US Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Building 230, Attn: CEPOD-CT, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

Z -- FY00 INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES CONTRACT WITH TIME AND MATERIAL CAPABILITY, HONOLULU ENGINEER DISTRICT AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY SOL DACA83-00-R-0018 DUE 050300 POC Joy Sakamoto, Contract Specialist, (808) 438-8593 WEB: Honolulu Engineer District Contracting Home Page, http://www.poh.usace.army.mil/pohct. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting specialist via, joy.sakamoto@usace.army.mil. This solicitation is restricted to 8(a) firms serviced by the Small Business Administration (SBA), Hawaii District Office. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this acquisition is 1542. This proposed IDIQ contract is to provide rapid response to a broad range of maintenance, major repair, and minor construction work related to, but not limited to, civil, architectural, mechanical, plumbing, structural, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and safety within U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu's area of responsibility. Multiple awards (three contracts) will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. Task orders will be issued on the basis of Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), FFP Investigation/Repair, or Time and Material. The contractors will be required to furnish all labor, materials, permits, equipment, and services necessary to manage and accomplish designated deliveries, recommending a solution, and remediating the problem in a timely and efficient manner. A task order requirement may entail development of a work plan, which identifies work to be performed, new equipment and materials to be installed, work procedures, and management approach. The selected contractor may then be required to implement the work plan. Upon completion of the work, a contractor may be required to prepare documentation on operation and maintenance, training, warranties, and other required items under a separate task order. The duration of the contract will initially be a 12-month base period with a single option 12-month period. The dollar value of the contract during the base period is a guaranteed minimum amount of $40,000 with an estimated maximum of $2,000,000. If the Option is exercised, the guaranteed minimum and the estimated maximum amount for the option period is $29,000, and 2,900,000, respectively, for each contract awarded. Performance and payment bonds will be required for this project. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal has been determined to represent the best value to the Government, price and technical proposals considered. Technical proposals will be given more weight than price proposals. Evaluation of technical proposals will include consideration of past performance, technical approach and management plan with past performance being ranked higher in priority than the technical approach and management plan. The technical approach and management plan will be given equal weight. The prime 8(a) contractor's mentor (in a "mentor-protegee" arrangement) or major subcontractor (in a teaming effort) may be evaluated as part of the technical and management proposals. The solicitation will require a written agreement for all "mentor-protegee" arrangements and teaming efforts with a separate written assurance of the continuation of said arrangements throughout the life of the contract unless dissolution/substitution is granted by prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. Technical factors include: 1) Experience, Past Performance and Capabilities, and 2) Technical Approach (Work Plan for Sample Task Order, Task Order Price Proposal Preparation Plan, and Rapid Response). Management factors include: 1) Organization and Personnel Qualifications, 2) Cost Control, and 3) Corporate Experience and Support. After award of three (3) contracts, each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order, except under those circumstances described in FAR 16.505(b)(2). Factors to be used for the task award will vary depending on the requirements. Factors may include, but not limited to, past performance on earlier task orders, quality of deliverables, cost control, price, cost, or other factors that the contracting officer believes are relevant. Solicitation to be issued on/about April 3, 2000, utilizing Electronic Bid Sets (EBS). Traditional hard copies of plans and specifications will not be available for this project. Documents will be provided on Compact Disks-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) for a non-refundable charge of $62.30. Solicitation documents shall be requested through any of the following methods only: a) mail requests to: Document Automation & Production Service (DAPS), Attn: Army Corps Solicitation, 1025 Quincy Avenue, Suite 200, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-4512; b) via courier service to: DAPS, Attn: Army Corps Solicitation, Building 550, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-5120; or c) via facsimile (if paying by credit card) to (808) 473-2604. Requests must state company name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, solicitation number, project title, and company designation (prime contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or plan room). Envelope front must show the solicitation number. Checks shall be made payable to Superintendent of Documents. Provide separate check for each project requested. Checks containing payment for multiple projects will be returned to requestor without action. Facsimile requests must state (1) the above required company information, and (2) cardholder's name, account number, and card expiration date. VISA and MasterCard are the only credit cards accepted. Firms requesting air express service shall furnish completed airbills showing recipient's name, company name, telephone number, company billing account number, and type of delivery required. Firms with foreign delivery addresses shall provide completed commercial or corporate invoices in addition to the completed airbills. Failure to supply completed airbills and commercial or corporate invoices (if applicable) will result in solicitation documents being sent via regular US mail. Failure to provide any of the foregoing information, documents, and/or payment may delay mailing of solicitation documents. SUMMARY: 1. Send all requests and payments to the DAPS as addressed above. Do not send to the U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu. 2. Solicitation documents will no longer be available for purchase over the counter from the U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu, nor will they be available for purchase or pick-up over the counter at DAPS. 3. Allow up to five days from the date DAPS receives requests for solicitation documents to be mailed out. 4. Address inquiries regarding issuance of solicitations, amendments, and plan holder listings to DAPS at (808) 473-1229. Address technical and all other inquiries to the points of contact identified in this document. Firms with Internet access are requested to obtain plan holder listings from DAPS website @ http://www.hawaii.wnbt.daps.mil/ARMY/corps.htm. Project information can be obtained from the Honolulu Engineer District Contracting website @ http://www.poh.usace.army.mil/pohct. (Click on Advertised Solicitation at the bottom frame to view solicitation information.) Posted 03/14/00 (W-SN434279). (0074)

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