SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- DUST MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- M67854 Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785405Q9061
- Response Due
- 6/16/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2005
- Description
- The Marine Corps Systems Command, on behalf of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, has a requirement for dust mitigation technology development with an option to purchase the dust palliative upon successful testing. The required period of performance for this requirement is six months after contract award. The required delivery for the option items, if exercised, shall be 45 days after exercise of option. The requirement requires the contractor to provide the necessary personnel and material to develop a dust palliative in accordance with the Task Descriptions listed below. The objective of this requirement is to develop a dust palliative to control dust in helicopter operations with a single application process. The requirement will include an option to purchase up to 3,150 pounds of dust palliative chemicals to treat approximately one hundred and fifty-eight thousand (158,000) square feet of soil in Iraq if the product proves successful in Limited Technical As! sessments (LTA) conducted in the continental United States. TASK DESCRIPTIONS. In conjunction with the development, the contractor shall perform the following functions: a. Successfully create palliative coatings developed and tested in the laboratory, and then apply the optimized solution in the field to test in a desert (arid soil) environment; b. Document efforts toward achieving contract efforts in the form of status reports. This shall consist of identifying accomplishments to date and difficulties encountered, and a comparison of the status achieved to planned goals and the resources expended; c. Scientifically evaluate the soil binders using x-ray diffraction equipment and mechanical testing techniques and provide the results in a report in accordance with industry standards; d. Determine toxicity data for proposed solution through a federally recognized hygiene laboratory to ensure safety of proposed chemical solution and provide a report on it in accordance with in! dustry standards; e. Coordinate with the Joint Rapid Airfield Construction (JRAC) Program Manager, Airfields and Pavements Branch, Engineering Systems and Materials Division, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center ((ERDC) Vicksburg, MS) in regards to a government analysis of product material properties in a laboratory setting. This includes analysis of use with application equipment to support the dust palliative; f. Evaluate the performance of palliatives in reducing dust under rotary-wing aircraft traffic for each completed helipad using a variety of methods. This includes adhere to product evaluation criterion which will be provided in solicitation. Note: researchers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) JRAC program team (the lead federal agency in this field) on 13 April 2005, recommended that dust reduction levels should be greater than 30% of the total rating. This recommendation will apply to testi! ng requirements outline under Basic Requirement; and g. Develop instructional material for, and train designated Marine Corps personnel to handle and apply the palliative for approved purposes, and as part of designated conditions. The objectives are required to ensure the timeline is met for demonstration of dust control technology, which will be published by the MCWL project officer no later than 15 July 2005. BASIC REQUIREMENT. The contractor shall develop a palliative in accordance with CLIN 0001 and shall be used for testing in accordance with the testing required. Testing will be conducted in lab and field, and shall be ready for field-testing within thirty (30) days of contract award. The palliative shall have the following characteristics: (a) That it be in dry crystal or powdered form until mixed with agitated water; (b) Not clog or form clumps when agitated and or when being dispersed; (c) That can be stored in liquefied form for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hourswithout hardening or clumping; (d) That once dispersed will form a hard surface crust of a minimum of fifty (50) pounds per square inch per one (1) inch soil saturation; (e) That will harden (cure) for helicopter landing use within twenty-four (24) hours; (f) That once hardened the palliative shear strength withstand multiple helicopter landings per day for a minimum of thirty (30) days from aircraft with a minimum gross weight of 11,000 pounds (from CH 46 aircraft 11,000 pounds and CH53 E aircraft 22,000 pounds); (g) That will not break down in ultra violet light for a minimum of sixty (60) days; (h) That is not sensitive to temperatures between twenty (20) degrees Fahrenheit, and degrees 120 Fahrenheit; (i) That is not hazardous if exposed to skin for less than twenty (20) minutes whether dry or wet; and(j) That product residue or runoff be removed from support equipment with simple cleaning solutions e.g. 5% bleach, eight (8) ounce baking soda per one (1) gallon of wate! r. The contractor shall provide performance data from laboratory or field research to confirm product capability prior to source selection phase in their response to the solicitation. The contractor shall carry our test objectives at a site to be confirmed by the project officer. The contractor shall carry out test objective and standard methods for this effort utilized by USACE in accordance with the Attached. This includes but is not limited to: a. The contract or shall collect samples of the surface soil at the test site and subject them to gradation and Atterberg Limit tests for classification according to the Universal Soil Classification System (USCS) prior to conducting field tests; b. The contractor shall evaluate the test site by structurally by conducting a suite of strength tests including the dynamic cone penetro-meter (DCP) tests, vane shear tests, and Torvane shear tests. Nuclear moisture/density data will be collected for each helipad for comparison; c. Test c! riterion for product evaluation will be in accordance with the attached; d. During aircraft trafficking dust samplers will be place downwind of selected helipads to collect