SOLICITATION NOTICE
56 -- Libby Asbestos Project Common Fill
- Notice Date
- 2/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-07-B-60002
- Response Due
- 3/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Contracting Officer is utilizing policies and procedures prescribed in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, and Part 14 Sealed Bidding. The solicitation number is DTRT57-07-B-60002 and is issued as Invitation for Bids (IFB). The incorporated document and provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-14. This solicitation is a total HubZone Small Business Concern Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 19.13. The North American Industry Classification Systems Code is 212399 and the Small Business size standard is 500 employees. All Bidders shall be certified as a HubZone Small Business Concern by the Small Business Administration, Bidders must submit a copy of the certification with their bid. The contract will be an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract with a guaranteed minimum amount of 5,000 tons. The maximum quantity to be ordered under this contract will be 75,000 tons. There is no guarantee that the remaining 70,000 tons will be ordered by the Government. Orders will be issued by the Contracting Officer through delivery orders. Each Delivery Order will order a minimum of 500 tons. The contract ordering period is 60 months effective from the notice to proceed. . The bid package shall include the following line item in a written quotation: Line Item 0001 Common Fill Delivered Quantity: 5,000 tons, contract minimum - Unit Price $________, per ton, Total for Minimum Quantity (5,000 tons) Line Item 0001 $______; Line Item 0002 Common Fill Additional Quantities 5,001 tons to 75,000 tons to be ordered in a minimum of 500 ton increments ? Unit Price $________, per ton, Total Line item Amount $_________. Delivery/Site Location: Delivery of common fill shall be to various residential and commercial properties located in the City of Libby, Lincoln County, Montana. The City of Libby is 25 miles east of Idaho and approximately 40 miles south of Canada. Approximately 90% of the properties will be located within 2.5 miles of downtown Libby, MT; however, some properties may be up to 10 miles from downtown Libby. The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA has a requirement for assisting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with investigation, remediation and restoration support for the removal and disposal of asbestos contaminated soil, vermiculite containing insulation (VCI) and interior dust contamination from residential and commercial properties located in Libby, MT. One of the requirements of this support is to provide common fill that will be used as part of the site remediation and restoration of properties in Libby, MT. The common fill will be used as part of the site remediation and restoration in the town of Libby, Lincoln County, MT. The successful bidder shall provide the necessary equipment, material, and labor to perform all work under the contract and delivery orders issued hereunder. The Bidder will provide the necessary permit(s) for Opencut Mining as required by the state from which the fill material originates. The blending of material from more than one site is not authorized. Common fill shall meet the following specifications: (1) It shall consist of mineral soil substantially free from organic materials, loam, wood, trash and other objectionable materials which may be compressible or which cannot be properly compacted; (2) It shall not contain any stones larger than 3 inches in any dimension; a two dimensional screen shall be used to screen out larger stones; (3) It shall meet the following gradation: Sieve Size 3-inch 100% finer by Weight, Sieve Size No.4, 50 to 90 % finer by Weight, No 40, 15 to 85% finer by weight, No 200, 0 to 40% finer by weight; (4) It shall have a liquid limit less than 35 and a plasticity index less than 10. The Bidder shall provide and include with its bid the analytical test results from a State of Montana certified independent laboratory demonstrating that the material from five (5) soil samples (one from each corner and one from the center) demonstrates that the material meets the Government?s specifications using the following analytical methods: ASTM D422 (Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils), for grain size distribution and ASTM D4318 (Standard Test Method for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils) for liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity index. The samples shall be obtained from locations at half the depth that demonstrates where the bidder plans to excavate to supply the needed common fill, but no deeper than 12 feet. The Bidder shall provide and include with its bid a copy of a USGS quad sheet, or portion thereof to indicate the location of the borrow source area and the 5 sample locations. Finally the Bidder shall provide and include with its bid its statement certifying that the fill material proposed for use on the project will be obtained from a native source and not previously used fill material from a developed location, as well as identify product availability. After review of the bidder?s submitted test results to demonstrate that the material meets the government?s specifications for common fill, the government will accompany the bidder to its borrow source to obtain samples for environmental testing. The government will analyze, prior to contract award, the bidder?s material for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH), Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs), Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Priority Pollutant Metals, and Asbestos by the Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Method in accordance with Federal and State of Montana Department of Environmental Quality specifications, namely EPA Region 9 Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) and the Montana Tier I Surface Soil Table. The government reserves the right to sample the proposed sources at any time, to determine compliance with Federal and State of Montana Department of Environmental Quality specifications, namely EPA Region 9 Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) and the Montana Tier I Surface Soil Table. The government shall have the right to sample the source for quality assurance/quality control purposes and to inspect the common fill at any time. The government shall have the right to reject non-conforming, non-homogeneous loads and/or any common fill it deems unacceptable for use at the site. Following contract award, the contractor shall maintain and have available at the source for delivery, a 1,000 ton stockpile of acceptable common fill at the source. This 1,000 ton quantity is in addition to any issued delivery orders. The vendor shall provide gradation, liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity index measurements every 8,000 tons cumulatively delivered. The government will periodically perform confirmatory quality assurance/quality control sampling on stockpiled or delivered material provided by the vendor. The vendor shall deliver the common fill to the various residential and commercial sites. Trucks must abide by Federal and State DOT regulations for commercial carriers, as well as local regulations, if applicable. 