Department of the Army, Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, 167 N Main St, Rm B202, Attn: CEMVM-CT, Memphis, TN 38103-1894

B -- TWO INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS WITH THREE ONE YEAR OPTIONS TO CONDUCT CULTURAL RESOURCE STUDIES WITHIN THE MEMPHIS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OR ASSIGNMENTS OF THE MEMPHIS DISTRICT SOL DACW66-00-R-0004 DUE 071100 POC Verneda B. Joyner, Contract Specialist, 901/544-3616 WEB: Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil. Indefinite Delivery Type Contract for Cultural Resources Services within the Memphis District Boundaries or Assignments of the district. It is anticipated that two firms will be selected and two contracts will be entered into as a result of this announcement. In addition, each contract will have a period of 12 months with three yearly options (to be exercised by the Government). Tasks to be performed under this contract may include cultural resources background searches, research designs, reconnaissance, intensive surveys, site evaluations and testing, geomorphic examinations, mitigation as well as analysis and report preparation relative to these activities. Responding firms, in order to be considered, must have or have access to one or more Principal Investigators with demonstrated competence and ongoing research interest in the work area. The firm should also have or have access to (on a consulting basis) an architectural historian, historian, geomorphologist, remote sensing specialist, zooarcheologist, paleobotanist and bioarcheologist. Responding firms shall have or have access to adequate experienced professional personnel and computer equipment to deliver final Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) System drawings on a 3+" diskette in a format compatible with the INTERGRAPH system of the Memphis District. Responding firms shall have or have access to a minimum of two supervisory personnel with prior experience in field investigations, and interpretation of data relating to prehistoric sites of this region. Firms shall have or have access to a minimum of four field crew laborers with experience in locating, and recovering cultural materials, and one individual with experience in stabilizing, analyzing and cataloging artifacts. A system of weighted evaluation factors has been established. The following evaluation factors are to be used during initial screening of proposals. Price/Cost Realism and Technical criteria are equal. Under Price/Cost Realism, the subfactors are: (1) Price of Work and (2) Cost Realism: both of which are of equal weight. Under Technical Criteria, the sub-criteria are, in order of importance: (1) Timeliness, (2) Qualifications and Capabilities of Key Personnel, and (3) Familiarity of Key Personnel with the Cultural Resources of the Study Area, Their Regional Contexts and Their Research Domains. The initial screening of proposals utilizing the listed evaluation factors may result in award, without negotiations, or will result in a list of firms considered to be within the "competitive range". The Contracting Officer or his designee may elect to interview firms within the "competitive range". A second evaluation of proposals from firms within the "competitive range" will be conducted using evaluation factors and sub-factors listed above. Prospective offerors should submit the following materials in order to supply adequate evaluating information: (a) several parts consisting of separate technical and cost/price data. Cost items should be broken down to specific classes as shown inStandard Form 36 of the RFP, (b) vitaes of all key personnel and consultants, (c)listing of current and anticipated cultural resources contractual obligations by the offeror, (d) such additional documentation as is necessary to allow a comprehensive evaluation of the offeror's proposal in terms of evaluation factors listed above. Proposals may be deemed technically unacceptable if excessive current or projected future cultural resources contractual obligations exist. Firms desiring to submit a proposal shall notify the Memphis District at the address shown. Firms responding to this announcement will be sent a Request for Proposal, RFP No. DACW66-00-R-0004. Inquiries and other information shall be sent to: Department of the Army, Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEMVM-CT, 167 N. Main Street B202, Memphis, TN 38103-1894. The proposed procurement listed herein will be a 100% small business set-aside. To qualify as a small business concern, the concern must have had average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not exceeding $5.0 million. The services or supplies to be procured under this announcement are classified in Standard Industrial Classification Code 8999. The official copy of the solicitation will be provided on compact disk at no charge. A copy of the compact disk may be ordered via facsimile at 901/544-3142 or by registering at http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil. Posted 05/18/00 (W-SN456285). (0139)

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