U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

19 -- DESIGN,M CONSTRUCT, tEST, AND DELIVER TWO 40 TO 50 FOOT, TWIN-SCREW, STEEL WORKBOATS Sol DACW61-96-R-0007. Due 020996. POC Michelle Bertoline, Contract Specialist 215-656-6914. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to procure two workboats for use in support of lock and dam maintenance efforts at Huntington District. The vessels to be acquired shall be self-propelled, twin-screw, diesel powered workboats of all welded steel construction. Each vessel shall have two engines with a minimum continuous rating of 200 Hp each. The dimensions of the vessels shall be between 40 and 50 feet in length, with a beam of approximately 18 feet. The maximum draft of the vessel shall not exceed 5 feet, 6 inches. The vessels shall not be classed by either American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) or U.s. Coast Guard (USCG); however, some specific components of the vessel, such as tailshafts, propellers, and steering gear, shall be certified by ABS. Although not classed by ABS or USCG, both vessels shall be constructed to ABS, USCG, and other marine construction regulatory standards. Testing will be required and must be performed in open water prior to delivery. The acquisition utilizes the Two-Step Formal Advertising Method prescribed in Subpart 14.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Step One consists of submitting technical technical proposals. The technical proposals will be evaluated to determine that: 1. The proposal is numbered, dated and signed by a Corporate Officer; 2. The proposal contains all the data and information required by Part III, ``Proposal Requirements''; 3. The vessel is within the range of physical dimensions of Part II; 4. The proposal hull form is an existing design with proven performance, suitable for and capable of operating safely in the service and conditions outlined in the Design Criteria, or is based upon a significant body of credible research; 5. The proposal contains an adequate plan for the Evaluation Team to witness operation of the proposed vessel hull and verify performance; 6. The vessel meets all the design criteria of Part II of this RFTP; 7. Simplicity of construction and ease of maintenance are apparent in all features; 8. All machinery and equipment applications are appropriate for the intended service and represent machinery currently in production and in use in other similar service; 9. Pilothouse and control locations are such that the operator has unobstructed visibility about the vessel, particularly when underway; 10. Superstructure arrangement and headroom provide adequate work space; 11. ``First Class'' workboat practice is apparent in all aspects of design. The technical proposals shall not include prices or pricing information. Step One will be made available on or about 10 January 1996 with Technical Proposals due by C.O.B. 9 February 1996. In the Second Step, 1. Only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as result of discussions, will be considered for award, and; 2. Each bid in the Second Step must be based on the bidder's own technical proposal. 3. Offerors should submit proposals that are acceptable without additional explanation or information; 4. The Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted, and 5. The Government may proceed with the Second Step without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of the proposals that it considers reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable, and may discuss proposals with their offerors. A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal evaluation and final determination of unacceptability. Only one technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror. Step Two will be accomplished by Sealed Bid Procedures. This Acquisition is 100% Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns. The applicable SIC Code is 3731. (341)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0238 19951208\19-0001.SOL)