Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682

E -- SUPPLY 85'X6' STEEL BRIDGE W/DECKING AND RUB RAILS FOR THE LEWIS RIVER HORSE CAMP TRAIL. SOL R6-GIP-8-054p DUE 083198 POC Technical Contact: Kent Crossley, (360) 247-3937 or Contracting Officer, Patricia Faller, (360) 891-5079 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement consititutes the only solicitation; Request for Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation, R6-GIP-8-054p, is issued as a Request for Quotations. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. (iv) Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3441; the small business size standard is 500 employees. (v) Supply and deliver one 85' x 6' half-through truss, one diagonal per panel, square end vertical, bearing at unequal elevations of 1.7', fabricated from atmospheric corrosion resistant steel IRON WOOD (tm) decking and rub rails to act as inside safety rails to a minimum height of 54", 85 psf uniform live load, or one 750 lb. point load, 25 psf uniform wide load over the vertical projection of the bridge if enclosed, 200 psf dead (snow) load. (vi) Structural design of the bridge shall be designed in accordance with the "Manual of Steel Contruction: Allowable Stress Design" as adopted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)-9th Edition. (vii) Welded tubular connection design shall be in accordance with the Structural Welding Code (ANSI/AWS D1.1). (viii) Bridge structures shall be fabricated by a fabricator who is currently certified by the American Institute of Steel Construction, to have the personnel, organization, experience, capability and commitment to produce fabricated structural steel for Simple Steel Bridge Structures as set forth in the AISC Certification Program. (ix) All unpainted fabrications will be produced from high strength, low alloy, atmospheric corrosion resistant ASTM A874 cold-formed welded square and retangular tubing, and ASTM 8588, ASTM A606, or ASTM A242 plate and structural shapes with a minimum corrosion index of 5.8 per ASTM G101. (x) All exposed surfaces of steel shall be blast cleaned in accordance with Steel Structures Painting Council Surface Preparation Specifications No. 7 Brush-Off Cleaning, SSPC-SP7-latest edition. (xi) Exposed surfaces of steel shall be defined as those surfaces seen from the deck and from outside the surface. (xii) Stringers, floor beams, lower brace diagonals and the inside face of the truss beloow the deck and bottom or the bottom chord shall not be blasted. (xiii) Delivery is to be made to the Lewis River Horse Camp located on the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Amboy, WA. (T8N, R8E Section 18). Travel via I-5, 32 kilometers North of Vancouver, Washington to Exit 17 near the town of Woodland, WA. Travel 54 km East on SR 50 through the town of Cougar, WA to the Monument boundary. Continue East on Forest Service Road (FSR) to Mile Post 32, which is the intersection of FSRs 90 and 93. (xiv) The bridge will be unloaded and staged at the Lewis River Horse Camp, immediately off FSR 93. (xv) The bridge should arrive in one section with the decking and rub rails not installed. (xvi) The overall weight of the bridge without deck and rail shall not exceed 1900 lbs. (xvii) FAR Part 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; (xviii) FAR Part 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) is: past performance and experience. Offerors should provide a resume with a minimum of three past performance references and provide descriptive literature. (xix) FAR Part 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. (xx) FAR Part 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Exective Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. (xxi) Quotations are due back at COB, August 31, 1998. Send to Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Attn: Procurement, 10600 N.E. 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682-5419. Posted 07/30/98 (W-SN230778). (0211)

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