US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, (CESWL-CT), PO Box 867 Little Rock, AR 72203-0867

Z -- JOB ORDER CONTRACTING FOR MILITARY AND CIVIL PROJECTS WITHIN THE SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION INCLUDING THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, AND NEW MEXICO SOL DACA03-98-R-0002 DUE 012998 POC Janet Holmes, Contract Specialist, 501-324-6078 WEB: NA, None. E-MAIL: NA, jholmes@lrd02.swl.usace.army.mil. This is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type contract used to acquire real property repair, maintenance, and minor construction. the contractor is required to provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to accomplish the scope of work as defined in individual task orders issued on an "as needed" basis. Offerors will be required to submit pricing in the form of coefficients for normal working hours and other than normal working hours for each state. Two contracts will be awarded from this multiple award solicitation. One award is restricted to 8(a) concerns operating within the boundaries of Arkansas. The second contract will be awarded on an unrestricted basis from all offers received, excluding the 8(a) awarded contractor. The Government will give fair consideration to all awardees in placing orders based on criteria stated in the solicitation. The contract period is from date of award to 31 May 99, with four one year renewal options for each contract. Each contract has a totalmaximum contract amount of $15 million and a guaranteed minimum amount for the basic period and each option year of $100,000. The solicitation utilizes source selection procedures that require offerors to submit a written technical proposal, oral presentation, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government. Rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 15 -- Negotiated Source Selection -- applies to this procurement. Large businesses must submit a subcontracting plan including the following minimum subcontracting goals: Small Business Subcontracting -- 55%, Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting -- 8.5%, Women Owned Small Business Subcontracting -- 5%, Historically Black Colleges or Universities/Minority Institution -- 5%. The solicitation is available on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and provided free of charge. The solicitation will not be available in a printed paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when determined to be in the Government's best interest. All bid bonds, and other documents required for the offer submittal, including amendments to the offer submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the offer submittal documents will not be allowed. Interested firms shall request the solicitation by mail, fax (501-324-5196) or E-Mail (jholmes@lrd02.swl.usace.army.mil) by providing the following information: Name of Firm, Point of Contract, Mailing Address, Street Address for Parcel Delivery Service, Telephone and Fax Numbers (including Area Code), Level of Participation (General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier or Plan Room), and Large or Small Business status. Failure to provide the above information may cause a delay in receiving the CD-ROM and amendments. For questions regarding the ordering of the CD-ROM, call Janet Holmes at 501-324-6078. (0318)

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