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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 02, 2002 FBO #0335
SOLICITATION NOTICE

89 -- Provide Bottled Drinking Water Delivered During Periods of Presidential Declared Disasters

Notice Date

11/1/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, New England - Civil Works, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751
 

ZIP Code

01742-2751
 

Solicitation Number

DACW33-03-R-0005
 

Archive Date

3/7/2003
 

Point of Contact

Sheila Winston-Vincuilla, 978/318-8159
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, New England - Civil Works
(sheila.winston@usace.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

NA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will award a nation-wide requirements contract to provide bottled water during periods of presidential declared disasters. This requirements contract is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The selec ted contractor will be required to provide bottled drinking water, to include transportation, loading and unloading, drayage, additional ground mileage, dry storage trailers, etc., to sites in the 48 States and the District of Columbia in the Continental U nited States (CONUS) and to sites Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) in the States of Alaska and Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Repu blic of the Marshall Islands. The contract also includes requirements for participation in Partnering efforts and provision of Strategic Planning Services. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will utilize this contract for its purchase requirements for bott led water in performance of its responsibilities for man-made or natural emergency or disaster response and recovery activities under the Federal Response Plan, and reserves the right, at its discretion, to utilize this contract for other bottled or bulk w ater requirements when necessary. Time is of the essence in performance of this contract, as this water is required to sustain life in the aftermath of disasters that have or will disrupt the normal source of water supply in the disaster location. Theref ore, this contract requires immediate response, with timely production, delivery, and reporting by the Contractor. The Contractor may be required to respond to simultaneous disasters with deliveries to multiple sites for each disaster. In order to meet the intent of the Stafford Act, the Contractor shall give preference to the extent feasible and practicable in meetin g its subcontracting and hiring requirements with those organizations, firms, and individuals residing or doing business primarily in the area affected by the disaster. The period of performance for this contract shall be for one - year base period from M arch 1, 2003 through February 29, 2004. At the option of the Government, the contract period may be extended in one-year increments up to four (4) times. The contractor will be required to submit daily production and product delivery reports through an a utomated system. That data will be verified through acceptance reports from Government personnel at the receiving locations. The contractor will be required to provide copies State/local inspection reports and permits for all producers plants. The contr actor will be further required to provide periodic reports relative to hiring and subcontracting in the disaster location to monitor compliance with the Stafford Act. The solicitation shall be made available via the Internet on or about 11/18/02. No paper copies of the solicitation or any amendments subsequently issued will be available. Prospective proposers are required to self-register their firm or office on the I nternet to receive the solicitation. Registration instructions are available on the Internet at http://www.nae.usace.army.mil as well as the media by which the solicitation will be made available. Neither telephonic, mailed nor fax requests will be accep ted. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the mailing list. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the New England District. This solicitation is a request for proposal and will be a warded to the contractor that represents the best value to the Government. FedBizOpps Numbered Note 1 is applicable to this procurement.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, New England - Civil Works 696 Virginia Road, Concord MA

Zip Code: 01742-2751

Country: US
 

Record

SN00196797-W 20021102/021101073532 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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