38 -- ASPHALT EMULSION, HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, MAUI, HAWAII

Notice Date

September 8, 2000

Contracting Office

National Park Service, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107-1372

ZIP Code

94107-1372

Solicitation Number

Q8290000011

Response Due

September 20, 2000

Point of Contact

Theresa Fisher 415/427-1328 (fax)

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contracting officer via (theresa_fisher@nps.gov)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 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. This request is being issued as Request for Quotations (RFQ) #Q8290000011. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-18. FAR clauses and provision are available through Internet access at http://www.arnet.gov/far. This is a small business set-aside acquisition. The standard industrial classification code is 5032 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The following is a description of the requirements for this acquisition: BITUMINOUS MATERIAL GRADE PMCRS2 or PMCRS2h -- Polymer modified, asphaltic emulsion mixture composed of bituminous material uniformly emulsified with water and an emulsifying or stabilizing agent. The polymer shall be, at the option of the Contractor, either neoprene, ethylene vinyl acetate, or a blend of butadiene and styrene. The emulsion shall meet the requirements of Section 94, Table 3, of the State of California Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, latest edition. QUANTITY -- 31,000 gallons. DELIVERY -- FOB destination to Haleakala National Park Halemau parking area located approximately 4 miles inside the Park, south of end of State Highway 278, in 5,000 gallon insulated containers with heating tubes and heaters. Temperature of asphalt at the time it is put into tanks for shipping shall be ~200 degrees F. Contractor shall arrange for return of the containers at no expense to the Government. Delivery shall take place over a period of 2-3 weeks beginning in the spring of 2001. Emulsion will be transferred by the National Park Service (NPS) from the parking area to a NPS distributor tanker truck for application on roadway as part of seal coating project. SUBMITTAL -- Contractor shall provide one copy of manufacturer's certification for each truck load certifying the material is of the type, grade, and quality specified and one certified weight ticket, from supplier, for each load of bituminous material delivered to the project site.. CONTACT PERSON for delivery is Frank Baublits, Facility Manager, 808-572-4420. PRICE SCHEDULE: Item #0001 -- 31,000 gallons of PMCRS2 or PMCRS2h @ a lump sum price of $_______________. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this transaction. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999), is applicable to this transaction with the following evaluation criteria inserted into paragraph (a): [1] price; [2] past performance. Past performance shall be equal to price in importance. Quoters shall included a complete copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Feb 2000), with its quote. Those firms not in possession of the provision in full text may contact this office and a copy will be faxed. Full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at the following address: http://www.www.arnet.gov/far. The following FAR clauses are applicable to this transaction: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Feb 2000). The following additional clauses referenced in subparagraph (b) of 52.212-5 are applicable to this transaction: 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246) (Feb 1999); 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Apr 1998); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998); 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Jan 1999); 52.225-3 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program , Alternate I (Feb 2000); 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic funds Transfer Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) with the following inserted in subparagaph (b)(1) of this clause "no later than 15 days prior to submission of the first request for payment". Commerce Business daily numbered Note 1 is applicable to this transaction. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE for this combined synopsis/solicitation on September 20, 2000 by 4:30PM Pacific Daylight time and shall be delivered to: National Park Service, Pacific Great Basin Support Office, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, ATTN Contracting Office: RFQ #Q8290000011. Facsimile Quotations are acceptable with all required documentation; no oral quotations will be accepted. Quoters must furnish company name, DUNS number, TIN Number, address, phone and fax number, email address if available, and official point of contact. All questions regarding this solicitation should be faxed to Theresa Fisher at 415-427-1328. Email questions are acceptable to Theresa_Fisher@nps.gov.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000912/38SOL002.HTM (W-252 SN494797)