USDI, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office (952), P. O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965

56 -- SUPPLY, DELIVER AND APPLY LIQUID ASPHALT CRS-2 SOL HAQ001031 DUE 062900 POC Tom Fulton 503-952-6218, FAX 503-952-6312 E-MAIL: BLM, or952mb@or.blm.gov. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Solicitation HAQ001031 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. See Numbered Note(s): 1. SIC code 2951; size standard of 500 employees. This will be a firm-fixed price contract for the Bureau of Land Management, Coos Bay District, Coos County, Oregon. Sub item 1A will include the supply, delivery and application of an estimated 442 tons of emulsified liquid asphalt (asphalt, water and a emulsifying agent with stabilizer), with conversions between weights and volumes for liquid emulsified asphalt corrected to standard temperature of 15.6 degrees Centigrade (60 degrees Fahrenheit), at the following locations: (1) Weaver Road #28-8-18.0, (2) Westside Road #28-9-25.1, Moon Creek Road #26-11-33, and (3) North Rock Creek Road #30-10-3.0, all which lie north of State Highway 42 between mileposts 37 and 64.2. A map of the specific delivery areas is available from the Oregon State Office, BLM, by telephoning 503-952-6359. In addition, the Contractor shall provide under sub item 1B an hourly rate for the Distributor Truck Standby Time and under sub item 1C the Tanker Truck Standby Time which are both estimated at 10 hours each. Submit unit price for each sub item (A, B, and C) with a total for each subitem and a total for all sub items. Delivery time is 45 calendar days beginning July 15, 2000. Technical Specification of Product: All products and workmanship shall conform to the Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-92), Division 400. Emulsified liquid asphalt (M140/M208), grade CRS-2 (cationic rapid setting) shall conform to AASHTO M208, except that (1) viscosity(s), Saybolt Furol method at 50 degrees Centigrade (122 degrees Fahrenheit), shall be between 150 to 400; and (2) oil distillate by volume of emulsion shall be between 1.5 and 3 percent. Product shall be sampled in accordance with AASHTO T40 and be tested in accordance with AASHTO T 59. In applying the emulsified asphalt, the Contractor shall (1) exercise appropriate measures to protect existing improvements from over spray and splash; (2) cooperate with the rock spreading operation of the BLM maintenance crew to result in an efficient and well-coordinated operation; (3) deliver product at the designated project sites within 30 minutes of the scheduled delivery times; (4) furnish specific application rates, widths and lengths as identified by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at each project site; (5) provide product with temperature at time of transport and spray application between 60 and 85 degrees centigrade (140 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit) which is supported by a Contractor-provided thermometer on site at all times; (6) not discharge asphalt into borrow pits, gutters, or streams; (7) limit truck speed to approximately 10-15 miles per hour or at a speed necessary to prevent dislodging the chip rock; and (8) provide a distributor that shall be capable of moving forward at the appropriate speed prior to spraying product, and utilizing operation methods that prevent exceeding the specified application rates at the junctions of passes. The distributor, when not spraying, shall be parked so that the product will not drip on the surface of the traveled way. The Contractor shall begin work within 5 calendar from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed and shall coordinate all deliveries with the COR. The Contractor shall furnish with each shipment two copies of the delivery ticket which contains the following information: Consignee; project number; grade; net gallons; net weight; identification number of truck, car, tank, etc; destination; date; loading temperature; and specific gravity at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The Contractor is responsible for cleaning up all camp and work sites before leaving the area with final payment being withheld until compliance. Contractor shall restore at its expense public or private access roads damaged by the Contractor. Contractor shall develop a modified Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) Plan. The SPCC Plan, shall, as a minimum, contain the following information and be reviewed and accepted by the Contracting Officer prior to initiating project work: (1) response priorities; (2) Contractor representative in charge; (3) duties of Contractor personnel; (4) Contractor emergency response procedures; (5) contents of spill containment kit (SCK) which must be designed for use with petroleum products and must contain as a minimum (a) two bales (100 pads/bale, of absorbent pads, minimum of 17"X19"x1/4"); (b) goggles, garbage bags, and PVC and latex gloves, and one absorbent sweep (minimum of 8" x l00'); and a (6) spill response diagram. An example of a modified SPCC may be obtained by telephoning 541-751-4334 at the Coos Bay District, Contractor shall provide training to employees on how SCK components are used. Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, is available at: http://www.or.blm.gov/procurement/com_cert.htm APPLICABLE FAR CLAUSES AND OTHER PROVISIONS: 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number -- Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number; 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 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 (including 52.203-6 Alt I, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222.20, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, 52.232-33). Referenced clauses and provisions are available at: http://www.arnet.gov/far. Quoters shall submit signed and dated quotes, either on a SF2449 or letterhead stationary. Quotesshall be sent to Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office (OR952), P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208 by COB (4:15 p.m. local time) on or before June 29, 2000. FAXed quotes will be accepted at 503-952-6312. For questions contact Joan Betts @ 503-952-6221. S: 952 TEAM1 SOLK comm.emulasphalt.wpd Posted 05/25/00 (W-SN458757). (0146)

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