US Army Corps of Engineers, CESPL-CT, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325

Y -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACTS FOR ASPHALT AND CONCRETE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENT AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND CIVIL PROJECTS SITES AND FOR OTHER CORPS OF ENGINEER CUSTOMERS SOL DACA09-99-R-0012 DUE 052199 POC Plan Room, (213) 452-3253 This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent of awarding two Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for Asphalt and Concrete Repairs and Improvement at military installations and civil project sites and for other Corps of Engineer Customers. One contract for $29,700,000 will be UNRESTRICTED and open to all offerors and the other contract for $13,500,000 will be RESTRICTED to Small Business Concerns as a Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA). 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 two contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose proposals, conforming to the solicitation will be the "Best Value" to the Government using a "TRADE-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, and 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 may not be the lowest offered price, but which is more technically advantageous than the lowest priced offer so as to justify payment of a higher price. The performance period for these IDIQ contracts will be for a one 12-month base period plus two 12-month option periods or until the maximum contract not-to-exceed amount of $29,700,000 for the UNRESTRICTED contract and $13,500,000 for the SBSA contract is awarded. The total performance period of these IDIQ contracts will not exceed thirty-six months from date of award. The contractor receiving contract award for the $29,700,000 contract will be legally bound by the minimum guaranteed amount of $500,000 for the base period and 1% of the remaining funds up to the maximum limit or $250,000 for each option period, which ever is lower if the option periods are exercised. For the $13,500,000 contract, the contractor receiving contract award will be legally bound by the minimum guaranteed amount of $270,000 for the base period and 1% of the remaining funds up to the maximum limit for each option period if the options are exercised. The work will include asphalt and concrete repairs and improvement at military installations and for other Corps of Engineer customers in the South Pacific Division, but primarily in the High Desert Area for the $29,700,000 contract and Southern California for the $13,500,000 contract. The boundaries for the High Desert Area for military projects are from the north side of the San Luis Obispo, Kern, and Inyo Counties south to a line that runs roughly between Ventura in the west and Havasu Lake on the California-Arizona border in the east. The High Desert Area for civil projects has the same southern boundary but the northern boundary runs roughly from Gorda on the Pacific Coast inland to the intersection of Ventura, Kern and Los Angeles Counties then among the east side of the Sequioa National Forest and Park, the Kings Canyon and Yosmite National Parks and finally to the Nevada border. The Southern California Area for both military and civil projects includes all the area in California south of the High Desert Area's southern boundary which runs roughly from Ventura to Hauasu Lake on the California-Arizona border. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 1611, Heavy Construction, N.E.C., $17,000,000 average gross revenues for the last (3) three fiscal years. Large Businesses will be required to 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: 62% with small business; 10% with small disadvantaged business, and 5%with women-owned business. The Request for Proposal (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. The issue date of the solicitation is on or about April 21, 1999. Date for receipt of proposals is on or about May 21, 1999. Please fax your request for the CD-ROM to fax number (213) 452-4187, ATTN: Plan Room. Any prospective bidder interested in submitting a proposal on this solicitation must to be placed on the plan holder's list. If you are not registered the Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. A web site with the capability to view and/or download plans and specifications is available after the issued date. To access the web site, visit the Los Angeles District Contracting Division at web site Internet address http://ebs.spl.usace.army.mil, "Advertised Specifications" located at the bottom of the web page. The Government cannot guarantee that the plans and specifications on the web site have not been altered by an unauthorized entity. Consequently, the official media of distribution of this solicitation is CD-ROM only. See Note 1 for the SBSA at web site Internet address http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. Posted 04/02/99 (W-SN315751). (0092)

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