Opportunity: WELL DRILLING

The U. S. Geological Survey, South Carolina Water Science Center (SCWSC) Center has a requirement for drilling services at sites in Barnwell, Allendale, and Orangeburg Counties, SC. The work involves installing 4 groundwater level observation wells. One surficial aquifer well will be installed at each site. This work is part of an overall effort to collect water-quality samples and groundwater levels within the surficial aquifer in this part of South Carolina. Project is located in South Carolina. The project shall be completed within 30 days after notice to proceed is issued. There are no option periods. The magnitude of construction is under $25,000 Request for Quote (RFQ) 140G0118Q0354 will be issued on or about 08/14/2018 with written quotes due on or about 08/27/2018. A site visit will be held. A minimum of 24 hours advance notice MUST be given Bruce Campbell 803-727-9035 (c ) 803-750-6161 (o ) or bcampbel@usgs.gov for attendees of the site visit. The date, time, and contact info for the site visit can be found in section L.7. In the Request for Quote (RFQ). CONTRACTORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE SITE VISIT. This acquisition is total small business set-a-side. The NAICS code is 237110. The size standard is $36.5 million. The anticipated award date of the contract is 09/21/2018. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/index.html to be awarded the contract. All responsible sources may submit a bid or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Responses may be emailed to abenton@usgs.gov or mailed to the address specified in the solicitation. Faxed proposals and proposals submitted through FedConnect will not be accepted The RFQ may be viewed on FedConnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/ Primary Product/Service Code: F015 Well Drilling Exploratory Services Classification Code: F Natural Resources & Conservation Services.