U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

R -- NATURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT, ILLINOIS, IOWA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN, AND MINNESOTA SOL DACW25-00-R-0002 DUE 120799 POC Sally Aidala, Contract Specialist, 309/794-5628 or Cynthia Pleasant, Contracting Officer, 309/794-5239 E-MAIL: Cynthia.J.Pleasant@usace.army.mil, Sally.A.Aidala@usace.army.mil. NATURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT, ILLINOIS, IOWA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN, AND MINNESOTA. Sol DACW25-00-R-0002. Due December 7, 1999. Services to be performed under an indefinite quantity contract may include, but not be limited to, data collection including literature searches; environmental resource inventories, preparation of mitigation plans; technical reports; preparation of environmental assessments or environmental impact statements (National Environmental Policy Act documentation); laboratory analyses; computerized data base creation and management; wetland delineations and mapping; vegetation identification and mapping; biological assessments for endangered species; scientific training (e.g., vegetation or mussel identification, wetland delineator certification); habitat improvement /restoration plans and designs; recreation studies/surveys; biological diving surveys; provision of biological expertise in specified subject areas; and, GIS mapping. Work and services under this contract shall be assigned by work orders duly issued by the Contracting Officer. Final products will be high quality technical reports on the results of the work delivered to the Rock Island District, Corps of Engineers. The contract period will be for one (1) year with the Government having the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods. The offerors must demonstrate expertise across a broad range of natural resource management areas within the upper Mississippi River basin including regional flora and fauna, large rivers ecology, and environmental restoration, with particular emphasis upon the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Proposals will be evaluated using five major factors or categories as follows: Personnel Qualifications, Regional Expertise, Organizational Capability, Schedule of Rates, and Past Performance. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The total cost of all work orders per year shall not exceed $1,000,000 with individual work orders not exceeding $300,000. Minimum guaranteed annual amount shall be $20,000 for the initial year; $10,000 in any option year should options be exercised by the government. Multiple contracts may be awarded under this solicitation. This procurement is unrestricted. Set of specifications will be furnished at no cost. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. The SIC Code for this procurement is 8733. (5 Million) Posted 10/25/99 (W-SN394577). (0298)

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