samples of airborne dust generated during the traffic sequence. The filter paper from the dust samplers will be weighed to compare the amount of airborne material generated by each helipad. The wind direction and velocity along with pertinent temperature information will be documented periodically during the exercise; e. Visual observations by the participants and pilots will be gathered for subjective evaluations of product performance. In the absence of adequate rotary-wing traffic, small sections of each helipad will be subjected to controlled air blasts from a gas-powered blower to subjectively evaluate the palliative?s penetration depth and effectiveness. The wind velocity produced by the blower during each test will be measured on site. Success in this effort will be based on the ability of thepalliative to mitigate dust from the above listed test as well as in the following paragraph in; f. The palliative shall also be judged based upon comparisons of the qualitative and quantitative data collected by USACE on previous palliative product testing and control helipads. The application procedures and material quantities will also be noted and considered as factors affecting the performance of each helipad. Excessive logistical requirements in terms of support equipment, procedures, and material quantities will degrade the composite evaluation of each product due to the requirement for an ?expeditionary? capability. For the purposes of the MCWL evaluation, ?expeditionary? capability is defined as a maximum product application rate of 1,600 gallons per 150 ft x 150 ft helicopter landing zone (LZ); and g. The palliative will be applied with an approved expeditionary application system designated hydro-seeder equipment via horizontal spray bar, and hose and nozzleapparatus. Hydro-seeders manufactured by Finn Corp. (model T-90) are currently in use by Marine Corps units. The contractor shall prepare documentation that records the development and testing of dust palliative technology. The format may be based on contractor preference however when submitted to MCWL it must indicate its relevant to status reports and technical reports (Subparagraph 3.3). The contractor shall assist MCWL Technology Division personnel in the development and documentation of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures in support of dust palliative technology. This documentation shall be prepared for training of Marines to handle and apply the product. The contractor shall provide up two (2) days of training (approximately eight (8) hours per day) dust abatement training to a maximum of twelve (12) Marines at Vicksburg, Mississippi, MCAS Yuma Arizona, or Marine Corps Base, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. The objective of the training shall be on application methods wi! th the palliative. Instruction shall be conducted with the aid of a user guide in ?classroom environment? followed by contractor demonstration, and student application. Actual training dates will be provided via contract modification. The contractor shall provide training manuals on the use and Application of the dust palliative to the project officer for review no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the start of training instruction. The results of the project officer?s review will be submitted to the contractor within seven (7) days. Any changes suggested by the project officer will be made by the contractor within seven (7) days. If the option is exercised by the contracting officer, the contractor shall provide a minimum of 3,150 pounds of palliative for extended user evaluation by Marine Corps personnel. The contractor shall provide a minimum of seven (7) user guides over packed with shipment of palliative. The user guides shall include Material Safety Data Sheets,toxicity data, and palliative application instructions for different environmental conditions (temperature, moisture etc.), soil conditions, pressure settings (based on ground distance), and ground saturation thresholds and objective. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS. The contractor shall demonstrate that it possess the knowledge and experience in soils and water engineering, soil science, and dust and soil chemistry. The contractor shall be thoroughly familiar with the Department of Defense dust control issues and current dust mitigation technologies. The contractor shall be familiar with and experienced in various methods of dust palliative application. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) to the successful offeror representing the best value to the Government. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. All future information relative to this procurement will be available to industry thro! ugh the FedBizOpps and NECO websites. Offerors will be required to submit separate technical and business proposals and should anticipate providing technical samples with their proposal for the dust palliative. EVALUATION: In making its final ?best value? determination, the Government intends to consider the following non-cost/price factors, in order of descending importance (from most to least important): (1) Technical Capability, (2) Management Approach, and (3) Past Performance. The factors listed above, when combined, are significantly more important than price; however, the importance of price as a factor in the final determination increases with the degree of equality in the overall technical merit of the proposals. As such, price will be evaluated, but not rated. Offerors should read the terms and conditions of the solicitation (once posted) carefully and refer any questions to the listed point of contact. Numbered Note 1 applies to this announcement. NAICS Code is 325980. SBA Size Standard is 500 employees. Any firms capable of developing a dust palliative capable of reducing dust levels greater than 30% of the total rating as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within thirty (30) after contract award, may submit a written response for the solicitation by close of business on 16 June 2005. To receive complete copies of the solicitation, EMAIL (email address provided above) OR FAX YOUR REQUEST to 703-784-1379 attention MS BEVERLY WILLIAMS. Phone requests for the solicitation package will not be accepted.
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