SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Furnish and Stockpile Aggregate
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-10 Tongass National Forest, Federal Building, 648 Mission St. Acquisition Management, Ketchikan, AK, 99901
- ZIP Code
- 99901
- Solicitation Number
- KTN-03-60
- Point of Contact
- Carrie Fairbanks, Procurement Technician, Phone 907-228-6245, Fax 907-228-6254, - Tonya Rymer, Contract Specialist, Phone 907-228-6244, Fax 907-228-6254,
- E-Mail Address
-
carriefairbanks@fs.fed.us, trymer@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Tongass National Forest is seeking quotes for furnishing and stockpile of 6,000 cy of pit run aggregate as described in this notice. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Proposals are being requested and specifications can be found at solicitation KTN-03-60 on FedBizopps. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (the following clauses are checked as included: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3 and 52.232-34). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-26. This acquisition is totally set-aside for small business concerns, NAICS 333120. The small business size standard for this acquisition is 750 employees. Submission of a quote constitutes a representation that the contractor is a small business. The intent of this project is to develop 6,000 c.y. of pit run material from the existing borrow source location at MP 1.14 on NFSR 2120 on the Craig Ranger District, locally known as East Twelvemile, near Old Frank?s Road. The resultant material will be utilized for an ongoing project that the Forest Service has with Ketchikan Pulp Company near the vicinity of the borrow source. This project entails site preparation, drilling, loading and blasting to develop the material needed. All materials, equipment and labor required to perform the work are included in this contract. No Government Furnished materials are included. All necessary safety equipment including proper signage shall be on the project site at all times during the work. The Contractor is to notify the Forest Service a minimum of 24 hours prior to any blasting activity. Prior to any activity, a blasting and operations plan shall be submitted from the Contractor to the Forest Service for review and acceptance. Due to the nature of the project including a critical timeframe for development of the material, the Contractor is to commence work without delay until completed. This may entail subcontractor work, if necessary, to complete the project in a timely fashion. No work is to commence prior to issuance of a Notice To Proceed from the Contracting Officer. After issuance, work must commence within 10-days of the date indicated on the Notice To Proceed. The Contractor is to submit a Pit Rehabilitation Plan outlining the final site work post blasting. This will be reviewed and approved, similarly to the Pit Development Plan above. This project involves the following work: (1) Mobilization of equipment necessary to perform the work., (2) Site preparation, drilling, loading and blasting 6,000 c.y. of pit run material from the borrow source indicated above. The resultant material is to be 24? or less in its? greatest dimension, and (3) Rehabilitation of the pit at the conclusion of blasting operations as outlined above. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies and perform all work required completing the project in accordance with drawings, specifications, and provisions of the contract. The project site is located at M.P. 1.14 on NFSR 2120. Quotes may be submitted on vendor's letterhead stationary and may be mailed to Tongass National Forest, Federal Building, 648 Mission St. Ketchikan, AK 99901, sent via FAX to 907.228.6254 or emailed to spatton@fs.fed.us. Quotes must be submitted not later than 4:30 p.m. (Alaska time) on September 25, 2003. Quotes must also include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. This provision is available on-line at www.arnet.gov/far/. An offer will be made for an entire item including sub-items to the contractor whose quote represents the best overall value to the Government, price and other factors considered, including delivery time.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Tongass National Forest
- Record
- SN00436231-W 20030919/030917213111 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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