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 010997 POC PLAN ROOM FAX: (916)557-7842. Contract Specialist Tom Hart (916)557-5208 or FAX Technical Questions to (916)557-7854. (Site Code DACA05) This project originally published in the CBD on 2 Aug 96. Due to delays in the project and revisions to the scope of work, new dates have been established for this project. Proposals are due 9 Jan 1997; solicitation will be issued on or about 10 Dec 1996; CUT OFF date to order solicitation is 22 Nov 1996. If you have ordered a copy of the solicitation from the previous announcement, your company's name will remain on the plan holders list. The announcement of this project is reprinted in its entirety. 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: $18.0. The acquisition method is negotiated procurement. A technical and cost proposal will be required. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of firm that represents the best value 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 55.0% for small business, 8.5% 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 22 Nov 96 to ensure receipt of bid sets. Orders received beyond the CUT OFF DATE will not be honored. There is NO CHARGE for the solicitation. Because a limited number of sets will be reproduced, copies are limited to one set per firm. Solicitations will be mailed out on or about 10 Dec 1996. Requests may be submitted by FAX, 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. (0311)

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