Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 documents, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-27. Solicitation number AG-8379-S-08-031 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR subpart 13.5. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. The Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 484220 and the size standard is $21.5 Million. A firm-fixed price purchase order will be issued under the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. Period of performance – 45 Calendar Days from date of Notice to Proceed. The solicitation is for hauling approximately 3700 cubic yards of 3” Pit Run aggregate to National Forest System Road (NFSR) 148, also know as Salitral Road, with the line item as follow: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 1: Load, Haul and windrow approximately 3700 loose cubic yards of 3” pit run aggregate to NFSR 148 (Salitral Road), Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The accepted quantity will be paid for at the contract unit price accepted in this contract. All other items of work necessary to complete the project will be considered incidential to the cubic yard haul payment. Payment shall be full compensation for all labor, material, equipment, tools, transportation, and incidentals necessary to complete the work prescribed. Description of Work - Load, haul and windrow approximately 3,700 cubic yards of 3 inch base aggregate for approximately 15 miles to National Forest System Road (NFSR) 148, also known as Salitral Road from a government purchased source approximately 6 miles west of US 85/NM 96. Haul begins at the pit run aggregate source location approximately 6 miles west of the junction of US 84/NM 96. Windrow placement location begins approximately 6 miles west of Coyote, NM, at the junction of NM 96/NFSR 148 and continuing approximately 2.5 miles on NFSR 148. Begin windrow of pit run aggregate for the next 2.5 miles, as staked on the ground. Requirements - Haul the aggregate and windrow in the roadway for spreading by government furnished motor grader. Measurement - Measure aggregate by the cubic yard. Payment - The accepted quantities will be paid at the contact price per unit of measurement. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed above. For technical questions related to this project, please contact Henry Gallegos at 505-438-7870. For all other questions, contact Greg Martinez at 505-346-3808. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items is applicable. The Government will award the contract to that responsible vendor or vendors whose quotation, conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price and the price-related factors included in the combined synopsis/solicitation. The factors are in descending order of importance. Factor One – Unit price for hauling material. Factor Two - Vendor’s availability of equipment (number of trucks) – provide details. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, must be completed and included with offer. These clauses can be accessed through the website http://www.arnet.gov/far/. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate 1, 52.212-1, Instructions 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, with the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause which are applicable to this acquisition. 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration For information regarding this solicitation, contact Greg Martinez at 505 346-3808. Vendors wishing to respond to this solicitation should send their responses to Cibola National Forest, Attn: Greg Martinez, AQM, 2113 Osuna Road NE, Suite A, Albuquerque, NM 87113 or fax responses to (505) 346-3909, Attn: Greg Martinez. Be sure to reference the solicitation number listed above. Quotations must be in writing accompanied by the completed representations and certifications and response to the evaluation criteria. Failure to respond to the evaluation criteria will be cause for an offer to not be considered. Telegraphic offers will be accepted at 505-346-3909. Quotations are due no later than September 2, 2008 at 3:00 pm Local Time.