Geotechnical Drilling - NV FLAP CCRTC ASH(1) Ash Canyon Road & Trailhead

The contract for geotechnical drilling at Ash Canyon Road and Trailhead in Carson City, Nevada, is issued as a combined solicitation under solicitation number 6982AF26Q000009 by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division, with the office located in Lakewood, Colorado. It is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, meaning only small business concerns are eligible to compete, and the NAICS code 541380 applies, classifying the work as engineering services. Proposals must be submitted electronically by May 28, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time to Chinh Le at chinh.le@dot.gov, with all documentation required in a single PDF email attachment not exceeding 10 MB. The evaluation method is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, where technical acceptability—verified through past performance—is assessed on a pass/fail basis before price becomes the decisive factor. The work involves mobilization and demobilization, drilling operations billed per crew and equipment hour, vacuum excavation potholing, and miscellaneous supplies, with pricing submitted as lump sums or per-hour rates, though no specific quantities or prices are pre-filled. Performance will occur on-site in Carson City, Nevada, with inspection and acceptance conducted by the Government’s Contracting Officer’s Representative, Darin Lockhart. The contract includes an option to extend services for up to six months cumulatively, subject to labor rate adjustments. Contractors must maintain active SAM.gov registration and comply with a range of FAR clauses, including prohibitions on forced labor, contractor employee whistleblower protections, anti-trafficking requirements, and restrictions on the use of covered telecommunications equipment under Section 889 of the NDAA. Additional requirements include reporting any non-compliance with FASCSA or IRGC sanctions within 72 hours, disclosing key personnel changes in advance, and prohibiting internal confidentiality agreements that restrict reporting of fraud or abuse. Invoicing must be done exclusively through the DELPHI system using iSupplier and login.gov credentials, with payments directed to the Federal Highway Administration in Oklahoma City. No detailed specification for packaging, marking, barcoding, or preservation is included, and while certain standards like the Service Contract Labor Standards and Fair Labor Standards Act apply, specific technical drilling or sampling standards such as ASTM or AASHTO are not explicitly referenced.