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NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation section 9.405, the Corps of Engineers does not solicit offers from and does not contract with contractors who are debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment.

Federal Business Opportunities. www.fedbizopps.gov/ has been designated as the single Government wide point of entry for procurement opportunities expected to exceed $25,000. All Wilmington procurements posted at fedbizopps will continue to be directly accessible at our EBS page. See next paragraph.

URGENT NEWS ON EBS

On 15 February 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, will implement a new procedure for posting all NEW solicitations. The Electronic Bid Solicitations (EBS) system will no longer be used to post solicitations. The new system, called Federal Technical Data System (FedTeDS) https://www.fedteds.gov, is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in FedTeDS before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. You are urged to read the FAQs posted on the FedTeDS website to better understand this new process.

Solicitations - Electronic Bid Set (EBS). This is a list of active solicitations, bid results, and contract award information. Prime contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and plan rooms wishing to obtain a copy of an EBS solicitation must register for the solicitation. The online registration form is posted on the EBS page with the solicitation. Click here for information on the EBS Database.

IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!

New procedures being implemented for U.S. Army Corps of Engineer solicitations will require that all potential offerors, plan rooms and printing companies register in CCR and FedTeDS in order to view or download solicitations from the web site or obtain CDs of solicitations. A link to CCR and FedTeDS is provided at http://tsn.wes.army.mil . These new procedures should be in place by the second quarter of FY04.

A-E Contracts. SF 254 and SF 255 have been replaced with SF330 (see next section). Click here for access to the Corps of Engineers' pamphlet on Competing for Architect-Engineer Contracts (EP 715-1-4), and click here for a detailed explanation of the entire A-E contracting process (EP 715-1-7).

SF 330 Is a Done Deal

If you do federal work, know that the SF 330 is now finalized (SF 330 replaces SF 254 and SF 255). SF 330 was published in the federal Register on 11 December 2003, is effective on 12 Jan 2004, and mandatory on 8 June 2004. The US Army Corps of Engineers will begin using SF 330 on 8 June 2004. Full guidance is in a Corps Engineering and Construction Bulletin that can be found at www.hnd.usace.army.mil/techinfo/ECbull.htm (then scroll to 12 Dec 03). Please note that the SF 330 will be covered in detail at the Regional Corps Conference in Atlanta on March 30-31, 2004. ACEC/G is an organizing sponsor of this event, so look for the details to be posted on the events calendar at www.acecga.org

Emergency Contracting and Advanced Contracting Initiatives. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has changed the way it contracts for Ice, Water, Debris Removal/Reduction, Temporary Power, and Temporary Roofing (see below) to support a natural or man-made disaster. Previously, contracts were awarded after an emergency or disaster occurred. This delayed our response to emergencies/disasters resulting in unacceptable extended periods of life and safety hazards.

Contract awards, commonly referred to as “Advanced Contracting Initiatives” or “ACI” contracts were developed and put in place by the Corps of Engineers, Readiness Support Center (RSC), in conjunction with assigned lead Corps Divisions and Districts. They include Requirement Contracts for Ice and Water and Requirement Contracts with Indefinite Delivery –Indefinite Quantity options for Debris Removal/ Reduction, Temporary Power and Temporary Roofing. These contracts will be in effect through Nov 07, with the exception of the Ice contract which will expire in Nov 05.

A preference to the extent feasible and practicable shall be given to those contractors residing or doing business primarily in the area affected by a major disaster or emergency. The authority to provide preference under this subpart applies only to those acquisitions conducted during the term of a major disaster or emergency declaration made by the President of the United States under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The Government reserves the right to use its discretion in the use of these contracts for non-FEMA related requirements. Vendors interested in subcontracting opportunities for these contracts should contact the Prime Contractor point of contact listed within the applicable category of contracts listed below:

ACI CONTRACTS:
Ice
Water
Debris Removal/Reduction
Temporary Power
Temporary Roofing

For more information, email the Advanced Contracting Initiative (ACI) Program Manager or phone 251-690-2047.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule requiring that contractors must be registered in the CCR before receiving a contract from any activity of the Department of Defense. (The rule appears on page 15316 of the March 31, 1998, edition of the Federal Register.) The CCR's web site may be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov/. You may obtain registration assistance by calling 1-888-227-2423. The rule authorizes contracting officers to reject offers from contractors that have not registered; therefore, all contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible.

Direct Deposit of Contract Payments. All payments to contractors (except Visa card transactions) will be directly deposited into their bank (or other financial institution) account via electronic funds transfer. You may obtain a form for this purpose by clicking here.

Indian Incentive Program. Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in performing contracts awarded by Federal agencies. In fulfilling this requirement, the Indian Incentive Program allows an incentive payment equal to 5 percent of the amount paid to a subcontractor in performing the contract, if the contract so authorizes and the subcontractor is an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise.

Indefinite Delivery Type (IDT) Contracts (A-E, Service, Supply, Construction).

Other Sources of Information. This web site is intended to supplement, not replace, official methods of disseminating solicitation information. As required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, we use the following official methods of disseminating solicitation information:

Solicitation notices and award notices are published in the Federal Business Opportunities. (All federal contracting offices publish contracting opportunities in FEDBIZOPPS.)

Procurement opportunities estimated to cost between $2,500 and $100,000 are announced via the Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET). Information regarding FACNET may be obtained by calling (800)334-3414.