US Army Corps of Engineers, Dist New Orleans, PO Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160

J -- MECHANICAL SERVICES FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE U.S. DREDGE, WHEELER SOL DACW29-00-4-0207 DUE 081700 POC Contract Specialist, Peggy A. Doxtater, 504-862-2863 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has a Best Value requirement for a contractor to furnish all the labor, supervision, tools, supplies, materials, equipment, machine shop facilities and transportation necessary to provide outside (90%) and inside (10%) mechanical services and crafts for the inspection, maintenance, and repairs to hull, dredging, propulsion, and auxiliary systems aboard the Hopper Dredge WHEELER. The majority of the work will be during the wet dock period normally from September through December at the New Orleans District Wharf. A portion of the work could be wherever the dredge is currently operating along the lower coast of the United States. Offeror's machine shop must be within a 100 mile radius of the New Orleans District Wharf. This contract will have a base year and three consecutive option years. Evaluation will be based on technical capacity and price. Technical factors in descending order of importance include 1.) Personnel, 2.)Past Performance/CorporateExperience, 3.) Facilities and Equipment, 4.) Management, 5.) Inspection and Reporting. Technical capacity, when combined, is slightly more important than price. This is a 100% Small Business set-aside. Requests for solicitation must be in writing to the address in Item 7. ATTN: CEMVN-CT-P or faxed to 504-862-2889. Posted 07/06/00 (W-SN472014). (0188)

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