Multiple award task order contract (MATOC) greater new orleans and southern louisiana hurricane protection and restoration

The U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting proposals for the Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Greater New Orleans and Southern Louisiana Hurricane Protection and Restoration. This procurement will be a 100% Hubzone Set-Aside, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a base year and an option to extend for two additional years. Multiple contracts may be awarded. The ceiling amount of this MATOC pool is $250,000,000.00. Individual task orders issued under this MATOC are expected to be in the range of $10,000,000.00 - $50,000,000.00. The first task order will also be solicited and awarded with the MATOC. Upon award, each individual, follow-on task order will be competed amongst all awardees. Task Orders may include construction civil work projects in Southern Louisiana, that are expected to include, but are not limited to, heavy construction work for levees, floodwalls, pump stations construction or enlargement, roads, floodwalls, culvers & U-frame canal work, concrete bridge work, earthen channel enlargement & concrete lining, concrete or stone armoring, foreshore protection, etc. The NAICS Code for this work is 237990, FSC: Y299.

Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 for Best Value Trade Off process. Selection will be based on the evaluation criteria provided in the solicitation. The anticipated evaluation criteria is provided as follows. The non-cost factors when combined, are significantly more important than cost/price. Factor 1 is the most important. Factors 2, 3, and 4 are comparatively equal and are more significant when compared to Factor 5. Factor 5 is the least important non-cost factor. (1) Past Performance Including Safety, (2) Technical Experience including Affiliations, (3) Management and Key Personnel, (4) Technical Approach including Construction Schedule, (5) Financial Capability. The evaluation factors and weight are subject to change in the solicitation. The solicitation will also include further detail of the evaluation factors, including any subfactors or elements, and will provide instructions for proposal submission and the basis for award.

Solicitation will be issued on or about 02 July 2010. Estimated receipt of proposals will be 30 days after the issuance of the solicitation. Actual dates will be reflected in the solicitation. Once issued, the solicitation will be advertised on the federal business opportunities website atwww.fbo.gov. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential offerors MUST register on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov/ in order to receive notification(s) and/or change(s) to the solicitation. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the FedBizOpps web site. Prospective contractors who would like their company name included on the IVL list may do so on the FedBizOpps website under IVL. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. You will need the adobe acrobat reader software for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administrations Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on line at http://www.ccr.gov. To register with ORCA, you may go online at http://www.bpn.gov/orca/. The point of contact for this synopsis is Adam Jones at 504-862-1839 or adam.jones@usace.army.mil.