Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AAC -- Air Armament Center, AAC/PK, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 433, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6864

F -- BRUSH CHOPPING FOR REFORESTATION SOL F08651-00-BA-004 DUE 030300 POC SSgt. Amy Cramer, Contract Specialist, Phone 850-882-8553x5203, Fax 850-882-1680, Email cramera@eglin.af.mil -- Bonnie Hochmuth, Contracting Officer, Phone 850-882-9188x5222, Email hockmutb@eglin.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=F08651-00-BA- 004&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: SSgt. Amy Cramer, cramera@eglin.af.mil. The following combined synopsis/solicitation is being resent in its entirety with the Statement of Work attached below. The Air Armament Center (AAC), Eglin AFB FL, intends to solicit, and award, a firm fixed price contract without options. This procurement is being conducted under the Test Program for Commercial Items FAR Part 13.5. 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; proposals are being requested, and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation Number F08651-00-B-A004 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 0851 and the small business size standard for this procurement is $5M. This is a 100% small business set-aside. Line Item 0001, Brush Chopping for reforestation in accordance with paragraph 8 of Statement of Work dated 3 Jan 00 Revision 3. First chop 1,042 acres. Line Item 0002, Brush Chopping for reforestation in accordance with paragraph 8 of Statement of Work dated 3 Jan 00 Revision 3. Second chop, 648 acres. Approximate delivery dates are March -- Oct 2000. F.O.B. Destination. The following FAR provisions and clauses shall apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Evaluation will be based on price and other factors); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (Offerors must submit a completed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offer); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract terms and conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; and 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds-Other Than Construction. Fill ins for the clause are as follows: performance bond 100% of the contract price; payment bond 0% of the payment price; and executed bonds furnished to the Contracting Officer within 10 days after contract award, but in any event, before starting work. The following clauses are also incorporated by reference: 52.222-25, 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52.222-41; 52.222-42; 52.222-43; 52.222-44; 52.223-6, 52.249-4. A Wage Determination has been requested from the Department of Labor and will be incorporated into the contract by modification upon receipt. Bids must be submitted no later than 3:00 CST on 3 March 2000. Bid format is at discretion of offerors. Written requests for Statement of Work may be sent to AAC/PKOBS, Attn: Amy Cramer, 205 West D Ave, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862, or contact Amy Cramer at (850) 882-8582 Ext. 5-220. Facsimile requests may be sent to (850) 882-1680, or you may e-mail the request to cramera@eglin.af.mil. Quotes must be mailed, faxed or sent by e-mail. HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE FLORIDA (AAC/EMSN) 3 Jan 00 Revision 3 SPECIFICATION SITE PREPARATION FOR REFORESTATION 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work covered by this statement of work consists of furnishing brush chopping equipment and materials, and performing all operations necessary to chop 15 areas of land, consisting of approximate 1,042 acres for future reforestation. The work shall be completed in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. 2. LOCATION OF WORK: The work is located in 15 separate areas of land distributed over the Eglin Reservation at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Drawing number 00chop shows the locations of the 15 areas to be chopped. 3 EQUIPMENT: Brush chopping equipment shall consist of either dozers or rubber tired tractors pulling tandem drum type brush choppers. For purposes of the contract, one unit of brush chopping equipment shall equal one dozer/rubber tired tractor and one set of tandem brush choppers. a. Dozers: Each dozer/tractor shall be equipped with either an angled blade or barpositioned on the front, positioned the full width of the machine, that will push or throw standing trees and brush toward the unchopped side of the area. Dozers with only a "C" frame on the front are not acceptable under this contract. Each dozer/tractor must be capable of pulling the chopper at an average speed of three miles per hour. All dozers/tractors must be equipped with protective canopies and fire extinguishers. b. Tandem drum brush choppers: The brush choppers must perform chops that are either 7', 8', or 10' wide. The minimum weights for sets of brush choppers under operating conditions are as follows: 7' wide, 24,000 pounds; 8' wide, 27,000 pounds; 10' wide, 34,000 pounds. Regardless of the width of the brush choppers used, the rear chopper shall be set in position at an angle of 115 degrees from the direction of travel of the front chopper. The front chopper angle shall be set by drawbar chain lengths prescribed by the manufacturer's recommendations. The rear chopper angle shall be set by a spacer bar length also prescribed by the manufacturer's recommendations. Only a spacer bar which keeps the rear chopper at 115 degrees at all times is acceptable. (cables or chains are not exceptable). The blade arrangement of the chopper must consist of alternating hi/lo blades. Hi blades will be 8" wide and low blades will be 6" wide. Chopper drums with either all 6" blades or all 8" blades will not be acceptable for use under this contract. c. "Hi" brush chopper blades on standard and (GK) models which are less than 9 1/2" when measured between the cutting edge and the drum are not acceptable for use under this contract. "Lo" brush chopper blades on standard and (GK) models which are less than 6 1/2" when measured between the cutting edge and the drum are not acceptable for use under this contract. These measurements allow approximately 1 1/2 inches of wear from the time a new blade is placed on a chopper until it needs to be replaced. The blade wear measurements will be made by the Contracting Officer's representative at the narrowest part between the drum and cutting edge. d. Brush chopper blades that are deeply chipped, broken, loose or misfitting on brackets are not acceptable for use under this contract. After blades become chipped, broken, loose or misfitting, equipment will be shut down and corrective repairs made before commencing work by that particular unit. Acreage chopped by equipment with unsatisfactory chopper blades shall not be considered satisfactorily completed and shall be redone by the contractor as directed by the Contracting Officer's representative at no additional expense to the government. Chopper blades shall be mounted on chopper drums in the same manner as originally mounted by the manufacturer, with the beveled side of the blade toward the front of the chopper when the blade is in contact with the ground. 