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Z -- UST REMOVAL AND UPGRADES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, BALTIMORE DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS SOL DACA31-98-R-0001 POC Patty Hensley (410) 962-7718 17. Project Description: Work may consist of the removal, replacement, or improvement of above and below ground containers, containment structures, and ancillary features within the North Atlantic Division's geographic boundaries. The work may require the relocation of utilities. Contractors shall possess all qualifications as speified in applicable federal (to include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), state, and local regulations. Containment structures include, but are not limited to underground storage tanks, above ground storage tanks, liquified petroleum gas tanks, oil-water separators, transformer vaults, etc. Potential contents include, but are not limited to, petroleum oils, and lubricants; RCRA hazardous wastes, waste oils; sediments; poly-chlorinated biphenyl; etc. The contractor may perform work in Main, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania; New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.Contractors shall prepare all plans and reports required by federal, state, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local regulations. These plans include, but are not limited to Chemical Data Acquisition Plans, Safety, Health, and Emergency Response Plans, closure plans, closure plan implementation summaries, closure reports, etc. Contractors shall obtain all required permits and notify local, county, state and federal authorities as required. Contractors shall be responsible for the removal, transport and disposal of the containers and containments structures, accessories, contents, excavated material and other debris and wastes generated in the performance of this work. The government shall obtain services using task orders tailored to meet site-specific conditions. The contractor shall be capable of simultaneously executing task orders throughout the specified geographic region. Work shall be performed in one base year and three option years. The government intents to award three contracts. Themaximum contract amount is $4 million per contract. Minimum guarantee is $20,000 for the base year and $10,000 for each option period, if exercised. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If the selected contractor is a large business concern, the contractor shall submit a subcontracting plan with the proposal. A minimum of 70% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (to include Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions) and at least 8% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small women-owned businesses. Responses received within 15 days from the date of this issue will be considered for selection. Base specifications are $25.00 each; non-refundable. Make check or money order payable to FAO, USAED-Baltimore and mail to attention of CENAB-CT-S. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Issuance o/a 12 November; proposals due o/a 12 December 1997. A pre-proposal conference is tentively scheduled for November 24, 1997 at the Holiday Inn, corner of Lombar and Pratt Streets, Baltimore, MD. In order to comply with Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective March 1, 1998, all contractors must be registered in the Central Cotractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. Contact CCR Web site at http"//www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration can also be accomplished via dial up modem at 614- 692-6788 (User ID:ccrpud; Password:pub2ccri) or through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. Additionally, a paper form for registration maybe obtained from the DoD eletronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. (0300)

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