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B -- VARIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT SOL PD****-5213-0149 POC Contract Specialist ALICE WASHINGTON (601) 631-7906 (Site Code CW38) Three contracts will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Work will be accomplished under an Indefinite Delivery Contract NTE $1,000,000, by the issuance of individual delivery orders. Perform all work necessary for performing various cultural resources investigations within the Vicksburg District. The evaluation will be composed of two phases. In phase I evaluation, a competitive range will be established based on the ranking of the proposals. Negotiations may be conducted with all firms in the competitive range and revised proposals requested. In the second phase the proposals in the competitive range will again be evaluated based on Phase II criteria. PHASE I EVALUATION CRITERIA IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, IS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Past Experience and Technical Expertise: Subcriteria - a, b, c and d being of equal importance: (a) Contractor's ability to meet cultural resource contract requirements and familiarity with Federal and State laws and regulations; (b) Contractor's demonstrated ability to produce quality reports; (c) Contractor's experience in all types of cultural resources investigations; and (d) Contractor's experience in Southeastern prehistory and history, and knowledge in methods and theory of American Archaeology. 2. Personnel: (a) Contractor must have at his/her disposal competent and appropriate personnel to implement all phases of cultural resources studies; (b) Contractor must have at his/her disposal personnel with demonstrated ability to conduct or have conducted any types of specialized studies that may be required. 3. Equipment: (a) Contractor must demonstrate the accessibility of all types of equipment necessary to perform the required services; (b) Contractor must have the ability to provide laboratory facilities for the washing, storage, analysis and cataloging of recovered materials and for other related work; (c) Contractor must possess adequate curational facilities or demonstrate that arrangements have been made with a qualified institution equipped with proper space, facilities, and personnel for the curation, storage and maintenance of the recovered data and materials. PHASE II EVALUAION IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: 1. Past experience and technical expertise. 2. Personnel and equipment. Price Proposal: Price will not be a scored factor, but will be evaluated as to reasonableness and affordability in both Phase I and Phase II. If approved, four (4) option years may be included in each resulting solicitation. Pricing for additional optional years is required. One RFP will be issued, however, three contracts may be awarded, and one contractor may not be awarded more than one contract. Award will be based on a combination of technical score and evaluation of cost which has been determined reasonable. This is not a request for proposals, however, interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work should contact Alice M. Washington by calling 601/631-7906, or by responding to the above address not later than close of business 20 Nov 95. The issue date for the Request for Proposal is on or about 20 Nov 95. Closing date on or about 20 Dec 95. This is a small business set-aside. See Note 1. (0306)

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