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Z -- MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACTS (MATOC) FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN REGION BUREAU OF PRISONS SOL DACA09-99-R-0006 DUE 031699 POC Lucia Carvajal, Contract Specialist, (213) 452-3240 The announcement for this solicitation, published in the Commerce Business Daily on January 22, 1999, is amended to read as follows: This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award a maximum of three Task Order Contracts. Offerors will be required to submit a technical proposal with a separate price proposal. In addition, large businesses will also be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan. The Government will award up to a maximum of three contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose proposals, conforming to the solicitation will be the ABEST VALUE@ to the Government using a ATRADE-OFF@ process, price and technical factors considered. The significant evaluation factors, which may be used for the evaluation of the technical proposals, are: Past Performance; Management Ability; Scheduling. These factors are not all inclusive. The contracting officer may award based on initial offers received, without discussions of such offers. The award may be made to the superior offer which is not the lowest offered price, but which is significantly more technically advantageous than the lowest offer so as to justify the payment of a higher price. Once a maximum of 3 contracts are awarded, the Government will compete the work among the contractors based on performance and other factors set forth in the contract. Each awardee will be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for subsequent task orders, except under those circumstances described in FAR 16.505(b)(2). Task orders under these contracts could be issued in one of the following methods: (a) Competitive (b) Sole Source, or (c) Time & Materials. The basic contract periods for these contracts will be for 12 months or until the maximum contract not-to-exceed amount of $90,000,000.00 is awarded. The contracts will contain two 12 month option periods for a total maximum contract duration of 36 months or a maximum not-to-exceed value of $90,000,000.00, whichever comes first. Each individual contract will be legally bound by the minimum guaranteed amount of $500,000, and each option period, if exercised, will have a minimum guaranteed amount of $250,000. The three contracts combined will have a total not-to-exceed amount of $90,000,000. The contracts will have a maximum task order limit of $15,000,000. The work will include construction, renovation, repairs, preventive maintenance, and environmental abatement in Southern California and the Western Region, Bureau of Prisons including installations under the jurisdiction or that become under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles District during the life of these contracts. The contracts awarded under this solicitation are intended to provide a timely response to remediation/construction of real property (i.e., maintenance, repair, asbestos and lead-base paint abatement, removal of materials containing PCB=s, and construction situations relating to, but not limited to, civil, mechanical, plumbing, structural, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), instrumentation, security and safety areas of Government facilities) in a cost effective manner. The Government will provide fully defined requirements for each task order, which may include one or more of the following: performance based specifications, conceptual drawings and specifications or definitive designs with prescriptive specifications. The contractors may be required to participate in the development of the final scopes of work for individual task orders and may be required to provide incidental architectural or engineering services such as detailed shop drawings for construction specialties, work plans and other submittals in support of the construction, operation or maintenance of a facility or system. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON AN AUNRESTRICTED@ BASIS INVITING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All responsible sources may submit an offer. This procurement was previously advertised in the Commerce Business Daily on 20 October 1998 as a Sources Sought Notice. Small and disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as Prime Contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. In addition, this acquisition should provide ample subcontracting opportunities for small and small disadvantaged businesses. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 19.7, the proposed acquisition will require that any large business submit a subcontracting plan which will set forth small, disadvantaged and women-owned business concerns subcontracting goals that are acceptable to the Government. The Los Angeles District subcontracting goals are specific percentages of the contractor=s total planned subcontract amount. The goals are as follows: 60% with small business; 10% with small disadvantaged business, 5% with women-owned small business. A sample project will be identified in the Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP will be issued using CD-ROM only; hard copies will not be available. Because a limited number of CD-ROMs will be reproduced, copies are limited to one CD-ROM per firm at no charge. A web site with the capability to view and/or download plans and specifications is available after the issue date. To access the web site, visit the Los Angeles District Contracting Division at web site Internet address http://ebs.spl.usace.army.mil and click on Advertised Specifications. Official media of distribution of this solicitation is CD-ROM only. The tentative issue date of this solicitation is on/about February 5, 1999. Date for receipt of proposals is on/or about March 16, 1999. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 1542, General Contractors-Nonresidential Buildings, Other Than Industrial Buildings and Warehouse, $17 M average annual gross revenue for the last (3) three fiscal years. Requests for this solicitation package should be addressed to USAED-LA, ATTN: Lucy Carvajal, P. O. Box 532711, Los Angeles 90053-2325. The solicitation may be requested by facsimile at (213) 452-4187, ATTN: Lucy Carvajal. Telephonic requests will not be accepted. Posted 01/22/99 (W-SN290724). (0022)

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