U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

Z -- TEMPORARY ROOFING REPAIRS ON STRUCTURES DAMAGED BY NATURAL DISASTER DURING HURRICANE SEASON -- VARIOUS LOCATIONS SOL DACW17-99-R-0024 DUE 070799 POC Contract Specialist, Vicki V. Tipton, (904) 232-1146 WEB: Click here to view further information and bidders, http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Vicki.V.Tipton@usace.army.mil. The contractor is to provide supervision, labor, equipment and materials necessary to install Government-furnished plastic sheeting on structures damaged by a natural disaster during hurricane season in fourteen states (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and the Caribbean (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). This procurement will be in support of emergency operations in the aforementioned areas. The contract will be established as a combined Requirements-Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The base contract period will be for one year, with the requirements portion set at $100,000.00, with an option of increasing the capacity an additional $4,900,000.00 using Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity procedures. Two option periods will be included: each for a period of one year, with the requirements portion set at $100,000.00, with an option of increasing the capacity an additional $4,900,000.00 using Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity procedures. The maximum for each task order issued under the requirements portion of the contract (base and options) will be $100,000.00. The maximum for each task order issued under the IDIQ portion for the base year (and options) is $4,900,000.00. The total duration of the contract, including any options, shall not exceed 3 years. The temporary roof repairs shall proceed at the minimum average rate of 20,000 square feet (for US sites) or 15,000 square feet (for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) of installed temporary plastic roofing per day until the task order is complete. This is an unrestricted acquisition and all responsible sources are encouraged to participate. All interested firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and small disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507 and, in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, will be required to give preference to firms and individuals doing business primarily in the disaster area. For contracts issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, organizations, firms, or individuals doing business primarily in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands will be given a preference in the award of these contracts. If a large business firm is selected, an acceptable small business subcontracting plan will be required prior to award. Solicitation DACW17-99-R-0024 will be issued on 1 June 1999 and proposals due on 7 July 1999. Magnitude of construction is more than $10,000,000.00. This solicitation will be awarded on a "best-value" basis. Evaluation factors will include past performance, subcontracting plan and price. Pre-Solicitation Notice was issued on April 6, 1999. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Offerors will be provided a CD-ROM at no cost. Please include telephone and facsimile number, and tax identification number on response request. Request for CD-ROM may be made to: Vicki.V.Tipton@usace.army.mil. You may respond by facsimile to: ATTN: KENNETH FAULK at (904) 232-2748. If your response is returned by delivery service, the street address is 400 West Bay Street, Room 867, Jacksonville, FL 32202. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION -- SOLICITED AND ADVERTISED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. ALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. NOTE: Contracting information for the Jacksonville District is now available at our web site: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information. SIC Code 1761; size standard $7 million. Posted 05/12/99 (W-SN330818). (0132)

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