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SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK/DESCRIPTIONS

C.1 – GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, materials, equipment and vehicles, tools, parts, labor, transportation, lodging, and miscellaneous items to transport to the site and install two 40’ refrigerated containers. Contract includes the coolers and various parts including phase converter, flush mount receptacle, and all transport and installation of the cooler. Optional item includes an aggregate pad for the container to be placed on. One cooler is being installed on the Springerville Ranger District in

Springerville. The other cooler is being installed on the Lakeside District at the Pinedale Administrative

Site.

All work shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications contained herein. No changes to the specifications, terms, or conditions of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) shall be made without the prior approval of the Contracting Officer in writing.

The Government intends to award a contract based on Best Value -- LPTA (Lowest Price Technically

Acceptable). The offeror that demonstrates that they have technical skill required and lowest price. In order to remain in the competitive range, Offerors (Contractors) shall submit the Return Package with the requirements in Section M, Evaluation Factors.

C.2 – LOCATION OF PROJECT

The Springerville cooler will be located on the Springerville SO Yard, 445 E Navajo St Springerville AZ, 85938.

The Lakeside cooler will be located at 1254 Pinedale Road, Pinedale AZ 85934.

C.3 – SPECIFIC SCOPE OF WORK

C3.1 General Requirements

All work shall be completed in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications outlined herein.

Site specific utilities, such as plumbing and electrical, must be field verified to the maximum practicable extent. A site visit is strongly recommended prior to bidding the work.

All substituted items or “approved equals” to the specifications shall be approved in writing by the

Contracting Officer prior to purchasing.

C3.2 Base line item B1

40ft HC New one Trip (Carrier Prime Line) reefer container, with cargo doors on one end: 220v 3-phase, 50amps total required from AZTEC Container or an approved equal. Refrigerated container to be delivered and installed in the Forest Service locations. Refrigerated container will have a phase

Converter 220V 1P 50A and 50 Amp 3-Wire Flush Mount Receptacle. Line item includes delivery, container cost, all components for the container, and any prep site work for the placement of the container. Container will be placed at least 10’ from the fence and Forest Service property boundary.

One container to be placed at the Pinedale site and the other in the Springerville location.

C3.3 Base line item B2

All relevant electrical work to be done to connect the refrigerated units to Forest Service electrical at both sites.

C3.5 Option Item O1.1

Contractor shall purchase, place, and compact 25 cubic yards of 1” AB material to make a pad for the refrigerated container unit at both locations, Springerville and Pinedale. The pad will have a length of 40 feet and width of 10 feet and minimum height of 1’. The option item includes all prep work to place and compact material for the pads. Aggregate pads shall be compacted until there is no visible displacement.

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

D1—GENERAL INFORMATION:

See Section J for Exhibits that are incorporated as part of the statement of work:

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FAR 52.211-10 Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives notice-to-proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 90 calendar days from issuance of notice-to-proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

AGAR 452.236-75 MAXIMUM WORK WEEK – CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE (NOV 1996)

Within 5 calendar days after receipt of a written request from the Contracting Officer, the Contractor must submit the following information in writing for approval:

(a) A schedule as required by FAR 52.236-15, Schedules for Construction Contracts, and

(b) The hours (including the daily starting and stopping times) and days of the week the Contractor proposed to carry out the work.

The maximum workweek shall be Monday through Friday, 0700 – 1700. Any change in the work schedule shall be approved in writing by the Contracting Officer prior to commencement.

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Government Furnished Items:

The Government will provide the following items:

• None

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 1 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WAGE DETERMINATIONS (Service and Davis-

Bacon)

ATTACHMENT 2 BIOPREFERRED CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE & REPAIR (OCT 2010)

ATTACHMENT 3 SPEC SHEET

ATTACHMENT 4 STATEMENT OF WORK

ATTACHMENT 5 DELIVERY LOCATION MAP

ATTACHMENT 6 PAD MATERIAL SHEET

SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M1.0 BASIS FOR AWARD:

BEST VALUE – LPTA (LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE). Offers will be reviewed for conformance to the requirements of this RFQ. Award will be made based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer that meets or exceeds the acceptability standards for technical factors. Failure to provide adequate information for Technical subfactors a & b, will result in the offer not being placed in the eligibility group of technically acceptable, which will remove the offer from further consideration.

Under LPTA:

1. Evaluation factors and significant subfactors that establish the requirements of acceptability shall be set forth in the solicitation.

2. Tradeoffs are not permitted.

3. Offers are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using non-cost/price factors.

M2.0 TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Technical Capability shall be submitted in the form of a statement or document that demonstrates the contractor’s capability to perform the work to meet or exceed the requirements of this solicitation. In order to meet the Technical Capability Requirements, offers shall address the following factors:

Factor a - tools, equipment, training, and general business practices should be developed in the statement or document to satisfy an evaluation panel that you the contractor has a level of technical capability that meets or exceeds the requirements to perform this work.

Factors b - Provide specific information to gain a better understanding of the requirements to install electrical refrigerated containers, that documents and addresses your firm’s experience and capability. You may provide your own drawings, illustrations, documents, or photos to support your capability to perform the work.

Failure to provide adequate information for Technically Capability may result in the offer being removed from the competitive range.

M3.0 PRICES:

Competitive offers will establish price reasonableness. Therefore, when contracting on a firm-fixed-price basis, comparison of the proposed prices will satisfy the requirement to perform a price analysis (cost analysis need not be performed). Contracting Officer intends to award without discussions, offerors shall provide their best prices up front. Pricing will serve as a final determining factor for award under LPTA.

(If the Contracting Officer elects to consider Past Performance as an additional evaluation factor, it shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.305).