U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

R -- CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY IN ILLINOIS, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND WISCONSIN SOL DACW25-97-R-0005 DUE 022197 POC Janet Hancks, (309)794-5443/Bonnie Donelson, (309)794-5241 Services to be performed under a fixed-price indefinite quantity contract may include, but not be limited to archival and historical research; reconnaissance and intensive archaeological/geomorphological field surveys; site testing/evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); data recovery through site excavation; preparation of cultural resource management plans; special studies; laboratory analyses; computerized data base creation and management; technical reports; and preparation of National Register nomination forms. Work and services under this contract shall be assigned by work orders duly issued by the Contracting Officer. Final products will be high quality technical reports on the results of the work delivered to the Rock Island District, Corps of Engineers. The contract period will be for one (1) year with the Government having the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods. The Offerors must demonstrate expertise across a broad range of cultural resource management areas including regional history, prehistory, and geomorphology with particular emphasis upon the main valley trench and adjacent bluffs of the Mississippi River within the Rock Island District within the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Proposals will be evaluated using five major factors or categories as follows: Personnel Qualifications, Regional Expertise, Organizational Capability, Schedule of Rates, and Past Performance. When averaging the points of all evaluators, proposals will be considered outside the competitive range if the average of total points for all Evaluation Factors is below 80 percent of the possible points OR if the average of points for any one Evaluation Factor is below 75 percent of the possible points for that factor regardless of whether the average of the total points is above 80 percent. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The total cost of all work orders per year shall not exceed $500,000 with individual work orders not exceeding $150,000. Minimum guaranteed annual amount shall be $10,000 for the initial year; $5,000 in any option year should options be exercised by the Government. This procurement is unrestricted. Set of specifications will be furnished at no cost. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 8999. (0365)

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