Cultural Resources IDIQ

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District is seeking System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses for a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for to assist the Rock Island District in its program of Cultural Resource investigations at various locations primarily within the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which includes the Rock Island, St. Louis, and St. Paul Districts, and could potentially occur within the Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans Districts in the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD. Work will also be required throughout the Rock Island, St. Louis, and St. Paul Districts with an emphasis on Federally-owned projects and in areas (Federally- or privately-owned) that are under study for proposed Federal projects.

The contract will be for one-year base ordering period and up to four one-year ordering periods

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Services required may include, but are not limited to, archival and historical research; reconnaissance and intensive archaeological/geomorphological field surveys; site testing/evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); data recovery through site excavation; NRHP assessment and recordation of architectural resources; preparation of cultural resources input to management plans; special studies; laboratory analyses; computerized data base creation and management; GIS mapping, technical reports; and preparation of National Register nomination forms. Services may be required on very short notice, necessitating close contact between the Contractor and personnel at the Corps office.

The solicitation will be a Request for Proposal and issued as Women Owned Small Business Set Aside. NAICS code 541720 will apply with the size standard of $20.5 Million.

Proposals will be evaluated on a Best Value - Trade Off. Evaluation criteria will be detailed in the solicitation at clause FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ Contract in accordance with the solicitation procedures outlined in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items/Services and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

It is anticipated that the  solicitation, plans and specifications for this project will be available on www.fbo.gov on or about 23 March 2017. Any contractor wanting the plans and specifications must download them from this website.

The solicitation will not be available in paper format. All documents required for the offer submittal, including amendments to the offer submittal, shall be in hardcopy or electronic submittal. No faxes will be accepted. If you are submitting your offer by mail or electronic commerce, please ensure your offer has been received.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District is seeking System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses for a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for to assist the Rock Island District in its program of Cultural Resource investigations at various locations primarily within the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which includes the Rock Island, St. Louis, and St. Paul Districts, and could potentially occur within the Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans Districts in the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD. Work will also be required throughout the Rock Island, St. Louis, and St. Paul Districts with an emphasis on Federally-owned projects and in areas (Federally- or privately-owned) that are under study for proposed Federal projects.

The contract will be for one-year base ordering period and up to four one-year ordering periods

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Services required may include, but are not limited to, archival and historical research; reconnaissance and intensive archaeological/geomorphological field surveys; site testing/evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); data recovery through site excavation; NRHP assessment and recordation of architectural resources; preparation of cultural resources input to management plans; special studies; laboratory analyses; computerized data base creation and management; GIS mapping, technical reports; and preparation of National Register nomination forms. Services may be required on very short notice, necessitating close contact between the Contractor and personnel at the Corps office.

The solicitation will be a Request for Proposal and issued as 100% Small Business Set Aside. NAICS code 541720 will apply with the size standard of $20.5 Million.

Proposals will be evaluated on a Best Value - Trade Off Basis. Evaluation criteria will be detailed in the solicitation at clause FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ Contract in accordance with the solicitation procedures outlined in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items/Services and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

It is anticipated that the  solicitation, plans and specifications for this project will be available on www.fbo.gov on or about 13 March 2017. Any contractor wanting the plans and specifications must download them from this website.

The solicitation will not be available in paper format. All documents required for the offer submittal, including amendments to the offer submittal, shall be in hardcopy or electronic submittal. No faxes will be accepted. If you are submitting your offer by mail or electronic commerce, please ensure your offer has been received.