DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, MEMPHIS DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 167 N MAIN ST RM B202 ATTN: CEMVM-CT, MEMPHIS TN 38103-1894

Z -- HICKMAN BLUFF SLOPE STABILIZATION, HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CONSTRUCTION SOL DACW66-98-R-0006 DUE 031298 POC Contract Specialist WENDELL NORMAN (901) 544-0775 (Site Code DACW66) The Memphis District Corps of Engineers will accept proposals for Hickman Bluff Slope Stabilization, Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, Mississippi River and Tributaries -- Construction. The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment for clearing and the disposal of debris therefrom; excavation and placement of embankment; performing all operations necessary for the construction of soil nail slopes with a shotcrete facing, installation of horizontal drains and drainage gallery, construction of reinforced soil slopes with lightweight aggregate, and installation of multi- strand anchors and reaction beam; turfing; and environmental protection. The estimated cost of this work is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The Government may recommend award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Selection of a prospective contractor will bemade by an integrated assessment of all proposals submitted. The integrated assessment will involve a determination by the Government of the overall merit of each offeror's proposal. All offeror's proposals will be comprised of a technical proposal and a cost proposal. The evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance to be used during the evaluation of the technical proposals are: a. Experience, b. Technical/Management Capability, c. Past Performance, and d. Capacity to Perform Work. Proposals will be evaluated using these non-cost factors and assigned numerical scores. This evaluation will be accomplished without reference to cost. Cost proposals will not be scored, but will be evaluated for reasonableness by cost/price analysis. Cost proposals will be reviewed for cost realism with respect to proposed technical and management capability. Firms responding to this announcement will be sent a Request for Proposal, RFP No. DACW66-98-R-0006. Solicitations will be issued on or about February 10, 1998. This will be an unrestricted procurement. To qualify as a small business concern, the concern must have had average annual receipts for the preceeding three fiscal years not exceeding $17.0 million. The services to be procured under this solicitation are classified under Standard Industrial Classification Code 1629. Inquiries and other information shall be sent to: Department of the Army, Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEMVM-CT, 167 North Main Street, B-202, Memphis, TN 38103-1894. (0005)

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