The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research Laboratory (CRREL)’s Engineering Resources Branch in Hanover, New Hampshire intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Pike Industries, Inc. upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b). ERDC-CRREL is currently conducting a research project focused on using warm mix additives in asphalt as a cold weather constructions aid. This contract is needed to produce the warm mix asphalt and construct full scale test sections for evaluation in the CRREL’s Frost Effects Research Facility in Hanover, NH. As part of this study, a total of four test sections and one test strip will be constructed and evaluated. Specifically, the four test sections will be constructed in the west lane of the Frost Effects Research Facility (FERF) at temperature of 35°F. The four test sections will be Item 1: Hot Mix Asphalt Control; Item 2: Warm Mix Asphalt Evotherm M1; Item 3: Warm Mix Asphalt Sasobit Redux; and Item 4: Warm Mix Asphalt Rediset LQ-1102. The dimensions of the sections are approximately as follows: 21 ft. wide and 100 ft. long with no change in elevation along the test section for the South test section and 21ft. wide and 70 ft. long with no change in elevation along the test section length for the North test section Pike Industries, Inc. was identified as the only vendor capable of providing the supplies and incidental services necessary to fulfill the Government’s requirement in its entirety. Pike Industries, Inc was deem the sole responsible vendor due to their 1) experience using all three of the warm mix additives being evaluated in this study (Evotherm, Sasobit, and Rediset); 2) proximity of less than 1 hour to ERDC-CRREL which ensures precise control of mixture delivery temperature; and 3) experience constructing asphalt pavements following UFGS and/or FAA standards. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715, which has a size standard of 1,000 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM CDT, 9 May 2022 to
[email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.