[FONT=Verdana]The US Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting proposals for demolition services to support the Facilities Reduction Program in the Midwest Region. The Midwest Region includes Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Government anticipates making the solicitation available on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about 08 December 2008. Pursuant to FAR 19.10, the U S Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville will conduct an unrestricted full-and-open competition and anticipates the award of a minimum of three and up to five contracts for the Midwest Region. The NAICS code is 238910. The awarded contracts will share a total capacity of $60,000,000. The awards will consist of one base year with four one-year option years for a possible total five year contract. The Facilities Reduction Program consists of demolition and removal of small to very large excess buildings and structures at Army and other federally funded facilities. Potential tasks include the removal of trees and vegetation, parking lots, drives, sidewalks, roadways, removal and rerouting of utility connections, removal of outbuildings, abatement of contaminants (e.g. lead, asbestos, chemicals, PCBs, petroleum byproducts, energetics), removal of above or underground storage tanks, recycling of building materials, redirection of debris waste streams, value engineering, site restoration, data collection, data analysis and reporting, hazardous and non-hazardous debris transportation, environmental sampling, and other activities pertaining to demolition, deconstruction, waste reduction and restoration. Projects may also include emergency response to disasters causing either man-made or natural destruction, such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, terrorist activities, etc. Contractors must be capable of mobilizing equipment and personnel with very short notice within specified time constraints. Prior Government contract experience is not required for receiving an award under the planned solicitation. However, all performance must be in compliance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1 and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations. Offerors may propose on this requirement as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), a joint venture, or a teaming arrangement. Offerors must be able to perform multiple task orders simultaneously in various geographic locations within the Midwest Region. Offerors must have the capability to develop and submit a site-specific demolition work plan, storm water pollution prevention plan, quality control plan and safety plan. The solicitation will include an actual seed task order at Ft. Hood, TX. Potential vendors are encouraged to participate in a site visit to Ft. Hood, TX. The Government will host a National Demolition pre-proposal conference on or about 18 December 08 in Huntsville, Alabama.[/FONT]