U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

Y -- IMMEDIATE/RAPID RESPONSE -- 8A SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SET-ASIDE SOL DACA45-99-R-0013 DUE 011400 POC Contract Specialist: Pat Overgaard, 402/221-3031 WEB: Omaha District Advertised Solicitations, http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm. E-MAIL: Pat Overgaard, Pat.M.Overgaard@usace.army.mil. On or about 7 December 1999, this office will issue an 8a Small Disadvantaged Business Set-Aside Request for Proposal for one (1) Indefinite Delivery type contract for remediation of various hazardous waste sites Nationwide. The contract will require the contractor to furnish and transport all plant, labor, materials and equipment to perform all work necessary to complete Immediate/Rapid Response requirements at confirmed or suspected Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Ordnance and Explosive Waste (O/E) sites. Task Orders issued under the contract will be Fixed or Cost Reimbursable with Service or Davis-Bacon Act wages as applicable, depending on the type of project incorporated into each individual task order. The contractor shall provide personnel with current training as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other applicable training that may be necessary to work in HTRW situations. This solicitation is restricted to 8a Small Disadvantaged Businessconcerns. Standard Industrial Classification code for this solicitation is 8744 and the size standard is 500 employees. One (1) contract, for a cumulative total amount not to exceed $14.9 Million Dollars is to be awarded. There will no limit on the amount or the number of Task Orders that may be issued against the contract. The contract issued shall have a basic performance period of two (2) years with one (1) option period of three (3) years. The solicitation shall be available through INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted to the Omaha District's Advertised Solicitation web site. The web site address is: http://ebs.now.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted to the web site. It is the responsibility of the contractor's to periodically check the web site for any amendments. Interested parties are required to register for the solicitation through the Omaha District's web site as indicated above. Questions regarding registering for the solicitation, contractual or technical matters should be made to (402) 221-3031. Telephone call regarding Small Business matters only, shall be made to (402) 221-4110. (See Note 4). Posted 11/16/99 (W-SN401142). (0320)

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