SOLICITATION NOTICE
56 -- Stock Piled Delivery of Granite ABCM - Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 199 Hemphill Knob Road, Asheville, NC 28803
- ZIP Code
- 28803
- Solicitation Number
- Q0040101589-01
- Response Due
- 9/3/2013
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
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clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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.The solicitation number is Q0040101589-01 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-69. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 212321 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-09-03 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The DOI NPS SER NORTH MABO requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: Furnish, deliver and stockpile approximately 2500 tons of NCDOT Aggregate Base Coarse MODIFIED (ABCM). MUST BE granite ABCM. Medium to dark Gray color - See attached Statement of Work (SOW) Delivery to: Sandy Flats Maintenance Area, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, 28605 Delivery will be in two phases: 1st delivery estimated quantity 1500 tons, Stockpiled 2nd delivery estimated quantity 1000 tons, Stockpiled Delivery will be September 2013 - November 2013 Deliveries will be accepted Monday - Friday, 7 am to 4 pm and Weight Tickets are required for each delivery, 2500, ton; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOI NPS SER NORTH MABO intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOI NPS SER NORTH MABO is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: NONE REQUIRED. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in CCR) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions are applicable: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses are applicable: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, with the following clauses applicable: 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations, 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 52.225-1 Buy American Act - Supplies, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/Far/ or by contacting the contract specialist. (a) A variation in the quantity of any item called for by this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. (b) The permissible variation shall be limited to: 5 (five) Percent increase 5 (five) Percent decrease This increase or decrease shall apply to Line Item 0001.* (End of Clause)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: See Statement of Work.
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