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56 -- RIP RAP STONE SOL DACW61-00-R-0024 DUE 082400 POC Mr. Joseph Brennan, Tech POC (410) 885-5621, Mr. Ernest Savoy, Contract Specialist, (215) 656-6913 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District is soliciting for offers to fulfill its requirement for rip rap stone. The solicitation is for commercial items and will be prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and supplemented with additional information. The solicitation will be issued as Request For Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. DACW61-00-R-0024. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-13. The acquisition will be processed in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 5032 with a small business classification of 100 employees. SCHEDULE: LINE ITEM NO. 0001 7,500 Net Tons of Type "A" Rip Rap Stone, LINE ITEM NO. 0002 5,000 Net Tons of Crusher Run CR 8 LINE ITEM NO. 0003 15,000 Net Tons of Crusher Run CR 6 and LINE ITEM NO. 0004 600 Net Tons of Rip Rap Type "R4". All items are to be supplied in accordance with the specifications as stated in the solicitation. INTENT: The contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform all work, and testing if required, in strict accordance with the specifications, schedules, and Contracting Officer's directives. Method of measurement and basis for payment: (a) The quantities to be paid for will be measured by the number of tons of 2,000 pounds each furnished, accepted and delivered. (b) Properly certified weighing slips or bill-of-lading weights will be accepted for all material delivered and accepted. (c) All expenses of, and incidental to determining the weight of stone delivery on the site, including and certifying all scales, and all specified gradation testing, shall be borne by the contractor and included by him in the contract unit price. (d) The tonnage measured, as provided above will be paid for at the contract unit price, which priceand payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools and incidentals necessary to complete the work as specified. SPECIAL DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: 1. All stone (Line Items 0001 through 0004) shall be delivered to the C & D Canal between Reedy Point, Delaware and Grove Neck, Maryland. (A) The Rip Rap stone, Line Item No. 0001, shall be delivered at a minimum rate of 250 tons per day, Monday through Friday, 0730 to 1500 hours. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) shall be notified if the delivery rate will fall behind. (B) The Crusher Run, Line Item No. 0002 shall be on an "on call delivery schedule" and shall be placed on the roads with the "Chain Dump Spreading Method", unless otherwise directed by the COR or his on-site representative; or dumping to stockpile material. 2. Trucks will observe all safety regulations while on U.S. Government Property. 3. Deliveries may be canceled by the Contracting Officer if road conditions, (wet, muddy, frozen, etc.) are not suitable. 4. The clauses entitled "Variation in Quantity" and "Delivery of Excess Quantities", apply to all the Line Items. RIP RAP MATERIAL: (a) GENERAL: All stone shall be of a hard, durable quality, angular, free from lamination, weak cleavages, and will not disintegrate under the elements nor be easily broken in handling. Sedimentary stone will generally be unacceptable. (b) QUALITY: Suitable tests and service records shall be available to determine the acceptability of the stone. In the event suitable test reports and service records are not available or a question arises about the suitability of the stone, the material shall be subjected to such tests as are necessary to determine its acceptability. Tests to which the materials may be subjected include petrographic analysis, specific gravity, abrasion, absorption, wetting and drying, freezing and thawing, and such other tests as may be considered necessary to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer that the materials are acceptable for use in the work. The dry weight of the stone shall be at least 165 pounds per cubic foot. Absorption shall not exceed 2% as determined by ASTM C -127-68. All tests shall be made and certified by a reliable testing laboratory, at the quarry owner's expense. The stone shall be rough and angular in shape with the least principal dimension, not less than one-third the greatest dimension. Weathered rock, flat slabs, boulders, and parts of boulders will not be acceptable. (c) GRADATION: The Rip Rap Stone gradation is divided up into three types, whose application will be determined by the COR or his representative. The stone shall be reasonably well graded in accordance with the specifications and as shown on Rip Rap Gradation Curves, which will be, included in the solicitation. (d) USAGE: 1. Type "A" -- This type will generally used throughout the work area. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The performance period for this requirement is 60 calendar days from the date of award. Some of the FAR provisions and clauses that are included in the solicitation include: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, 52.211-16 Variations in Quantity, and 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities. Prospective Contractors are required to submit a completed copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items with their offer. Solicitation No. DACW61-00-R-0024 will be issued on or about August 10, 2000 with a closing date of August 24, 2000 at 1600 hours EST at the local place of opening. Interested prospective contractors can request a copy of the solicitation by mail or Fax No. (215) 656-6780. Contractors shall include the following information in their request: Solicitation number; a complete mailing address (preferably no box office numbers); telephone and fax number (if applicable); and a point of contact. All responsible sources may submit an offer for consideration. SEE NOTE NO. 1 Posted 08/02/00 (W-SN481403). (0215)

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