US Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, ATTN: CEHND-CT-C/Atkins P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 Street Address: 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

D -- ADP SERVICES SOL DACA87-95-R-0073 DUE 052395 POC Contracting Officer, Emily Durham, 205-895-1161; Contract Specialist, Katherine Atkins, 205-895-1163. The U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, intends to procure, on a sole source basis, the services of a cost risk analyst for evaluating and testing software (yet to be developed) that will provide Corps of Engineers cost engineers the capability to perform risk analysis on construction projects for budgeting and cost estimating. The analyst must be familiar with the use of IBM compatible microcomputers operating on a disk operating system (DOS 3.0 or higher) and with current Corps of Engineers cost estimating software. The software program, which will be developed under a separate procurement action, to be evaluted must be capable of performing cost risk analysis based on the Monte Carlo approach to produce lognormal probability distribution using empiracal data. The proposed contract will also contain provisions requiring the contractor to train Corps cost engineers in the use of the program and to perform cost risk analyses on selected Corps of Engineers construction projects. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability of this type of service. All responding vendors shall provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division, with their experience and abilities to evalute and test software developed, to train on the use of the software, and to perform cost risk analysis on selected Corps of Engineers projects. Such experience must include a knowledge of the statistical approach to risk analysis, including performing risk analysis of Corps of Engineers projects, and the Corps of Engineers cost estimating system and cost estimating software, and other information that will help assess vendor abilities. This is not a request for proposals. However, any firm which can meet the requirement is requested to submit, in writing, an affirmative response which should include applicable pricing and any additional information indicating bona fide ability to meet this specific requirement. Responses should be furnished by 23 May 1995. Response should include business size; standard industrial code for this action is 7379. For purposes of this acquisition, any firm whose annual average gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal years does not exceed $18 million is considered a small business. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis, and all such responses will be considered by the agency. See Note 22. (0125)

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