The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers awarded a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement to Vinco Inc. and other vendors for the procurement of concrete supplies to support research and development activities across various agency locations. Valued at up to $950,000 over five years, the IDV enables the placement of fixed-price calls for ready mix concrete, aggregates, stone, and related materials. Task orders issued to date have procured these products for the Engineer Research and Development Center's facilities in Vicksburg, MS, involving deliveries of sand, stone, culverts and fill dirt valued from $9,272 to $121,800 to support operations and testing through February 2025.
The original solicitation sought small business vendors within a day's travel of the ERDC's labs to provide on-demand concrete and construction materials for civil works. Subsequent calls awarded to Vinco Inc. under total and other small business set-asides further detailed the use of procured sand, granite, and other supplies to enable the ERDC's research in infrastructure, disaster response and coastal engineering programs. Per the terms of the IDV, the blanket purchase agreement streamlines the Center's routine acquisition of various concrete mixtures, aggregates and landscaping materials needed for its research and development activities.
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