F--ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION CONTRACT (EMARC) multiple award contract for abatement in HUBZone category only.

NA This solicitation is 100 percent set-aside for small business. The assigned NAICS is 562910 (SIC 8744) with a size standard of 500 employees. USACE, Baltimore has a requirement for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Toxic Material Abatement Remediation Contract (TMARC) to provide asbestos abatement and removal of other hazardous and toxic material waste within the North Atlantic Division (NAD) mi ssion area, but primarily in the Washington, D.C. Public School System. The primary objective of the TMARC contract will require the contractor to remove, encapsulate or abate asbestos containing material or lead paint. The contractor may also be required to restore any corrective action and may include emergency activities. Three (3) contracts will be awarded from one solicitation to meet this requirement. One contract will be awarded to an 8(a) firm, one contract will be set-aside for a HUBZone firm, and one contract will be set-aside for a small business. Offerors will only be awarded one contract as result of this solicitation. The performance period for each of the three (3) contracts is a base three (3) year ordering period and a two (2) year option period, not exceeding a total ordering period of five (5) years. Task ord ers under the proposed contract may be issued on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) or Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) basis. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 .3, Source Selection, and using the Best Value Procurement Process. Best Value will be determined using a Trade Off process, comparing price, technical and other factors. Competitive proposa ls will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Technical evaluation criteria will consist of Management Experience and Project Approach, Past Performance, and a Sample Task Work Plan. Cost evaluation criteria w ill consist of cost information and cost realism evaluation. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration, contact (1) CCR W eb site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec; (2) dial up modem at +1 (555) 000-0000 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: p ub2ccri); (3) through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. To review the database, the web site is http://www.fedecnavigator.dis.mil. Additionally a p aper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. It is imperative that all small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) contact their cognizant Small Business Administration Office (SBA) to obtain Sm all Disadvantaged Business Certification. Without SBA SDB certification, neither a prime contractor nor a federal agency can receive SDB credit when utilizing non-certified SDB contractors/subcontractors. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all registered plan holders. Solicitation to be issued on or about 30 September 2002. This solicitation will not be issued in a paper format. Contractors requests for solicitations will be performed through ASFI. Contractors may register to be placed on the bidders/offerors mailing lists by going to website: https://ebs.nab.usace.army.mil. Contractors may view and/or download solicitation inform ation from this internet site. Questions concerning this project can be e-mailed to Ms. Mary Ann W. Mitchell at the following address: contact@example.gov.