U.S. Army, Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860

R -- ANALYTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DACW72-95-R-0005. Contact, Rebecca Horner, 703/355-2420; Contracting Officer, Deborah L. Giordano, 703/355-3153. This procurement is for Analytical and Professional Support Services for the Institute for Water Resources Navigation Programs and Projects. A general scope of work required of the contractor is as follows: (1) Conduct navigation analysis and program development studies to examine the relevancy and effectiveness of current navigation development and policies; the need for new policies, programs and approaches; and options available to the Corps in resolving policy problems and issues. (2) Conduct navigation management and evaluation studies to give objective assessments of current problems and experiences relating to the implementation of Corps navigation policies. (3) Develop methods and procedures needed to implement proposed or current Corps economic analysis of navigation development and operational regulations. These methods and procedures include commodity movemements, multi-modal network, vessels, regional economy, intermodal competition, systems analysis and multiport analysis of shallow-draft and deep-draft projects. (4) Develop new mission and strategic planning studies relating current national and regional issues and trends to potential Corps missions in navigation and assessing the relationship between these trends and existing programs and authorities. (5) Develop and implement method of supporting data bases to facilitate analysis of economic development impacts of navigation projects. (6) Develop and implement methodology for data bases to monitor traffic, benefits and operating costs of the project elements of the Corps inland and coastal navigation system. (7) Update estimate of operating costs for inland tow boats, barges and oceangoing vessels. (8) Provide analytical and technical support for components of Corps district navigation studies. (9) Develop a comprehensive bibliography of a little studied topic, determine what the current state of knowledge is on the topic and identify or recommend directions for research efforts. (10) Develop technical software (models) to address specific navigation requirements, as needed. (11) Develop new or modify existing training materials for use in Corps of Engineers sponsored training courses. An Indefinite Quantity contract is anticipated. The contract period will be for one (1) year with options for four (4) additional years. The Government anticipates a maximum of $2,000,000 for each year. The Government reserves the right to make more than one (1) award under this solicitation. All request for proposals must be in writing and reference RFP No. DACW72-95-R-0005. The proposed procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. For the purpose of this procurement a small business concern is defined as: a concern whose average annual sales or receipts of the concern and its affiliates for the preceeding three (3) fiscal years has not exceeded $5 million. A thirty (30) day response time for receipt of proposals will be allowed on this RFP. All responsible sources to submit a proposal will be considered by this agency. (117)

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