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38 -- PROCUREMENT OF A CRANE SOL DACW61-00-R-0021 DUE 080100 POC William A. Bailey, 215-656-6932 WEB: Download a copy of the RFP, http://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil/ADP/AdvertisedSolicitations. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail, William.A.Bailey@usace.army.mil. The Marine Design Center, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, intends to acquire a newly constructed Crane to be installed in a fixed location on a barge platform that will be procured under a separate action. The completed vessel will be a new, floating Crane Barge to be operated by the USACE Mobile District, Panama City, FL office. The new Crane shall be rated for duty cycle construction work and shall provide, on a floating platform, the equipment required to safely and efficiently perform all missions associated with navigation maintenance such as dragline bucket dredging, clam shell bucket dredging, grapple rip rap operations, pile driving, general lifting, and personnel handling. In addition to duty cycle capability, the crane shall be capable of lifting a hook load of 50 short tons at 60 feet radius. The constructed crane shall be certified by the ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) for compliance with the ABS Guide for the Certification of Cranes. The acquisition will be performed as a "Best Value" procurement using the negotiated process under Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. This will be a competitive negotiation. The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the requirements of the solicitation, offers the BEST Value to the Government with respect to the features described in the solicitation as "most desirable". Proposals will be evaluated by their merit on the following factors, which are listed in descending order of relative importance: technical, cost, management, and past performance. The technical section of each proposal will be weighted more heavily that the cost portion which will be weighted more heavily than the management section which will be weighted more heavily that the past performance section. More informative evaluation criteria will be included in the solicitation. The issue date for the solicitation is on, or about, June 30, 2000, with proposal due on or about Aug. 1, 2000 by close of business. Solicitation documents will be furnished on CD-ROM only; hard copies will not be available. Offerors are responsible for printing paper copies of the solicitation. One copy of the CD-ROM will be furnished to each requestor at no charge. Requests for a CD-ROM shall be made by registering at the Web site listed below. Alternatively, requests may be submitted by fax to (215) 656-6780 or 6798. All requests must include a physical street address, telephone number, fax number, point of contact, and business size. Additional copies of the CD-ROM will be provided at a charge of $5.00/CD. Checks must be made payable to "USACE Finance Center, Millington" to the above address. Your firm's Federal Tax Identification Number must be written on the check. Personal checks must be annotated with the individual's SSN. Offerrors may view and (or) download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet at the following address: http://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil/ADP/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp on or after issue date of the solicitation; however, theofficial media of distribution for the solicitation is the CD-ROM. This is an unrestricted procurement. The SIC code is 3531 and the small business size is 750 employees. Liquidated damages will be specified. Affirmative Action to ensure equal opportunity is applicable to any resultant contract. Bonding is not required. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the DoD's Central Contractor Register. Instructions will be included in the solicitation. Posted 06/15/00 (W-SN465102). (0167)

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