USAED, Walla Walla, ATTN: CENPW-CT, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876

B -- CULTURAL RESOURCES SITE EVALUATION WITHIN MCNARY RESERVOIR, SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON SOL DACW68-99-R-0013 POC Administrative POC Kari Montgomery, telephone 509-527-7211. Technical POC John Leier, telephone 509-527-7269. Firms may request solicitation package by registering via the Internet (web address below), or by facsimile, no. 509-527-7802. WEB: Click here to register for solicitation package., http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/ebs/asp/advertisedsolicitations.asp. E-MAIL: Solicitation No. DACW68-99-R-0013, Karoleen.A.Montgomery@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, has a competitive requirement for all services, materials and equipment necessary for cultural resources site evaluation within the McNary Reservoir, located in southeastern Washington associated with the conveyance of federal lands as directed by the Water Resources Development Act of 1996. Up to twenty-eight cultural resources sites may be tested and assessed for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. Scope of work shall include, but not be limited to the following: review pertinent information on identified sites, develop a research design, excavate and process up to sixty cubic meters of material, determine NRHP eligibility of each site, site recording and evaluation actions on sites specified, and prepare required reports. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria indicated in the solicitation. A tentative listing of the main factors are as follows: 1) research design, 2) technical competence, 3) technical regional familiarity, work history, and cost. PROCUREMENT UNRESTRICTED. For reporting purposes, the size standard under Standard Industrial Classification Code 8731 is the average employment, based on the number of persons employed on a full-time-, part-time, temporary or other basis during each of the pay periods of the preceding 12 months, shall not exceed 500 employees. This is not a request for proposal, but notice that a solicitation will be issued for this requirement. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by this agency. (Issue and bid opening dates will be established when solicitation is issued. Prospective offerors should request solicitation package at this time.) Posted 09/11/99 (W-SN379225). (0254)

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