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S -- REMOVAL, REDUCING VOLUME OF, AND DISPOSING OF, DEBRIS GENERATED BY STORMS OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. SOL DACW17-97-R-0025 DUE 091197 POC Contract Specialist Brenda L. Martin (904) 232-2750 (Site Code DACW17) Solicitation for two IDIQ contracts for removing, reducing volume of, and disposing of, debris generated by storms or other natural disasters. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) plans to award two contracts against this solicitation; one for Puerto Rico and one for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Offerors are encouraged to submit offers for both locations; however, receipt of a contract award for one of the locations will render the offeror ineligible for award in the other location. Notice is given that contracts will only be awarded in the event the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) tasks the USACE with responding to a natural disaster during the 1997 hurricane season. If no such tasks are issued, the solicitation will be cancelled at no cost to the Government. The maximum value of each contract will be $20,000,000 per year for the base year and 4 options years. Task orders against these contracts may be priced in any of several different ways (e.g., fixed-price for equipment, fixed-price per cubic yard, and/or cost-reimbursement). Evaluation criteria for contract awards will include: past performance, management plan, subcontracting (with special emphasis on subcontracting with firms located in the disaster area), offeror's business location, and price. This solicitation is unrestricted (SIC code 4953; size standard $6M). All (0204)

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