U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 502 EIGHTH STREET, HUNTINGTON, WV 25701-2070

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION SERVICES WITHIN THE HUNTINGTON DISTRICT POC Contact Point, Sandra M. King, (304)529-5182, Contracting Officer, LENORA L. SUTPHIN, (304)529-5620 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Construction quality assurance inspection is required for construction projects located within the Huntington District boundaries. An indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded for a one year period with one option year. Individual, fixed price delivery orders will not exceed $150,000 and the annual ceiling for the base year and the option year is $750,000. Contract is anticipated to be awarded July 1995. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Services required may consist of but are not limited to (1) Inspection of concrete mixing, batching and placing and QA testing of concrete; (2) Inspection and QA testing of earthwork, (3) Inspection and QA testing of mechanical systems; (4) Inspection and QA testing of electrical systems; (5) QA report preparation and reporting; (6) QA inspection of contract safety on construction sites; and (7) QA quantity and alignment surveys of various construction sites during construction. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a-d are primary. Criteria e and f are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. (a) Personnel experienced in performing inspections on the following criteria: concrete mixing; batching and placing; testing of earthowrk; testing of mechanical systems; testing of electrical systems; report preparation and reporting; contract safety of construction sites; and quantity and alignment surveys of various construction sites during construction, (b) Specialized experience and technical competence in performing Quality Assurance inspections for construction projects, (c) Ability to furnish sufficient experienced and qualified construction inspectors for 4 separate contracts, (d) Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to construction inspection and quality assurance, (e) Geographic proximity to the Huntington District, (f) Current workload-volume of DoD contracts. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a completed SF 255 (11/92 edition), and a copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255. No other general notification to firms will be made and no further action is required. This is not a request for proposal. (0125)

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