5 calendar days following the notice to proceed, the vendor shall have the capability to provide within a 24-hour notice, up to 1,000 tons of common fill delivered per day. The vendor shall have the capability to deliver soil up to six days per week (Monday through Saturday) during the construction season. The 2007 construction season is scheduled for April 2 ? October 31. Generally the construction season runs from the beginning of March through the end of December. The vendor will be notified of the dates of the construction season prior to the beginning of each construction season throughout the duration of this contract. Delivery will not be required during holiday shutdowns. The site will be shutdown for the following holidays: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Note: normally the site will be closed for one or two days on either end of the observed holiday. Details will be provided in the delivery order of actual shutdown days. Currently the work schedule is 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), but if deemed necessary by the government the work schedule may be increased to 6 days per week (Monday through Saturday). The government shall provide the contractor a written one-week notification of a change in the work schedule. After the Contracting Officer issues a delivery order, common fill delivery to individual properties will be coordinated through the on-site Government representative. Delivery information will include property address, quantity of soil required (typically by volume), and date required. Weight tickets will be the basis for payment under this contract. The contractor shall provide and maintain a licensed scale for measurement. The scale shall be calibrated and certified by the Montana Bureau of Building and Measurement Standards, Measurement Standards Program (formerly Weights and Measures Bureau). A copy of the license shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer 5 calendar days following the notice to proceed. The contractor shall provide weight tickets for each load of common fill delivered to a property. The tickets shall be provided to the Volpe Center on-site representative with the delivery of each truckload. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. Under FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the evaluation factor is price. The Government will sample and test the fill before awarding a contract to ensure the fill meets the Government?s specifications. The clauses at 52.214-3 - Amendments to Invitations for Bids, FAR 52.214-4 - False Statements in Bids, FAR 52.214-5 - Submission of Bids, FAR 52.214-6 - Explanation to Prospective Bidders, FAR 52.214-7 - Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids, FAR 52.214-10 - Contract Award?Sealed Bidding, FAR 52.214-12 - Preparation of Bids, FAR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period (the fillable blank for this clause is as follows: Government requires a acceptance period of 60 calendar days), FAR 52.216-18 ? Ordering (for the fillable blank for this clause is as follows: date of notice to proceed through the contract expiration period), FAR 52.216-19 - Order Limitations (the fillable blank for this clause is as follows: (a) 500 tons; (b)(1) 25,000 tons; (b)(2) 70,000 tons; (b)(3) 30 calendar days; and (d) 7 calendar days, FAR 52.216-22 - Indefinite Quantity (the fillable blank for this clause is as follows: one year beyond the contract expiration date), FAR 52-219-3 - Notice to Total HubZone Set-Aside, FAR 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity?Separately Priced Line Item (the fillable blank for this clause is as follows: the issuance of the Notice to Proceed and the end of the contract period of performance), FAR 52-217-8 ? Option to Extend Services (the fillable blank for this clause is as follows: thirty calendar days before expiration date of contract), and FAR 52-212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items are incorporated by reference. In accordance with FAR 52.216-1 - Type of Contract, the Government contemplates award of a fixed price contract from this IFB. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.203-6; 52.219-3; 52.219-8; 52.219-14; 52.222-21, 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52-222-37 and 52.223-9, 52.232-34. The clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds applies to this acquisition. No hard copies of the IFB will be mailed. The two copies (original and one copy) of the bid package shall be delivered to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142 ATTN: Joel Taylor, RTV-6D1, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, March 14, 2007. The bid package must be marked IFB: DTRT57-07-B-60002. The bid package shall consist of the following: (1) SBA HubZone certification, (2) an original signed bid with unit price for minimum guarantee of 5,000 tons and unit price for additional quantities 5,001 tons to 75,000 tons to be ordered in a minimum of 500 ton increments, (3) copy of Opencut Mining Permit, (4) bidder?s statement certifying that the fill material proposed for use will be obtained from a native source and is not a previously used fill material from a developed location, (5) copy of Analytical Test Results (gradation, liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity index for 5 samples), (6) copy of USGS quad sheet, demonstrating the location of the borrow source and sample locations, and (7) statement of product availability, including any identified constraints and lead times. A bid will be rejected as non-responsive if any of the above listed items are not included with its bid package. Bid packages may be submitted via facsimile to (617) 494-3024, no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, March 14, 2007; FAR 52.214-31 ? Facsimile Bids is incorporated by reference. Electronic bids are not authorized. If the bidder chooses to submit its bid package via facsimile, you are also required to provide two copies (original and one copy) of your bid package to address listed above no later than 4 calendar days after the due date and time. Your bid will be rejected as non-responsive if the Government does not receive the required original and one copy within 4 calendar days after the due date and time. The Contracting Officer for this procurement is Robert P. Robinson. No telephone calls please. Questions on this synopsis/solicitation shall be e-mailed to: joel.taylor@volpe.dot.gov. Any document(s) related to this procurement will be available on the Internet; these documents will be available on a WWW server, which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. All bidders must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential Offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.
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