4. INSPECTIONS: Each unit of brush chopping equipment used under this contract will be inspected by the Contracting Officer or his designated representative as follows: a. Prior to Operations: Each brush chopping unit shall be made available for inspection not later than one work day prior to commencement of work. All brush chopping units shall be operational at time of inspection. The contractor shall furnish weight tickets verifying the actual weight of each set of brush choppers to be used under this contract. If it becomes necessary to fill the brush chopper drums with water to meet minimum weight requirements, this may be done after unloading the brush choppers at the job site. Operating weight of each set of brush choppers used shall be determined as follows: Certified weight of each set of brush choppers plus weight of water equals the operating weight of the brush choppers. Any brush chopping unit not meeting the approval of the Contracting Officer shall be repaired, replaced or modified in a manner which meets the specifications of the contract before any work by that unit commences. b. During Operations: The Contracting Officer or his designated representative will make frequent unscheduled inspections of brush chopping equipment and performance during the period of the contract to ensure that equipment specifications and performance requirements under the contract are maintained. 5. METHOD OF CHOPPING: A waiting period of 75 days is required between the completion of the first chop and the beginning of the second chop. On both the first and second chop, each row of chopping will overlap the preceding row by a minimum of 6" to ensure that area are completely chopped. 6. LEAVE TREES AND CLUMPS: Hardwood trees larger than 9" in diameter, when measured 36" from the ground, will be left standing and undamaged. On areas where "leave" hardwood trees are fewer than four per acre, clumps of smaller trees shall be left to compensate for lack of larger trees. These clumps shall not exceed 200' in length and 50' in width, and one clump per five acres of area area shall be left. A minimum separation of 150' in all directions shall be maintained between clumps. Clumps containing favorable wildlife plant or tree species may be marked for exclusion from the reforestation area acreage by the government. In addition, trees of aesthetic value, such as: holly, hawthorn, blueberry, yaupon, chinquapin, and magnolia shall be left on all areas where possible. 7. ACREAGE MEASUREMENT: Acreage was determined by using the global positing system (GPS). Potential bidders are encouraged to make site visits and verify acreage prior to bid submission. Documentation to support the measurement is available at the Natural Resorces Section (AAC/EMSN) Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Contractors should contact Jackson Guard, Natural Resources Section, at phone number (850) 882-4164 in order to review the supporting documentation. 8. Brush Chopping Areas: All areas to be chopped are located in the sand hills and not adversely effected by wet weather. Area boundaries are marked with blue flagging tape and blue paint. Where area boundaries include a roadbed, boundaries of the area include all area up to and including the edge of the road. The contractor should contact the Natural Resources Division for clarification if he has problems locating boundaries of an area prior to start of work. Location of areas to be chopped with tandem brush choppers are listed below: AREAS TO BE CHOPPED AREA NUMBERS ACRES **P4 60 Ac **P5 53 Ac **P6 150 Ac **P7 31 Ac **P12 80 Ac **P13 47 Ac *P14 61 Ac *P15 59 Ac *P16 53 Ac *P17 49 Ac **P18 99 Ac *P20 90 Ac *P21 82 Ac **P23 73 Ac **P48 55 Ac 1,042 Ac * Areas to receive a first chop. 1,042 Ac ** Areas to receive a first chop and second chop. 648 Ac If any of the areas listed in paragraph #8 are needed for operations by the government, other areas similar to the ones listed may be substituted, insofar as is possible, by the Contracting Officer or his designated representative, to meet the acreage estimates in the contract. 9. WARNING -- HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT SITE: a. Notice to Contractor: The site, entrance routes or adjacent areas to the site at which you, your employees, and your subcontractors will be working have been used by the Air Force as an ammunition testing range. There exists a possible danger to person and property from unexploded weapons in and on the ground. Live bombs, missiles, and other ordnance material may be embedded or partially embedded in the trees or soil. In no event should you or your employees, or your subcontractors or their employees, attempt to remove or otherwise tamper with such material or objects. Removal of such items from the site by unauthorized persons is considered misappropriation of government property, and may be subject to penalties under law. However, more important is the potential serious or fatal injury to the individual. b. Agreement: The contractor agrees that if, during the performance of work under this contract, his employees or subcontractors or their employees should encounter any of these munitions, or other unidentifiable objects which resemble ordnance material, he will stop work in the immediate area, report such encounter to the Government Inspector by the most expeditious method, advising him of the exact location and description of the object, and proceed as directed. The contractor further agrees to cause this warning to be brought to the attention of each one of his employees, and to each subcontractor and his employees who will be working at the site. c. Procedures for Assuring Safety: (1) A poster describing the various items discussed above will be furnished to the contractor at the preperformance briefing. The contractor will display this poster in a prominent place at the performance site, readily available for inspection of all personnel. (2) At the conclusion of the preperformance briefing, the contractor will be required to signify on an appropriate form the existence or possible existence of hazardous munition items has been discussed, and that he agrees to brief his employees or any subcontractors on the contents of this clause. (3) For the contractor's safety, the Contracting Officer or his designated representative may restrict operations due to military mission requirements. 