F -- FEASIBILITY STUDY

Notice Date

December 12, 2000

Contracting Office

USA Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Yuma Proving Ground Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACY/Bldg. 2100, Yuma, AZ 85365-9106

ZIP Code

85365-9106

Solicitation Number

DAAD01-01-T-0005

Response Due

January 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Becci Winkler, Contract Administrator, Phone (520) 328-6163 or Facsimile (529) 328-6849

E-Mail Address

Ann.Sanchez@Yuma-exch1.army.mil (Becci.Winkler@Yuma-exch1.army.mil)

Description

Commercial Acquisition: The United States Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center -- Yuma Contracting Division , AZ has a requirement for the preparation of a feasibility study in support of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground Command Technology Directorate. The services are considered commercial in nature and award will be based on acquisition of commercial items under FAR Part 12, and a 100% small business set-aside under SIC code 8999 (NAIC 54162). If you have any questions, facsimile Becci Winkler (520) 328-6849 or email Becci.Winkler@yuma-exch1.army.mil and please include your mailing address, point of contact, phone number, facsimile number, Email address and business size in your request. If your company can supply these commercial services, facsimile or email your proposal, including price and availability under commercial item contract terms to Miss Winkler. A written solicitation will not be issued and award will be made based on responses to this synopsis request. We intend to award this contract on the 21st day after publication of this notice; therefore, only proposals received before the close of business on the twentieth day after publication of this notice shall be considered. The statement of work is as follows: Scope of Work -- Prepare a Feasibility Study For U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. 1.0 GENERAL: 1.1 SCOPE To prepare a feasibility study that will provide critical information to identify and assess the proving ground's archaeological data to determine what is required to build a predictive model. 1.2 HOURS OF OPERATION Normal hours of operation at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) are 0630 to 1700 MST, Monday through Thursday. You must submit a request for work other than these hours at least 24 in advance through your assigned technical point of contact. 1.3 BACKGROUND: 1.3.1 MISSION We are a developmental testing facility under the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, a part of the Army Materiel Command. Our mission is testing of various weapon and protection systems that support the soldier in the field. Commodity areas include: munitions and weapons, air delivery, tracked vehicles, automotive systems and human engineering products. 1.3.2 LOCATION We are located in the southwest corner of Arizona. In area we are about the size of Rhode Island. Temperatures are in excess of 100 degrees F during the months of June, July, August and September. Our land is rough desert terrain. 1.4 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Feasibility Study to be completed within 8 weeks of contract award. 2.0 DEFINITIONS: 2.1 GENERAL: 2.1.1 ETO Explosive Technical Officer. 2.1.2 HOLIDAYS -- Our ten official holidays are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. 2.1.3 NLT -- Not Later Than. 2.1.4 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPCO) -- A representative of the requiring activity who is responsible for work hours coordination and review and acceptance of the final work product. 3.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: 3.1 We will provide archaeology information as needed with the understanding the information is confidential. Materials may be copied but upon project completion all material(s) , to include copied material(s), shall be returned to YPG. 4.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS -- You shall provide all personnel, supplies and equipment necessary to conduct any field work (if applicable) and prepare the deliverables. 5.0 SPECIFIC TASKS: 5.1. Prepare a feasibility study that will provide critical information to identify and evaluate the Proving Ground's archaeological data (for example: cultural resources database, GIS layers, geomorphology/soils reports) in order to determine what is required to build an archaeological predictive model. 6.0 DELIVERABLES: One (1) Feasibility report due within three (3) weeks of project completion. 6.2 ACCEPTANCE -- The final study will be inspected in accordance with the inspection clause in the contract. Final acceptance will be based on the delivery of all requirements in accordance with the contract. If recommendations from the feasibility study are accepted, further work will be negotiated under separate contract. Delivery of the study shall be F.O.B. to U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona within 8 weeks of award. Applicable FAR clauses and provisions applicable to the resultant award are as follows: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals; DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial items; and HTTP://WWW.DTIC.DLA.MIL/AMC. Award determination will be made based on FAR 52.212-2 "Award Commercial Items" the Criteria for selection shall be 1) TECHNICAL: 75% demonstrated technical and specialized experience in preparing feasibility/predictive models, technical writing ability, innovative approaches to cultural resources management and personnel meeting or exceeding the Secretary of Interior standards; and 2) COST: 25%. Contractor shall provide a technical proposal demonstrating the technical capability and personnel requirements and a proposed fixed-price cost, CLIN 0001 Lump Sum $_______. Payment may be made to the Contractor through Government Visa Card. See Note 1.

Record

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