Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

B -- NEW GEOPHYSICAL SITE INVESTIGATION CONTRACT SOL DACA31-98-R-0030 DUE 040798 POC Joseph Neil, Contract Specialist:(410)962-5611 or Shelia Salter,Contracting Officer:0175 The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall furnish the necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials to plan, perform, and interpret geophysical site investigations on engineering and environmental project sites for the Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Contractor shall conduct geophysical site investigations at specified military, civil works, and/or hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste (HTRW) project sites within the geographic boundaries of the Baltimore District which includes the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, and to a lesser extent the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Investigations may include the following geophysical methods and technologies; 1) Seismic (reflection, refraction, crosshole, and tomography), 2) Gravity and Microgravity, 3) Magnetic, 4) Electrical (self-potential, resistivity, and induced polarization), 5) Electromagnetic (time domain and frequency domain), 6) Ground Penetrating Radar, and 7) Borehole Logging (spontaneous potential, resistivity, electrical, natural gamma, gamma-gamma, neutron, caliper, temperature, sonic, and borehole camera). Technical and Cost Proposals are required. The offeror's Technical Proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptability based on the following evaluation criteria: A) Past experience and complexity of geophysical site investigation work, B) Qualifications of resident personnel, C) List of proposed geophysical instruments to include their capability for in-field data interpretation, and D) Satisfactory past performance on contracts with Government agencies and the private sector in terms of meeting project objectives, site safety record, cost control, and meeting established schedules. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price indefinite quantity type contract for a base year plus two option years. In order to comply with Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective March 1, 1998, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor 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: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri), or through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Ellectronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Only written request for proposal packages will be accepted. No faxes please. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on or about 6 March 1998. This procurement is unrestricted. (0041)

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