U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

R -- NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION OF STEEL STRUCTURES, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT SOL DACW25-99-R-0009 DUE 041399 POC Sally A. Aidala at 309/794-5628/Cynthia J. Pleasant at 309/794-5239 E-MAIL: Cynithia.J.Pleasant@usace.army.mil, Sally.A.Aidala@mvr02.usace.army.mil. Services to be performed under a Fixed-price, Indefinite Quantity Contract, may include, but not limited to, all work required to perform nondestructive examinations and evaluations of selected structural members and their welds on the hydraulic steel structures in the Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Examples of hydraulic steel structures that will require examinations are lock miter gates and emergency bulkheads. Service may be required on very short notice. Services may be required anywhere within the Upper Mississippi River Valley and along the Illinois Waterway within the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Work and services under this contract shall be assigned by task orders duly issued by the Contracting Officer. The work and services required under this contract shall be completed by the Contractor within the time negotiated and shall be specified in each work order. The contract period will be for one (1) year with the Government having the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods. The contractor shall furnish all material, equipment, supplies, labor, transportation, and services required to accomplish the work. Proposals will be evaluated using five major factors or categories as follows: Personnel Qualifications, Past Performance, Schedule of Rates, Geographic Location, and Organizational Capability. Those proposals that are so deficient that major revision or addition would be necessary to make the proposal acceptable will be notified that their proposal is unacceptable and will not be permitted to be revised, and no further consideration of the proposal will be given. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if alter determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The total cost of all work orders per year shall not exceed $100,000.00 with individual work orders not exceeding $60,000. Minimum guaranteed annual amount shall be $2,000.00 for the initial year; and $1,000.00 in any option year, should options be exercised by the Government. This procurement is 100% small business set aside. Set of specifications will be furnished at no cost. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The SIC Code for this procurement is 8734. Posted 02/22/99 (W-SN300727). (0053)

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