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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 08, 2006 FBO #1655
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Y -- Installation of Permanent Vehicle Barriers (PVB) along the U.S. Mexico Border near Yuma Arizona

Notice Date

6/6/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

331111 — Iron and Steel Mills
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300
 

ZIP Code

76102-0300
 

Solicitation Number

W9126G-06-T-0113
 

Response Due

6/20/2006
 

Archive Date

8/19/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This solicitation is for the labor tools, equipment to install a Permanent Vehicle Barriers (PVB) along the Southwest border of the U.S and Mexico new Yuma Arizona. The area to be covered in Yuma, AZ is approximately 3.0 linear miles of PVB, which s tarts from the end of the Pilot PVB Project and continues east for 3.0 miles to west of Avenue 4E.. PVB will be of steel construction  of a thickness (round with fins) sufficient to withstand a 40-mph impact by an AASHTO Single Unit Design Vehicle (Desi gnation C) with a minimal displacement at ground level PVBs will not be galvanized PVB will be placed 2 to 3 feet north of the International Boundary and Monuments, the PVB may have steel cross members as a further anti-vehicle deterrent, PVB will be installed plum on 4-foot centers, PVB will be 5 feet and 6.5 feet above ground in altern ating heights, PVB will be placed to a depth underground sufficient to allow for uncompromised stress loads at the surface, PVB will consist of tamper resistant elements and withstand any attempts of removal by burning, jacking and/or any other method of r emoval PVB will be placed in variable soils and variable terrain without any soil spoil after individual installation, Government does not have information on subsurface conditions, PVB will be installed without the aid of concrete or water, PVB will be installe d using only primitive roads without preparation or upgrade, and minimal disturbance to the road itself and the surrounding environment, PVB will be installed to specifications despite variable conditions, PVB may be inspected and tested on site and/or its manufactured source to verify applicable performance standards, Contractor is responsible for health and safety issues of employees in desert environments, Contractor must warrant its work and product performance for 50 years, Work for the 3.0-mile proje ct must be completed within 100 calendars days after NTP. Contractor must provide an installation report detailing at a minimum: Visual classification of the soils encountered using ASTM-Unified Soil Classification System standards. Individual classification of each PVB; its individual location; its individual date of installation; its individual foundation length including individ ual depth and any other descriptive dimension; and mechanical horizontal and vertical forces necessary to remove each individual PVB. Calibration of equipment used to measure removal forces directly above (calibrated weekly). Individual problems and resol ution encountered at each individual installation. * Evaluation Critira include Technical expertise: Contractor will be expected to provide all necessary equipment to successfully perform the PVB installation. Contractor will be expected to install PVB without concrete and/or water in varied topographical settings with success criteria as noted above in the specifications. Contractor will describe how they will accomplish calibration of equipment, measurement of horizontal and vertical forces necessary to remove each PVB. Contractor will describe the adva ntages of installing PVB using this particular method (no concrete and no water), Past Performance. Contractor will be asked for three relevant contracts they have completed for federal agencies and/or commercial customers within the past three years using these methods and where they have accomplished this work in the past. Price: Firm fixed price. Technical and Past Performance, when combined are considered more important than cost/price. The solicitation is expected to be posted to FedTeds on or about June 20, 2006. For any questions please contact Nicholas Johnston at 817-886-1083 or by email at Nicholas.i.johnston@swf02.usace.army.mil
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth TX

Zip Code: 76102-0300

Country: US
 

Record

SN01063418-W 20060608/060606220934 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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