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B -- BIOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AT CIVIL WORKS ACTIVITIES IN THE PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES BRANCH SOL DACW61-00-R-0001 DUE 032100 POC Contact point, Mrs. Karen Thorngren, (215) 656-6911, Contract Specialist The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to negotiate an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for Biological/Environmental Services at Civil Works Activities in the Philadelphia District. The period of performance shall be for one (1) year from the date of contract award and four (4) option years. The solicitation shall be in the form of a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals shall be evaluated on the basis of the following factors listed in descending order of importance. The subfactors within each factor will be of equal importance. 1) Professional qualifications and expertise of the firm in the Environmental field, 2) Past performance with similar size and type of work, as well as experience with projects within the boundaries of the Philadelphia District, 3) Ability of the firm to meet all the requirements as specified in the Scope-of-Work, 4) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the required work within the required time frame, 5) Subcontractors, 6) Small Business Concerns, 7) Resources, 8) Technical Proposal Quality, 9) Location, 10)Public Presentations. Contractors must submit proposals in two parts: a technical proposal and a cost proposal separated from the technical proposal. Technical proposals will be evaluated based on content, form, and technical acceptability. THE TECHNICAL SECTION OF THE PROPOSALS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND WILL BE HEAVILY WEIGHTED OVER COST. AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE BASED SOLELY ON A LOWEST-COST BASIS. Cost will be evaluated separately from technical and cost is not as important as the technical components of the proposal. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government in terms of the factors as stated. This procurement is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification is 8999 with a size standard of $5 million. Prospective offerors requesting copies of the solicitation must forward their requests in writing of by FAX to (215-656-6798. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ACCEPTED. Solicitation Number DACW61-00-R-0001 will be issued on or about February 17, 2000 with a closing date on or about March 21, 2000. Posted 01/28/00 (W-SN419700). (0028)

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