US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK DISTRICT 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York, 10278-0090, Attn: CENAN-CT

C -- PUBLICATION PROCUREMENT OF A/E SVCS FOR DESIGN SVCS FOR NY HARBOR COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT. SOL CBAEEN-5094-0018 POC WILLIEN CUNNINGHAM, CENAN-EN-M, RM 2133, 26 FEDERA PLAZA, NY, NY 10278-0900, 212 264-9123. Location: NY/NJ Metropolitan Area. Scope of services required: Indefinite delivery contract for the preparation of sudies, reports and design documents for drift removal projects. The estimated cost of services under this contract is $1,500,000. Technical Capability Required: Due to the wide range of types of project elements covered under this contract, broad experience and technical capabilities are required. Experience: Previous experience with similar type design and construction projects is desired. Technical capabilities: Technical capability in Civil, Environmental to include hazardous and toxic waste management, Historical Preservation, Economic, Structural, Estimating, Coastal Engineering is required. Special Qualifications: Experience with the design and/or construction and removal of shore front structures, dredging, drift containment and disposal, micro-computer aided cost estimating system (M-CACES) Gold, be capable of reading and writing Intergraph compatible files, handling/disposal of hazardous/toxic waste, waste characterization and bioassay/bioaccumulation analysis. The cumulative amount of delivery orders will not exceed $750,000 per year and the maximum amount per delivery order will be $150,000. This contract will include an option for one additional year under the same terms and conditions. The Governments's obligation for minimum payment applies to the first year only. Closing date for submission for Form 255: 30 days after the initial publication of this announcement in Commerce Business Daily. If closing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then the actual date will be the next business day. A/E Selection will be based on the requirements referenced above and the following criteria listed in descending order of importance: Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of requested services. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the required amount of time and qualifications of key personnel. Location in the general geographic area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project provided that application of this criteria leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms given the nature and size of the NY/NJ Metropolitan Area. Past Experience, if any, of the firm with respect to performance of Department Of Defense Architect-Engineer contracts. Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department Of Defense (DOD) will also be considered, with the aim being the equitable distribution of DOD Architect-Engineer contracts among Architect-Engineer firms, including small business firms and firms that have or had prior DOD contracts. Start: August 1995 Finish: August 1997. (0101)

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