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96 -- RIP-RAP FOR THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, OAK HARBOR, OHIO SOL 301819Q243 DUE 081799 POC Nancy Boyle, Contracting Officer, 612/713-5217 WEB: 301819Q243, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation WILL NOT be issued. The solicitation number is 301819Q243 for this Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be followed. Standard Industrial Classification code 5032 applies. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded. All responsible sources may submit a quote for consideration. Purchase is for rip-rap and gravel only and does not include delivery. The refuge will pick up the rip-rap/gravel using refuge trucks. Rip-rap/gravel shall be loaded into refuge trucks at quarry or other designated site. Requirement total will be broken into multiple pick-ups over the period of September 1999 through December 2000 (may extend into 2001). No.1 -- Ohio DOT #411 (Gravel/crushed stone), Quantity 3,500 tons. No.2 -- Ohio #1 stone, rip-rap, Quantity 4,500 tons. A total of $0.216 (21.6 cents) per ton will be added to quote for each mile distant from the quarry to Ottawa NWR headquarters to evaluate refuge hauling costs to determine the best value to the government. SPECIFICATIONS: RIP-RAP, D-ROCK, OHIO 411's 1. Rip-rap will be sound, hard, durable, quarried rock free from lamination, weak cleavages, cracks, seams, undesirable, weathering, and other defects. It will be of such quality and character that it will not disintegrate from exposure to water or weathering. 2. All rip-rap material will be compact in shape, and the greatest dimension of any individual rock will be no greater than three (3) times its least dimension. 3. Rip-rap will have a minimum density of 157 pounds per solid cubic foot and will be reasonably well graded. 4. Ohio #1 rip-rap will be "Ohio Number 1" and will be graded in accordance with State of Ohio, DOT, Construction and Materials specifications Table, 703-1, Coarse Aggregate as follows: Square Opening Size Percent Passing 4 inch 100 3 inch 90-100 2 inch 26- 60 1 inch 0- 15 inch 0- 5 5. Ohio D-rock shall be "Ohio D-type rip-rap and shall be graded in accordance with State of Ohio, DOT, Construction and Material Specifications, Section 60107, Type D, as follows: Square Opening Size Percent Passing 12 inch 100% 6 inch No more than 50% 3 inch No more than 15% 6. Ohio 411's stabilized crushed aggregate shall be sound, crushed limestone, crushed slag, crushed gravel, or other types of suitable materials. Shale shall not exceed 5 percent . The fraction of these materials passing a No. 40 sieve shall have a plasticity index of not more than 6. Crushed limestone, crushed slag and crushed gravel shall meet the following grading requirements: Sieve Total Percent Passing 1 inch 100 1 inch 75-100 inch 50- 95 inch 35- 75 No. 4 30- 60 No. 40 7- 30 No. 2003- 13 7. Rap-rap, Gravel/Rip-rap shall be loaded into refuge trucks at quarry or other delivery site. Delivery is currently scheduled for the period from September 1999 to December 2000, but may continue into 2001. The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Represent and Certifications-Commercial Items (copy to be included with offer); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive orders Commercial Items. Award Quotations are due to the office listed above by COB 8/17/99. Quotes may be faxed to (612) 725-1717. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at the following Website: http://www.gsa.gov/far. Posted 07/26/99 (W-SN358856). (0207)

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