US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center Huntsville, 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

B -- WORK PERTAINING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF WORK RELATED TO THE FORCE XXI/ARMY FORCE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS ARMY AND MARINE CORPS RANGE AND TRAINING LAND PROGRAM (RTLP) SOL DACA87-00-R-0009 DUE 041700 POC POC Phyllis Pond, Contract Specialist, 256-895-1148 or KO Connie B. Oberle, 256-895-1161 WEB: ERROR --, http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Connie.B.Oberle@HND01.usace.army.mil, Phyllis.A.Pond@HND01.usace.army.mil. B -- The U. S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville will be issuing a 100% Small Business set-aside Request for Proposal for the impending procurement related to the study, analysis and planning associated with the existing use, sustainment and future development of live-fire ranges, training areas, training facilities and training lands at military installations world-wide to include support services described below and in accordance with Army Regulation 210-21. This acquisition focuses on three functional pillars including Training Requirements Analysis and Supporting Studies; Installation Infrastructure Planning, Analysis and Supporting Studies; and Environmental Studies related to National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Process Studies and Supporting Documentation. Sources must be experienced and meet the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) requirement of SIC Code 8999, with average annual receipts of $5 million or less for the past three (3) years; capacity to dedicate a single point of contact for this work; and who have successfully demonstrated performance related to services or activities for the Army Range and Training Land Program and related training activities as stated herein. This acquisition requires interested firms to demonstrate experience and execution related to the Range and Training Land Program to include the assessment of quality and quantity of training assets, ranges and facilities, and training opportunities / capabilities; determining requirements for a wide spectrum of live-fire ranges, training areas, maneuver areas, and related training support facilities and assets such as, simulation/simulator centers and complexes. The work also includes analyzing unit-training requirements, developing training investment strategies, and determining force integration and modernization effects on training capabilities and support requirements, and a variety of supporting justification and programming documents, National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) studies,analyses and documentation. In addition firms should be experienced in mapping, geographic information systems, and database development. It is the intention of the Huntsville Center to make multiple award contracts. A Pre-Proposal Conference is currently being planned for 22 Mar 00 and will be conducted in Huntsville, AL. Preproposal conference will be held at the Country Inn Suites & Hotel at 4800 University Drive, Huntsville, AL 35807 (telephone 256-837-4070). Conference is to begin at 1:00 Central Standard Time. Those who are planning to attend this conference should send Company Name, Names of Attendees and Number of attendees to the Contracting Officer. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Priced Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. Contract period of performance is anticipated to be five (5) years (basic and four (4) optional years) with a total program value of approximately $26 million. This work is planned at U.S. military installations worldwide; therefore all personnel performing work on-site must be U.S. citizens. Interested firms should submit in writing either by email or by Postal Service Mail. Email and Postal Address is identified previously in this document or below. The contemplated evaluation factors to be used as part of this acquisition to rank the most qualified firms include: a. Technical Capabilities b. Functional Experience c. Past Performance d. Management & Organizational Capability e. Price/Cost (will be evaluated, but not scored) Any additional company information, resumes, sales materials or brochures may be submitted, but it is not required. Mail submittals to include point of contact or send via overnight courier to U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, 4820 University Square, Huntsville, Alabama 35816-1822, ATTN: CEHNC-CT-P, Ms. Joy Byrnes or Mrs. Phyllis Pond. You may also provide your submittal via e-mail, in word format, to the following address: Joy.R.Byrnes@hnd01.usace.army.mil Phyllis.A.Pond@hnd01.usace.army.mil. See Numbered Note 1- The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. Posted 03/08/00 (W-SN432511). (0068)

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