C--IDIQ A-E Contract for Geotechnical and Construction Material Sampling, Testing, Surveying, Analysis and Design for Military, Civil or Environmental Projects located within Southwestern Division (SWD) Boundaries.

This IDIQ A-E contract is required to procure the essential A-E services needed to accomplish the anticipated workload in Dam Safety such as: (a) Soil and rock laboratory testing assignments may include, but are not limited to, extrusion and preparation of up to 3-inch diameter undisturbed samples, classification, mechanical grain size analysis, water content, Atterberg limits, unconfined compression tests on soil and rock, 'Q' and 'R-bar' triaxial compression tests, permeability tests, including flexible wall permeameter tests, and compaction tests. Materials testing assignments may include testing of aggregate, stone, bituminous, and concrete materials, including 3-point flexural strength testing of concrete. Geotechnical and materials construction quality assurance testing may also be required. Tests shall be performed in accordance with the methods presented in EM 1110-2-1906 'Laboratory Soils Testing' and with applicable ASTM and AASHTO test methods. Computation and compilation of geotechnical and materials test results will be required. Engineering reports and laboratory data shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word and Excel formats. Boring logs and drawings shall be furnished in a CADD format which is fully compatible with the Microstation CADD software (Version V8 or later); in addition .pdf files and hard copies of all submittals shall be provided. The Contractor may be required to produce cost estimates using Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES Gold, software provided, latest version), prepare specifications using SPECSINTACT Software, and GIS files for input to ESRI graphic systems and (b) Field investigation assignments may include, but are not limited to, topographic surveying to define areas of work and/or locate borings; geotechnical/geologic investigations and interpretation including drilling to depths of up to 200 feet, undisturbed and disturbed sampling of soil, rock coring, dynamic cone penetration testing and installation, plugging, and abandonment of monitoring wells and/or piezometers, and (c) Geotechnical engineering work may include, but is not limited to, foundation design; borrow investigations; stability analysis and inspection of earth dam and levee structures; design of cut slopes and channels.