U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Z -- FOR TWO (2) INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONSTRUCTION/SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR INSTALLATION SUPPORT, FORT HOOD, TEXAS (INCLUDING INSTALLATIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OR THAT BECOME UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF FORT HOOD, TEXAS DURING THE LIFE OF THESE CONTRACTS) SOL DACA63-98-R-0009 DUE 033098 POC Frank A. Wilson, Contract Specialist, (817)978-4413 WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil/. E-MAIL: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, frank.wilson@SWF01.usace.army.mil. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with construction, service and time-and-material provisions/clauses, and fixed labor rates. Task orders will be issued for a wide variety of maintenance, repair, and minor construction tasks (including asbestos and lead-based paint abatement) in support of the Directorate of Public Works, Fort Hood, Texas. Contractors will be required to furnish all labor, materials, permits, equipment, and services necessary to manage and accomplish designed deliveries, recommending a solution, and remediating the problem in a timely and efficient manner. Task orders will include a variety of trades including (but not limited to) biologist, environmentalist, technicians, agronomist, computer specialist, carpentry, plumbing, road repair, excavation, demolition, concrete, topographic surveyors, roofers, masonry, welding, and architect/engineering (i.e., general, civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, fire protection, life safety). Contractors must have a minimum of two (2) years' related experience and must possess all state and locally required licenses for this type of work within the state of Texas. The objective of the contract is to provide expeditious execution of task orders for general construction and/or service work which will vary from site to site. Estimated duration for each contract awarded will be an initial base period of 12 months with four (4) option periods of 12 months for a total not-to-exceed of sixty (60) months for each contract. Option Periods will be exercised at the Government's discretion. Using best value acquisition procedures and in acordance with the new guidance of FAR Part 15, the intent of the Government is to award two (2) IDIQ type contracts, on which individual task orders will be issued, to the two (2) highest qualified (technical and price) contractors (assuming that two (2) contractors are determined to be highly qualified). The combined not-to-exceed amount for the life of all contracts awarded under this announcement willbe $50,000,000.00. The minimum guaranteed amount for the initial 12-month base period is $100,000.00 (all contracts combined). The anticipated amount for the Base Period is $5,000,000.00 (all contracts combined), an anticipated Option Period 1 amount of $7,000,000.00 (all contracts combined); an anticipated Option Period 2 amount of $11,000,000.00 (all contracts combined); an anticipated Option Period 3 amount of $13,000,000 (all contracts combined); an anticipated Option Period 4 amount of $14,000,000.00 (all contracts combined); with a not-to-exceed $50,000,000.00 (combination of all contracts in the program) for the life of all active contracts awarded under this RFP. However, once each contractor has been awarded $2,000,000.00 in task orders, the remaining $46,000,000.00 contract capacity may be distributed among all Contractors based upon performance factors stated in the RFP. Thus, any Contractor could potentially be awarded task orders in excess of the anticipated amount per period. The minimum guaranteed amount for each 12-month option period is one percent (1%) (all contracts combined). Contract awards will be based upon "Best Value" to the Government which may or may not be the lowest-price offered. To determine best value, the Government will evaluate technical proposals having specific management and technical evaluation criteria consisting of past performance, related experience, past performance as related to subcontracting utilization (large businesses only), Subcontracting Plan (as required by FAR 52.219-9) and price proposals. The plans and specifications have been placed on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a paper hard copy format. Notification of amendments shall be made through either 3.5" diskette, CD ROM, and/or the Internet. The Government intends to issue this solicitation through the use of CD ROM and the Internet. However, the Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any changes to this solicitation. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the internet at the following Internet address: "http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil". Solicitation to be issued on or about 30 March 1998. Proposals are due on or about 14 May 1998. This an unrestricted solicitation. Offers from all qualified business concerns are solicited. If a large business firm intends to submit a proposal, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District goals are as follows (expressed as a percentage of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount): Small Business-61.2%; Small Disadvantaged Business-9.1%; Woman-owned Small Business-4.5%; Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (where applicable)-9.4%. SIC Code for this procurement is 1542. Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. (0042)

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