# 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.

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