F--MONITORING WELL ABANDONMENT, EASTON MD

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Maryland-Delaware-Washington, D.C. Water Science Center is seeking a licensed drilling contractor to properly abandon a monitoring well located in Easton, MD, due to the dry dumping of an unknown quantity of bentonite that has caused bridging at a casing reduction transition approximately 60 feet below land surface. The well has a total depth of 371 feet, with a 6-inch PVC surficial casing cut at 61 feet and a 2-inch PVC schedule 40 casing extending from 61 to 371 feet. The work must comply with procedures established by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Talbot County Health Department, including overdrilling the 2-inch casing section from 205 to 60 feet and pumping sealing material continuously from the bottom up to the surface. All waste generated must be disposed of off-site, and the site must be reinstated by regrading and seeding disturbed ground surfaces. A Water Well Abandonment Sealing Report must be submitted within 45 days of sealing the well, and the contractor must provide a minimum of 48 hours’ notice before beginning work and submit the scope of work for review at least seven days in advance. The contract is a firm, fixed-price arrangement with a performance period of 30 days, and the work is subject to technical oversight by a Technical Liaison who has no authority to modify contract requirements. Contract administration is managed by the USGS OAG Reston Acquisition Branch, and all communications and quotations must be sent to [email hidden]. This acquisition is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 237110 with a size standard of $45 million and is reserved exclusively for small businesses, including women-owned and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and provide a unique entity identifier on all submissions. Quotations must include pricing, a technical description of capabilities meeting all performance requirements, completed representations under FAR 52.212-3, and acknowledgment of any amendments. The evaluation is based on the lowest-price technically acceptable standard, meaning only submissions determined technically acceptable will be considered for award, and the lowest-priced acceptable offer will be selected. Contractors must comply with U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-4275 Rev 32 and are prohibited from engaging in racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion activities; violations may