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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 12, 2004 FBO #0837
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- Scientific and Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) for the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, ERDC/WES, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Notice Date

3/10/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Vicksburg, ATTN: ERDC, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435
 

ZIP Code

39183-3435
 

Solicitation Number

W912HZ-04-R-0001
 

Response Due

4/20/2004
 

Archive Date

6/19/2004
 

Point of Contact

Tina Landes, (601) 631-5356
 

E-Mail Address

Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Vicksburg
(Tina.M.Landes@mvk02.usace.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

8a Competitive
 

Description

NOTE: THIS SOLICITATION REPLACES SOLICITATION NUMBER DACA42-03-R-0026. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, proposes to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Scientific and Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) for the Geotechn ical and Structures Laboratory, located at the Engineer Research Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station (ERDC/WES), Vicksburg, MS. The purpose of this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract is to provide the following services: Primary research and development missions to encompass: weapons effects; fighting positions; terrorist threat protection; obstacle creation and reduction; fixed facility camouflage, concealment, and deception; vehicle/terrain interaction; military hydro logy; lines of communications, construction, and repair; airfields and pavements; coastal engineering; hydraulic engineering; flood control and navigation; dynamic modeling and simulation; environmental impact and groundwater modeling; wetlands processes; environmental site characterization; ecosystem processes; reservoir, riverine, estuarine and coastal water quality; mobility analyses; seismic response of structures; earthquake engineering; dredging and dredged material disposal; natural resource manageme nt; concrete technology; structural dynamics; and geotechnical engineering. The scope of this contract includes all aspects of planning, construction, instrumentation, evaluation, conducting, managing, briefing, and reporting of research and development a ctivities within the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's Engineering Systems and Materials Division located at Vicksburg, MS. The specific tasks which the contractor will be required to participate in are directed towards satisfying Army requirements in several specific technical areas of civil engineering which include: airfield and roadway pavements; geotechnical engineering; sustainment engineering; foundation engineering; concrete materials; weapons penetration and airblast; and airbase and airbase facility surveys. During the course of this research and development contract, the contractor will also be required to develop and evaluate new and modified materials, prototype hardware, construct model and prototype items, perform field and laboratory e valuation and data collection and analysis, develop techniques for system evaluations and data analyses, and conduct a broad range of research leading to the resolution of Army civil engineering problems. The contractor shall be required to review the R&D work and products of others, which includes technical reports, evaluation plans, progress reports, and other research and technical documents. The contractor shall also be required to develop research and development statements of work and request for prop osals, prepare written formal and informal reports and video documentation covering research activities, conduct briefings, and submit papers to professional and technical groups. The contractor shall be required to maintain a file of in-house research rep orts, briefings, and video documentation. The major end deliverables of this acquisition are technical reports, computer models, and prototype equipment and systems defined and required by individual Task Orders issued against the ID/IQ contract. This RFP will be issued as a best-value procurement. Source selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance: Technical Capability is the most important criteria and is slightly more important than Past Performance, and significantly more im portant than Subcontracting. When combined, the non-cost factors of Technical Capability, Past Performance and Subcontracting, are significantly more important than cost. Evaluation Factors: a. Technical Capability will be evaluated based on an assessm ent of the following subfactors listed in equal order of relative importance: (1) Technical Approach, (2) Management Practices, (3) Staffing and Key Personnel, (4) Transition Plan, and (5) Contract Administration. b. Past Performance will be evaluated based on an assessment of the following subfactors listed in equal order of relative importance: (1) Quality of Services, (2) Timeliness of Performance, (3) Cos t Control, (4) Business Relations, and (5) Relevant Prior Experience. c. Cost will be evaluated using cost realism and price analysis techniques. Note: This is the anticipated source selection criteria for the solicitation. The criteria may be revised when the solicitation is issued based on regulatory requirements. Period of performance shall be for one year from date of contract award for the base year with options available for four (4) additional years. The Government intends to release Solicitat ion No. W912HZ-04-R-0001 on or about 19 March 2004 on the Internet. The Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any amendments to this solicitation. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to frequently view the websi te at http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/ through the closing date of the solicitation. A minimum of 30 days from the date of release of this solicitation will be allowed for submission of proposals (reference solicitation for actual required closing date tentatively scheduled for 20 April 2004). Specifications will be available on the Web only. Hard copies will not be available. The administrative POC for this solicitation is as follows: Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO), Attn: T ina M. Landes (Tina.M.Landes@mvk02.usace.army.mil), at 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-4155. A cost-plus-fixed-fee type contract will be awarded utilizing the procedures of FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation). The awarded contract shall have a not to exceed amount of $10,000,000 over the life of the entire contract ($2,000,000 for the base year and $2,000,000 for each of the 4 option years). A minimum guarantee of $40,000 is guaranteed for the base year and $20,000 for each option year exer cised. The Government has the unilateral right to exercise any option years. This solicitation is 100%, 8(a) set-aside for small business in the following SBA Designated Regions: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. Proposals will not be accepted from large business es. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541710 and the business size is 500 employees to qualify as a small business. The successful 8(a) Contractor must be approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to receive award of a contract for this so licitation.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA38/W912HZ-04-R-0001/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Vicksburg ATTN: ERDC, 4155 Clay Street Vicksburg MS

Zip Code: 39183-3435

Country: US
 

Record

SN00541959-F 20040312/040310232331 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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