SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY #W912LQ-2014-0006 TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Virginia Army National Guard (VaARNG) has a requirement to dispose of approximately 410 tons of ferrous metal commodities such as steel, tin and cast iron. All of these items are currently stored in the Recycle yard at Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia. The VaARNG has a significant stockpile of unusable metal material that must be removed. The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, freight, materials, tools etc required to remove and recycle these items. The government has no estimate of weight or quantity of each item. Bids will be submitted in price per pound. A firm fixed award will be made to the highest bidder. The price at award will remain in effect throughout the period of performance. All of the material is to be removed from the area within 60 calendar days of award notice to proceed. Material pick up will be accomplished from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The contractor employees shall have government-issued photo identification on their person at all times while on the premises and shall not leave the immediate area without an escort. Material is available for review at Building T-2360, Fort Pickett, Blackstone, VA from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, 21 July to Wednesday, 6 August 2014 by contacting the Recycling Manager at 434-292-2800. The contractor is responsible for loading the material. The government does not possess equipment on site to load trucks. The contractor may arrange to leave a forklift etc on the yard during the removal process. The purchaser will leave the area in a clean and orderly condition and will reimburse the Government for any damage to Government property caused by the removal operations of the purchaser. Property must be well secured in such a manner to prevent it from dropping off the conveyance while being transported from Government property to public streets and highways. The Contractor shall perform no work on-site, except to prepare the property for movement off-site. The Qualified Recycle Program (QRP) manager shall oversee the loading of the material and shall annotate the estimated weight of the load. This total is still only an estimate. The purchaser shall weigh the material after removal and shall provide copies of all weight tickets along with a certification of the scales used. The government's and purchaser's weights shall be compared and reconciled. The purchaser shall provide payment in one of the accepted formats within 7 calendar days of removal. Any discrepancies must be resolved within 15 calendar days of pickup. A deposit is not required to submit a bid however, within three (3) business days of award, the successful contractor must provide an earnest money deposit of 20% of the total bid price to the Contracting Officer. This deposit will be held for the duration of the project. The contractor may remove materials up to the value of this deposit. These loads must be paid for within seven (7) calendar days of removal and before additional loads are removed. The check, along with weight tickets, must be submitted to the Contracting Officer on the seventh day. The VaARNG reserves the right to retain the deposit until such time as all weight tickets have been received and the purchaser has paid in full all invoices for property removed. Interest will accrue on all late payments at the daily rate of 1.375% in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 611 (https://www.fms.treas.gov/prompt/index.html). In addition, an administrative fee may be charged to collect a delinquent payment. Acceptable forms of bid deposit include certified check, money order and company check. Payment is to be made payable to US Treasury; remittance shall indicate it is for the purchase of U.S. Government Property. Acceptable forms of payment include certified check or money order only. Bids are to be submitted in pounds on the SF114F form. Bids are due by 3:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, 7 August 2014. Bids may be delivered in person, mailed or faxed to Susan Quinn, Contracting Officer, USPFO-ACQ, Building 316, Fort Pickett, Blackstone, VA 23824. Seller reserves the right to refuse all bids. Telephonic bids will not be accepted. Any questions are to be directed to Ms Quinn at 434-298-6293, fax 434-298-6202 or email at
[email protected]. ** Vendors are required to register in the System for Award Management Registration (formerly Central Contractor Registration) before award is made. Refer to clause 52.204-99 -- System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION) at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARa.HTM for additional information.