USAED, SACRAMENTO, CONTRACTING DIVISION, 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

D -- ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, THE HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING CENTER (HEC), DAVIS, CA. SOL DACW05-96-R-0042 DUE 091896 POC PLAN ROOM FAX: (916) 557-7842. Contract Specialist Andy Ortega (916) 557-5243 or FAX: (916) 557-7854. Contracting Officer Linda Hales. (Site Code DACA05) The Government plans to award an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Service Contract for specific tasks associated with the engineering analysis, software design and prototyping, software coding and testing, applications, and deployment for HEC software development projects. Engineering analysis skills in hydrologic engineering and computer program development, testing and applications are required. Experience and skills in Windows 3.X, 95 and NT, and UNIX operating systems; C, C++, and FORTRAN 90 coding languages; productivity software of Galaxy Development Systems (for GUI), UNIRAS (for Graphics), and scripting are required. The contract will have a basic contract period of 365 calendar days after a contract award with four one-year options (options will be exercised at the discretion of the Government.) The contract amount for the Base Year and each option year will be a NOT-TO-EXCEED amount of $250,000 with a guaranteed minimum amount of $5,000. As the need for services on this contract arises, the Government will issue individual task orders with specific scopes of work describing the requirement. The aggregate of all the task orders written during a contract year will not exceed $250,000. This procurement will be conducted under SIC code: 7371. The size standard for this SIC code is: $17.0 million. The acquisition method is negotiated procurement. A technical and cost proposal will be required. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of the firm that represents the best advantage to the Government. Large businesses competing for this project must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the part of the work it intends to subcontract. The recommended goals for subcontracting are 52.5% for small business, 8.8% for small disadvantaged business, and 3.0% for small business/woman-owned. A firm that submits a plan with lesser goals must submit written rationale to support goals submitted. Solicitations for this project must be ordered by the CUT OFF DATE of 9 Aug 96 to ensure receipt of proposal. Orders received beyond the CUT OFF DATE will not be honored. There is NO CHARGE for this solicitation; however, only one solicitation is available per offeror for there are only a limited number available. Solicitation will be mailed out on or about 19 Aug 96. Requests may be submitted by mail or in person to USAED, Sacramento, ATTN: Plan Room, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Do not address to the contract specialist for this will delay your order. Firms are requested to provide their name, street and mailing address, telephone number and FAX number, and the solicitation number of the project. All responsible business sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. See Note 26. (0213)

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