Huntington District Corps of Engineers, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701-2070

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SERVICES POC Cheryl Parsons, CONTRACT SPECIALIST (304)529-5006, John Robert, CONTRACTING OFFICER 17. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Cultural Resources Management and Related Services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for Various Civil Works Projects within the Huntington District boundaries(all or portions of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky including the work for others program and other federal agencies. Contract period will be for a base period of one year and two (2)option periods NTE one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed approximately $400,000.00. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price delivery orders, NTE $400,000.00. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intendsto subcontract. The plan is NOT required with this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The types of work and services to be performed under the terms of this contract may include, but are not limited to the following: local and regional cultural resource assessments, archival and background research, formulation and implementation of research designs, addressing reconnaissance, survey, site testing, evaluation, mitigation (data recovery) of archeological deposits, geomorphological investigations, historic and historic architectural studies, and analysis and report preparation relative to these activities. Also, a variety of special studies may be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-d are primary. Criteria e-g are secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. a. Specialized Experience: Experience in designing and executing cultural resources assessment and mitigation projects in the Ohio Valley. b. Specialized Staff and Equipment: Studies may include paleobotanical, zooarcheological, bioarcheological, palynological, dating studies, remote sensing and various soils studies, as appropriate and as typically ancillary to archeological and geomorphological investigations. The contractor is required to have GIS (ArchView), GPS and remote sensing capabilities. c. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: Sufficient equipment and personnel to accomplish work as required to maintain delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule. d. Past Performance: Performance on contracts with government agencies in terms of quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and professional publications in local, regional and national journals. e. Geographic Location: Geographic Location with respect to the region under consideration. f. Current DOD Contracts: The volume of DOD contracts awarded during the previous twelve months. g. SB and SDB Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform the work and who desire to be considered must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition) and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline will be the close of business of the next business day. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 12/08/98 (W-SN278421). (0342)

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