56--Flowable Fill Sole Source Heartland Cement Co.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC Contracting Office intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106 to Heartland Cement, Co. of Bethlehem, PA. The Airfields and Pavements Branch (APB) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MS, has been tasked by the US Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) to support Airfield Damage Repair (ADR), Other Contingency Operations (OCO) by purchasing flowable fill material. Six previous demonstrations, Critical Runway AssessmenT and Repair (CRATR), Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD), Limited Operations Utility Assessment (LOUA) 1, LOUA2, final Operations Utility Assessment (OUA), Cold Weather Demonstration for Concrete, Wet Weather Demonstration, and Large Crater Demonstration have validated the effectiveness of modern expedient repair equipment, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) and materials for ADR operations, including Utility-Fill Step 750. Heartland Cement Sales Co. is the sole manufacturer of Utility-Fill Step 750. The Contracting Officer has determined in order to maintain consistency and complete the ongoing testing, the flowable fill material must be purchased through Heartland Cement Sales, Co. These capabilities make Heartland Cement, Co. uniquely suited to provide the needed flowable fill material.