Award of Water Quality Testing Services for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

The Huntington District, US Army Corps of Engineers intends to procure an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Water Quality Testing for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, primarily in Huntington District. Geographical boundaries for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division include Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh Districts. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, supplies, and materials necessary to perform Water Quality Testing primarily for Huntington District. Contract period will be for a base period of one year with a provision for 4 (four) option years for a total amount not-to-exceed $1.5 million for contract awarded. 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 evaluated as most advantageous to the Government, all factors considered. All responsive proposals will be evaluated utilizing the following factors (in descending order of importance): (1) Technical Capability and Specialized Experience, (2) Past Performance, (3) Management and Administration. Contract type will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract, competitively negotiated. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. A FSC code of B533 has been established for this solicitation. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541380, which has a size standard of $15 million in average annual receipts. Solicitation documents will be available on or around 2 June 2015. Solicitation packages will be available for download at https://www.fbo.gov/. Therefore, there is no charge for plans or specifications. Additional information on how to access the website can be found under the Business With Us link at the Huntington District web page: http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/. To be eligible for award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM internet site at www.sam.gov . Questions may be submitted to Karen Simmons, (FAX: 304-399-5281).