U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

Z -- ACCESS ROAD AND BRIDGE, LOCKPORT LOCK, ILLINOIS WATERWAY, CHICAGO SANITARY & SHIP CANAL, LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS SOL DACW25-R-0006 DUE 080800 POC Procurement Technician, Murilene Knight, 309/794-5613, or Contract Specialist, Jan Krahl, 309/794-5314 This procurement is a Competitive 8A Set-Aside. The project consists of clearing and grubbing, steel truss bridge demolition and removal, temporary concrete road barriers, detour barricades and signage, concrete and asphalt pavement removal, excavation, fill, cofferdams, precast-prestressed concrete bridge beams, cast-in-place concrete, aggregate base course, asphalt paving, steel guardrails, and steel mooring posts. Award will be made to that offeror whose proposal contains the combination of those criteria offering the best overall value to the Government. This will be determined by comparing differences in the value of technical and management features with differences in cost to the Government. In making this comparison the Government is concerned with striking the most advantageous balance between technical and management features and cost to the Government. The criteria used to determine best value to the Government in the form of a Technical Proposal, will be outlined in the Solicitation in descending order of importance as follows: FACTOR 1 TECHNICAL, (Subfactor 1.1 -- Work Plan For Closure Period, Subfactor 1.2 -- Plant and Equipment) and FACTOR 2 CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, (Subfactor 2.1 Past Performance, Subfactor 2.2 Organization Chart). In addition to the above Technical Proposal criteria, a pricing proposal will be required to be submitted. Those offerors whose Technical Proposal is considered to be in the Competitive Range will be opened. The Bidding Schedule will be provided in the Solicitation. The Competitive Range will consist of the most highly rated Technical Proposals, and will be determined by the Contracting Officer. A Government Estimate will be prepared and will be used in the evaluation of the required Pricing Proposals. Price reasonableness that matches the proposed technical approach is considered to be a critical factor in the Government's evaluation. However, award of a contract will not be based solely on the lowest Price Proposal. Significant, unexplained differences whereproposed prices do not match the proposed technical approach and risk involved may result in a proposal being removed from the Competitive Range. If required, discussions will be conducted with all of the offerors in the Competitive Range. The Government has reserved the right to award the contract without discussions. The estimated magnitude of the proposed procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Plans and specifications will be provided on CD ROM at no cost (Limit 1 per firm). Paper copies will not be available from the Government. The solicitation will also be posted on the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/. Proposals will be accepted from all responsible sources. The apparent successful offeror must be registered in the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. No contract award will be made until this requirement is met. Offerors not already registered in the CCR are highly encouraged to do so by calling 1/888/227-2423, or via the World Wide Web at the following address: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 1622. The Small Business Size Standard is $17 Million. Questions regarding the specifications and any other technical aspects of the proposed project may be directed to Mr. Robert McAfee by calling: 309/794-5424 (Collect Calls Not Accepted). Arrangements for inspecting the project site may be made with the Area Engineer, Mr. Victor P. Gervais, Eastern Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 410D East Stevenson Road, Ottawa, IL 61350. Telephone: 815/434-7357 or 815/434-7445. (Collect Calls Not Accepted). Posted 06/09/00 (W-SN463477). (0161)

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