Award Notice for Maintenance Services for Tom Jenkins and Dillon Dam, Ohio. Point of Contact is Connie Conley, 304-399-5260.

The solicitation for this procurement will be available the week of January 5-9 2009. Any other date changes will be included in the solicitation when issued.

The Huntington District Corps of Engineers intends to procure a contract for mowing, cleaning and general operation and maintenance services for Dillon Lake, OH, located on the Licking River, a tributary of the Muskingam River in Muskingum County near Zanesville, Ohio and Tom Jenkins Dam, Ohio located on the branch of Sunday Creek in the Hocking River Valley in Athens County near the city of Glouster, Ohio. Approximate time will be calendar year 2009 with four additional one year option periods. The contract will be Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery type contract, competitively negotiated, not-to-exceed $1,600,000. The contract will be awarded to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is within a technical/price competitive range as determined by the Contracting Officer and has been evaliuated as most advantageous to the Government, all factors considered. All responsive proposals will be evaluated utilizing the following factors (A) Experience (B) Past Performance; (C) Management Plan; and (D) Equipment. A pre-proposal conference will be held on 13 January 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Dillon Lake,4969 Dillon Dam Rd.,Zanesville, Ohio. For directions please call the project office at 740-454-2225. This solicitation will be available for download on or about 29 December 2009, online at www.fbo.gov. To be eligible for contract award, all contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at www.ccr.gov by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-227-2423. Questions may be submitted to Connie Conley by fax to (304) 399-5281 or connie.g.conley@usace.army.mil. This proposed procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. A NAICS Code 561730 has been established for this solicitation. The size standard is $7.0M.

The Huntington District Corps of Engineers intends to procure a contract for mowing, cleaning and general operation and maintenance services for Dillon Lake, OH. Approximate time will be calendar year 2009 with four additional one year option periods. The not-to-exceed amount of this contract is $1,600,000. The work consists essentially of mowing, cleaning and general operation and maintenance services in public use areas of the projects. All responsive proposals will be evaluated utilizing the following factors (A) Experience (B) Past Performance; (C) Management Plan; and (D) Equipment. Contract will be a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Type, competitively negotiated. Award will be made as a whole to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and has been determined to be the most advantageous to the Government all factors considered. A pre-proposal conference will be held on 13 January 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Dillon Lake,4969 Dillon Dam Rd.,Zanesville, Ohio. For directions please call the project office at 740-454-2225. This solicitation will be available for download on or about 29 December 2009, online at www.fbo.gov . This proposed procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The size standard is $7.0M.