Opportunity
Pennsylvania eMarketplace #6100066663
Statewide Scientific Drilling and Bedrock Coring Services
Posted
October 01, 2026
Respond By
October 20, 2026
Identifier
6100066663
NAICS
213115
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is seeking on-demand drilling and bedrock coring services for statewide geological and geotechnical investigations. - Government buyer: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Geological Survey (BGS), statewide. - Procurement: Work-order-based scientific drilling and rock coring to support geologic mapping, groundwater resource investigations, and geotechnical investigations. Work locations, depths, sampling, and site conditions will be specified by work order; fixed quantities are not provided. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or contractor vendors are named in the available materials. - Services requested: Mobilization and demobilization; intermediate moves between drill sites; overburden drilling and casing; split-spoon (SPT) and Shelby tube soil sampling; continuous bedrock coring; borehole decommissioning; site restoration; and requested standby time. The contractor is also responsible for equipment, personnel, water handling/hauling, and required road-use permits. The Department supplies core boxes and drilling oversight, including borehole logging. - Technical requirements: Drill to at least 800 feet below grade and provide NQ, HQ, and PQ core; PQ coring must reach at least 200 feet below grade. Average core recovery must be at least 90%, except where abnormal geological conditions prevent it. Work may involve remote and off-road sites. Work must begin within 45 days after a work order is issued. - Contract term: One-year initial term, with up to four additional annual renewals. Renewal unit-price increases may be mutually negotiated up to 3%; the terms also allow for a possible short extension of an individual term. - Evaluation: Bids are evaluated on the lowest total sum.
Description
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Geological Survey, seeks a vendor to provide drilling and rock-coring services throughout Pennsylvania. Services will support geologic mapping, groundwater resource investigations, and geotechnical investigations, with work assigned through project-specific work orders. Requirements include the ability to mobilize statewide, core to at least 800 feet below grade, and collect NQ, HQ, and PQ core; subcontracting the work is prohibited. Bids are submitted through the PA Supplier Portal, and award is based on the lowest total sum.