Director, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, ATTN: CEWES-CT-C, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180- 6199

H -- PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL REVIEW AND SUPPORT FOR CIVIL WORKS GUIDANCE UPDATE PROGRAM (CWGUP) POC Tommy James 601/634-3171 The USAE Waterways Experiment Station proposes to award a contract to the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF), Washington, D.C., a non-profit institution, under authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302(a)(2)(ii) in support of their efforts to incorporate the use of Green Building concepts and technology into guidance documents. This is a notice of intent to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis, a contract with the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF), an affiliate of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Washington, D.C., for the proposed procurement. The procurement requires the assistance of an independent, impartial civil engineering research organization, with potential for assessing volunteer experts, to work with the Corps in performing the following tasks: (1) specify an appropriate process for identifying green building concepts and technologies, evaluating and prioritizing them, and then incorporating them in the design guidance and construction specifications, (2) identify guidelines for evaluating the applicability of green building concepts to the USACE including factors such as cost effectiveness, durability, environmental and energy impact, and construct- ability, (3) outline a program to identify applied research needed to implement additional concepts to the Corps mission, (4) outline the design of a verification process for the incorporation of new technologies into both inside and outside the Government, to leverage USACE funding, (6) plan development utilizing CERF's existing knowledge and experience covering USACE programs, the design and construction industry, and green building concepts, as well as by utilizing CERF's ability to identify key experts in the field, (7) development of a draft process for incorporation of green building concepts and technology, and (8) involvement of the network of private sector and academic experts available to CERF in identifying green building research needs. See Note 22. (0255)

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