Surface preparation and painting aboard the dredge wheeler

HUBZONE SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT: This solicitation is anticipated to issue as a Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting in the award of a single firm fixed price indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base and four option years under FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. This action will be Total Hub-Zone Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238320 and the business size standard is $15,000,000. The solicitation will issue on or about 14 November 2014 and the anticipated proposal due date is 5 December 2014.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has a requirement for surface preparation and painting aboard the Dredge Wheeler and the 44ft long launch. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, tools, equipment, ventilation, paint, materials, and supplies to perform cleaning and surface preparation, priming and painting of interior and exterior aboard the US Dredge Wheeler and the 44 ft long aluminum launch as described in the forthcoming Scope of Work.

This acquisition will utilize the trade-off technique to make a best value award decision. Each offeror's proposal and other information will be evaluated against the following evaluation factors: (1) Technical (2) Past Performance and (3) Price. In order of importance technical ratings are equal to past performance ratings. When combined, the Past Performance rating and Technical Proposal rating will be approximately equal to Price.

The solicitation will include the exact evaluation factors, including any sub-factors or elements, and will provide instructions for proposal submission requirements and the basis for award.

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 contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any amendments.

The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI). You can access these files from a link located on FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). You will need Adobe Reader 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 Administration Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive a Government contract award. You may register online at http://www.sam.gov.

The point of contact for this procurement is Lauren Gandolfi at 504-862-2340 or lauren.a.gandolfi@usace.army.mil.