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99 -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY/INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES AT CIVIL WORKS AND MILITARY SITES WITHIN KENTUCKY, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO AND MICHIGAN. SOL w22w9k-6138-0987 POC Purchasing Agent Jennifer Gleitz (502) 582-6046 (Site Code DACA27) The proposed services will be obtained by a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The maximum amount of the contract shall not exceed $500,000, and no individual delivery order shall exceed $100,000. There will be no guaranteed minimum contract amount. The contract period is one year from date of award, with two options to extend one additional year each. The Louisville District plans to procure an indefinite delivery contract for archaeology services. Services will consist of, but not be limited to, Phase I site reconnaissance surveys, Phase II test excavations, architectural evaluation of structures for National Register of Historic Places eligibility, development of cultural resources mitigation and historic preservation plans, and other cultural resources studies at civil works and militaty sites within the states of Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. Responding firms should have experienced personnel capable of performing cultural resources work in areas of both prehistoric and historic archaeological, including the followng taks: 1) historical, archival and literature research; 2) Phase I archeaological reconnaissance; 3) Phase II test excavations of both prehistoric and archaeological sites; 4) identification, cataloging and curation of prehistoric and historic artifacts; 5) location and mapping of archaeological sites using Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques and associated equipment and software; 6) architectural evaluation of structures for National Register of Historic Places eligibility; 7) recordation of structures in accordance with the National Park Service, Historic American Building Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Department of the Interior Standards; 8) development of cultural resources mitigation and historical preservation plans. Expertise is also required for compliance with the National Preservation Act of 1966 and Regulation 36 CFR 800 of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, as well as expertise in the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques and associated equipment and software. Individuals who fully meet the criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior as detailed in Standards and Guidelinesfor Archaeology and Historic Preservation (Federal Register/Vol. 48, No. 190, Thursday, September 1983) are required in the following disciplines: Professional archaeologist(s) serving as Principal INvestigator, who must hold at least an M.A. degree in Anthropology/Archaeology; architectural historian, who must hold an M.A. degree in architectural history, art history, historic preservation, or a closely related field. A B.A. degree in the appropriate field and two years experience may be substituted for the M.A. degree for the architectural historian and historian disciplines only. The above disciplines must be indicated by reumes in the proposal. Additional disciplines include: field/laboratory supervisor (resume required), archaeological technician, archaeological worker (laborer), drafter, secretary, and heavy equipment operator. Proposals will be awarded on a consensus point score based on the Offeror's submission in the following areas, in the order of importance: Professional Qualifications, Past Experience, Price (not point scored) and Management Plan.(0158)

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