US Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, ATTN: CEHND-CT-C/Katherine Atkins, P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301

D -- ADP SERVICES SOL DACA87-95-R-0062 DUE 051595 POC Contracting Officer, Emily Durham, 205-895-1163; Contract Specialist, Katherine Atkins, 205-895-1163. The U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, proposes to acquire support services for the Department of Defense construction unit price database. The database supports the operation of the Tri-Service (U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force) automated cost estimating systems (TRACES), and more explicitly, the Microcomputer Aided Cost Estimating System (MCACES) Gold module. MCACES Gold is the detailed estimating system used by the Department of Defense in the development of construction cost estimates for Military and Civil Works construction and Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Remediation projects. The objective of this contract is to provide and maintain a Commercial Unit Price Book (CUPB) database of material prices and related information (i.e., crews and related productivity). The successful firm shall currently be in the business of, and have at least ten years experience in producing, maintaining, updating, publishing and selling for profit a complete construction pricing database for the express purpose of supporting the development of construction cost estimates. The Government will provide the current TRACES National Database, including the labor and equipment files (database). Supporting information for line items shown in the current database shall contain general specification references for type, quality and task descriptions; labor rate database costs based on basic wages, fringe benefits and insurance; equipment unit rates database based on operation and ownership. Evaluation shall be based on the respective offeror's technical approach to the work, organization and project management (including quality assurance, planning, and quality control) and personnel, and firm's experience. Offerors will be required to submit both technical and price proposals. It is anticipated that a fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract will result from this solicitation. Period of performance will be one year, with options for four additional years. Solicitation DACA87-95-R-0062 is scheduled for release on or about 04-14-95. Required delivery will be set forth in individual delivery orders. A pre-proposal conference will be held in Huntsville, AL on or about 04-26-95. Full details will be provided in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This action is unrestricted. Requests for copies of the solicitation must be submitted in writing to U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, ATTN: CEHND-CT-C/Atkins, P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 or may be telefaxed to 205-895-1197, ATTN: Katherine Atkins. No telephone requests will be accepted. Requests should include the name of a point of contact and their telephone number, a street address for use in express mail situations, business size (i.e., large business, small business), and a telefax number, if available. The Standard Industrial Code applicable to this procurement is 7379. For purposes of this solicitation, an offeror whose gross annual receipts over the past three years does not exceed an average of $18 million is considered a small business. This action is subject to the requirements of the Federal Information Resource Management Regulation (FIRMR), and Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), case number KAA-95-AD-002 (HND-94-011). (0083)

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