Z--Railroad Maintenance & Repairs at the Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN

RFP #N40083-09-R-2211, RAILROAD MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS NSA CRANE INTHIS SOLICITATION WILL BE RELEASED VIA THE INTERNET. This will be the only method for distributing solicitation documents and amendments. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING & DOWNLOADING AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. www.neco.navy.mil The official planholders list be maintained and can be printed on the website only. Amendments will be posted to the website for viewing and downloading. IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR AMENDMENTS. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS AND PLAN ROOMS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO RESISTER ON THE WEBSITE. All contractual and technical questions shall be submitted to Debbie Dills via facsimile at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email at contact@example.gov. The proposals will be evaluated on the Offeror's technical and price submissions. Technical and price factors will be equal in significance. Offerors are required to submit separate technical and price proposals for the project. The contractor shall provide and! secure support, where specified, for the execution of inspection, maintenance and repair of railroad trackage at the Naval Support Activity Crane, Crane, IN. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, tools, gauges, parts, facilities, utilities, equipment, transportation, supervision, quality control and management necessary to perform the maintenance, repairs, and preventive maintenance on railroad trackage at the Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana via a Requirements contract. Under the terms of this type of contact, the Government does not guarantee a minimum amount of services to be ordered. However, the Government is obligated to order from the Contractor, and no other source, all supplies or services of the type described in the contract which is contracted for during the contract term. Exceptions are construction of new track, work that will be accomplished by Government forces, work included as part of new mil-con or other new or major renovation building projects, and work under the Government Purchase Card threshold, which is currently $2,000.00. If the contractor does not accept an order, the Government reserves the right to procure the services from other sources. The solicitation contains provisions for a 12-month base period, plus two 12-month option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The term of the contract shall not exceed 36 months. Contractors are expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of the contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract has been awarded. This proposed contract will be issued as HubZone Set-aside procurement. The NAICS code is 237990 Other Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5 Million. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate the offers: past performance, experience, management ability and other factors as may be specified in the solicitation documents. These technical factors when combined are equal in value to the price. Approximate release date is Friday, October 31, 2008 or later. Proposal due date will be noted on the solicitation when released.