W912PM26QA024 SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR Carolina-Kure Beach CSRM, Carolina Beach Inlet and Vicinity 2026 Subsurface Investigation and Geotechnical Laboratory Testing New Hanover County, North Carolina This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. This is NOT a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. This request does not obligate the Government in any contract award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, is conducting research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to perform VIBRACORE services for the Government at C arolina-Kure Beach CSRM, Carolina Beach Inlet and Vicinity, North Carolina. Description of Work : The Contractor shall perform a total of 25 waterborne vibracores, 2 land-based borings, and 207 lab test samples for this project. Following drilling operations, the Contractor shall carefully transport the core samples to a facility for processing. The soil cores shall be processed and field logs and photos provided to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Following the receipt of the preliminary boring logs and photos, The Wilmington District will require at least 5 business days to review the logs and photographs to assign lab test sampling intervals. All borings (vibracore and land-based borings) shall be horizontally referenced to North American Datum (NAD) 1983 North Carolina State Plane Feet. The top and bottom of each boring shall be referenced to the MLLW vertical datum. Sampling procedures for all borings shall be accomplished in accordance with paragraph “Vibracore and Land-Based Drill Sampling.” Preliminary Drilling Logs, Draft and Final Drilling Logs for all borings shall be accomplished in accordance with paragraph “Drilling Logs.” In addition to the Preliminary Draft and Final Drilling Logs, the Contractor shall take detailed photographs of each boring to highlight changes in soil character. Laboratory testing on USACE-designated samples shall be accomplished in accordance with the paragraph “Laboratory Testing Procedures.” Performance Period: The Contractor shall mobilize to the site and begin drilling within 5 -calendar days following SAW acceptance of the Accident Prevention Plan (APP). The entire work, including drilling, logging, photographing, laboratory analyses, and the Final Report (hard copy and electronic files) should be submitted within 180 calendar days from time of award. All interested firms with NAICS 541360 – Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services , as an approved NAICs code have until 10 March 2026 at 1600 ET to submit the following information: GENERAL INFORMATION: Name & Address of your Firm Point of Contact (Name/Phone/E-mail) SAM Unique Entity ID. (The Unique Entity ID is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov) Business Size, to include designation as HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, and Large Business. NOTE: …