Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44199-2060

Z -- MULTI-TRADE INDEFINITE DELIVERY-INDEFINITE QUANTITY JOB ORDER CONTRACT, ROOFING, VARIOUS COAST GUARD UNITS IN NC, VA, MD, DE. AND NJ. SOL DTCG83-00-R-3WF217 POC Audrey Overholt, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6217, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG83-00-R-3 WF217&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Audrey Overholt, aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. The U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland intends to award multiple contracts for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts to support the missions of the Coast Guard for ROOFING services at various locations in the states of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. This is an Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery contract and is for Emergency Response for Hurricane Storm Damage. The Emergency Response, Multi-Trade Construction Contract is a fixed price, indefinite quantity contract which consists of a collection of varied detailed task specifications encompassing most aspects of facilities engineering work, primarily under accelerated performance and initial response periods. The period of performance will be for one (1) year with an option to extend the contract for four (4) additional one-year periods. The government guarantees a minimum of $25,000.00 in the first year. Option years are subject to the same dollar threshold. The minimum requirement is for $2,500.00 and the maximum requirement is estimated at $1,000,000.00 per year and shall not exceed $1,000,000.00 for each option year exercised. Delivery orders will be issued totaling not less than $2,500.00 nor more than $250,000.00 per delivery order. Contractors bidding for the multi-trade contract (ROOFING) are required to submit two (2) coefficients or multipliers, one for accelerated performance, emergency/natural disaster damage repairs and one for normal working hours. The coefficient is the price multiplier that the contractor offers. The Government uses this multiplier to determine the price of the work for each delivery order. Coefficients shall be applied to the bare cost basis of the Means Facilities Construction Cost Data, 2000 Edition, to arrive at the final delivery order price. The coefficient must contain the bidders overhead, profit, bonds, insurance and all other contingencies as no allowance for such items will be made after contract award. The first coefficient is to be applied to that work anticipated for accelerated performance, emergency/natural disaster damage repairs. The second coefficient is for normal working hours. A Bid Bond in the amount of 20% is required for this acquisition. Performance Bonds shall be required for any delivery orders over $100,000.00. Payment Bonds shall be required in the amount of 50% for any delivery order over $25,000.00. This procurement is open to both small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC code for this procurement is 1761. Offerors proposals will be evaluated on the basis of best value. The evaluation may result in multiple awards if the Coast Guard determines that it is economically advantageous. Awards will be made to the responsible offerors whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the best value to the Government, technical, price and other factors considered. All responsible sources may submit an offer that the Coast Guard will consider. As there is no further technical information available, telephone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Due dates for proposals will be not less than 30 days after solicitation issuance. It is anticipated that a preproposal conference will be scheduled after the solicitation is issued, pending requests from interested sources. If such meeting is to be held, a modification to this presolicitation notice will be issued and the closing date for offers will be extended. Our office no longer issues solicitation or amendments in paper form. Instead they may be accessed at the following website: http://www.eps.gov. Offerors should register to receive notification of this solicitation. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE_s)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT_s Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT_s Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: Posted 03/29/00 (D-SN439139). (0089)

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