must demonstrate their ability to perform at least 50% of the work pursuant to FAR 19.505(b)(1)(i), on multiple projects as referenced in their past performance. 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 SSS 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 SSS 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, 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 US Army Corps of Engineers is planning work that will consist of multiple concurrent task orders for core drilling and geotechnical subsurface sampling via continuous and/or standard penetration test (SPT) techniques, large diameter coring within rock units, sonic drilling, vibracoring, field and in situ testing (including hydrogeologic investigations), geophysical site investigations, geotechnical field and laboratory testing of materials [including construction quality assurance (Q/A) testing], chemical analytical laboratory testing, site preparation, 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. The anticipated contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) 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 $15,000,000 for the life of the contract, including options. Responses to this announcement must include a Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your capabilities, experience, and equipment used to perform the specified type of work. Specify knowledge of locality in Florida. Relevant capabilities and experience include the ability to negotiate and execute multiple (2 or more) concurrent task orders on schedule. Relevant project summaries must document the role in the project (Prime/subcontractor), percentage of work performed by the A-E firm’s personnel, 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. Your SOC should also include information regarding your firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, website, email address, and your firm’s business category, i.e. other than small, small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, or HUBZone. If your firm is a small business, please be sure you understand the performance of work requirements for your specific socioeconomic category. The prospective laboratory location and capabilities is to be included with the list of equipment. If you believe that the combined list of geotechnical drilling and laboratory services[HPACUC(1] {core drilling and geotechnical subsurface sampling via continuous and/or standard penetration test (SPT) techniques, large diameter coring within rock units, sonic drilling, vibracoring, field and in situ testing (including hydrogeologic investigations), geophysical site investigations, geotechnical field and laboratory testing of materials [including construction quality assurance (Q/A) testing], chemical analytical laboratory testing, site preparation, and establishing coordinate locations} 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 SSS/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 SSS. Submittals are due no later than 24 JULY 2024 2:00 PM EDT. Submittals will not be returned. Responses to this SSS may be sent via email to Isis Hill at Isis.S.Hill@usace.army.mil . The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. The USACE, Jacksonville District does not intend to award a contract based on this SSS nor otherwise pay for the information solicited. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this SSS. 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.