Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

S -- SLUDGE REMOVAL SOL F0561198Q0233 DUE 111497 POC Jerry Sube (719)333-2572 Contract Specialist, or Ms. Tracie Rounds, (719)333-2570 Contracting Officer This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), solicitation number is F0561198Q0233, offerors must comply with all instructions in far 52.212-1 with submittal of bid. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-2. The Standard Industrial Classification number is 4953 and the business size standard is $6 mil. This proposed purchase order will be Unrestricted. Women owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. Period of Contract:01 November 97 or date of award, whichever is later, through 30 September 98,Line Item 0001: Sludge pick-up, transport and dispose. Annual est quantity 504,000 gallons, $__ __ __ ___/gallon, Total Price $__ __ ___ . Contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, transportation, tools, materials, supervision and other items or services necessary to remove treated sludge from the anaerobic digester at the Wastewater Treatment Plan at the USAF Academy, transport and land apply the sludge on the USAF Academy's designated area. The contractor shall provide the required services on an "on call" basis, Monday through Friday, during the hours 7:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. as requested by the Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE). Prior to commencing work the contractor shall coordinate the work with the QAE. Contractor will remove up to approximately 42,000 gallons per call of treated sludge (biosolids) from the anaerobic digester at the Wastewater Treatment Plant about once or twice each month. The contractor shall begin performance on each call within one (1)working day of the Government's request to complete this service. Sludge removal shall be completed within two (2) days, by pumping 21,000 gallons over an 8 hour period on the first day and 21,000 gallons over an 8 hour period on the second day, truck capacity can not exceed 3000 gallons per load. Wastewater Treatment Plant personnel shall be responsible for opening and closing all discharge valves located at the digester facility at all times. Truck operator and sludge handler will only control the valve at point of draw, located at the drawing beds. Contractor will transport the sludge to the land application area designated by the QAE. Contractor shall evenly apply the sludge over approximately 50 acres, of the 700 acre tract, for each 40,000 gallons of biosolids. that Environmental personnel will mark with lath and flagging. The contractor shall apply the sludge in a north-south direction. Contractor shall furnish, at time of contract award, a copy of all applicable and necessary permits to perform thesetasks in compliance with federal, state and local regulation, in particular for transporting and disposal of sludge to the Contracting Officer. Contractor shall insure that all vehicles are maintained and in sanitary condition before and after completion of performed tasks. Each offeror shall provide technical information as to what their proposal includes. The Contractor shall provide certification that the contractor maintains a sufficient staff of trained personnel capable of performing this service; possession of all required local, state and federal licenses, permits and certifications from the State of Colorado; Evidence acknowledging responsibility for providing employees with distinctive uniforms and visual identification; Contractor shall be responsible for providing own equipment; i.e., vehicles, tools, materials, etc.; The contractor shall provide a contingency plan for providing services for the USAF Academy in the event of contractor caused delays (mechanical failure, etc.); Contractor must provide with quote a Quality Control Plan that will be used in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall not be held responsible for government caused delays ; FOB Destination, USAF Academy, Colorado. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (Oct 1995) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. ****NOTE**** Vendors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer/quote/bid and completely provide the requested data for all blocks. If you chose NOT to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your written offer/quote/bid all the data requested by FAR 52.212-1. Failure to do so may render your offer/quote/bid as non-responsive and may eliminate you from consideration for award The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 1995) applies to this acquisition with all offers being evaluated against the following factors in descending order of importance: 1) Technical Capability, 2) Past Performance, and 3) Price. Contractor must provide a narrative paper to illustrate Technical and Past Performance capability. Technical capability of the proposed items offered shall be evaluated to determine if the service offered meet the specifications set forth in this solicitation and as outlined below. NOTE 1: Technical capability is more important than price. Offerors who fail to meet the technical requirements as setforth above may be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Proposal. NOTE 2: The above items will be graded using the following criteria: (1) Does not meet the standard (-), (2) Meets the standard (0), (3) Exceeds the standard (+). The offeror who has the best combination of (+) and (0) marks on the evaluation criteria scoring and is considered to be most advantageous including price to the Government will be considered the apparent awardee. The following evaluation factors will be used in determining the contractor's Technical ability to perform the services required: A. Summary of Services Proposed: Has the offeror demonstrated a clear understanding of all the requirements of the Statement of Objectives (SOO)? Has the offeror proosed services that cover all the requirements of the SOO? Does the offeror's proposal provide sufficient information to indicate offeror has the capability and experience to perform the work? B. Contractor Furnished Equipment/Vehicles: Does the offeror have the ability to have the required vehicles available to start the contract. Will the vehicles enable the contractor to meet all the requirements specified in the SOO? C. Management and Organizational Oversight: Has the offeror described how their company will oversee,perform quality control and technically manage the contract to insure all the requirements of the SOO are met? Past Performance will be evaluated as follows: Has the offeror provided a complete history of all government and non-government contracts for similar work:? Does the offeror's history indicate offeror's experience and capability to perform a contract of this size? Does his past performance illustrate the knowledge and experience of working sludge removal services; Does the contractor have knowledge/experience in removing sludge and transporting and disposing sludge under various circumstances and conditions. Price will be evaluated as to completeness, realism and reasonableness. Additionally, each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JAN 1997). The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 1995) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Executive Orders-Commercial Item (Jan 1996) is incorporated by reference, however, for paragraph (b) only the following additional FAR cited in the clause are checked and applicable to this solicitation: numbers 2, 6, 7, 8.and (c)1 ); Wage Determination No.: 94-2079, Rev 7, dated 06/27/1997 apply. Occupation Titles used are as follows: Laborer $8.05 per hour; Truck Driver, Heavy Duty $10.70 per hour. 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (Apr 1984);; Offers shall be received at Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy CO 80840 until 3:00 P.M., MST, 14 Nov 1997. Jerry Sube, may be contacted at (719) 333-3948 for information regarding this solicitation. (0296)

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