10. RANGES A-71, A-72, A-74: The areas around ranges A-71, A-72 and A-74 are frequently closed due to mission activity. The contractor may be required to chop areas adjacent to these ranges on Saturdays and Sundays at no additional cost to the government. 11. CLEARANCE INTO CLOSED AREAS: a. The contractor will daily contact Range Operations Control Center, (ROCC), telephone 904-882-4547, 904-882-4540, or 904-882-5800 to obtain a "Z" clearance for each crew before working in the closed areas. b. The contractor will contact the Natural Resources Branch by telephone at 904-882-4164 as soon as possible, if access to an area is not obtained. c. Area numbers P-20, P-21, and P-23 are located in the closed areas of the Eglin reservation. 12. ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION (Red Cockaded Woodpecker): Red cockaded woodpecker cavity trees, whether unmarked or marked with yellow or white bands at eye level, shall not be damaged. Violation of this prohibition may render the contractor liable for damages under provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. All unmarked red cockaded woodpecker cavity trees on reforestation areas located by the contractor, his personnel, or subcontractor personnel, shall be reported to the Natural Resources Branch, telephone 904-882-4164 as soon as possible. 13. CULTURAL SITE PROTECTION: Cultural sites, such as abandoned home places, cemeteries and Indian camp sites, and items of antiquity associated with them, shall not be disturbed by the Contractor or his personnel. Cultural sites will be clearly identified by the Government and indicated by the Contracting Officer's representative at the on site briefing. 14. Definitions Closed Areas -- Areas where tests and missions are scheduled or conducted and access is restricted to authorized individuals. Endangered Species -- Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range and designated as such by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Red Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Tree -- Any living species of pine, except sand pine, 65 years or older, in which a cavity has been completed or is being constructed by a Red Cockaded Woodpecker, which may or may not have open resin wells. Trees shall not be cut, removed or other disturbed within 200 feet of Red Cockaded Woodpecker cavity tree unless first coordinated with the natural Resources Branch. Additional, the contractor shall ensure that a representative of the Natural Resource Branch is present during performance within 200 feet of of any Red Cockaded Woodpecker cavity tree. First Chop -- A piece of equipment pulling choppers over a designated area which has not been chopped within the previous 24 months. Second Chop -- A piece of equipment pulling choppers over a designated area which has had a first chop within the previous 24 months. 15. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: At all times during site preparation operations, the contractor shall have a project manager readily available in the area of such operations, who shall be authorized to receive notices and instructions from the Contracting Officer on behalf of the contractor in regard to equipment and performance under the contract. a. The contractor shall keep available on each work area the necessary tools for removing filler or inspection plugs on any brush chopper requiring water to meet minimum weight requirements. b. No fire of any type shall be made at any time by the contractor or his employees while on the Eglin reservation. c. Dumping, disposing, storing, or littering of any form (garbage, refuse, oil cans, tires, equipment, etc.) is prohibited on the Eglin reservation. d. The government may direct the sequential order in which areas to be cleared will be chopped. e. Existing roads, bridges, fords, culverts, fences, and other improvements damaged by operations of the contractor shall be repaired or replaced as directed by the Contracting Officer or his designated representative, at the expense of the contractor. Repaired or replaced items shall be in as good condition as existing items were prior to start of the work. f. Contractor shall keep reforestation area roads clear of brush and trees during chopping operations. All roads shall be cleared for travel at the end of each workday. g. Contractor shall load his equipment when moving across paved roads, bridges, and railroad tracks. h. Established roads traversing certain areas that will be designated by Contracting Officer or his designated representative shall not be chopped. i. Contractor will be required to pull choppers either adjacent to existing Eglin Reservation roads or in the actual roadway itself when moving equipment from one area to another. The Contractor will meet with the government's designated representative prior to moving equipment to determine the approved route from one area to another and which roads require pulling adjacent to existing roads or in the actual road. ITEM SCHEDULE FOR SITE PREPARATION FOR REFORESTATION STATEMENT OF WORK DATED 3 JAN 00 Item Total No. Description Quantity Unit Price amount BASE BID 0001 Brush Chopping for reforestation Slash/Sand Pine conversion areas In accordance with paragraph #8 Of statement of work dated 3 Jan 00 0001AA lst chop 1,042 Acres $ 000lAB 2nd chop 648 Acres $ Posted 02/11/00 (D-SN424759). (0042)

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