Questions_and_Answers_0001.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document for Solicitation #140P6426Q0097, Amendment #0001, for Trail Materials procurement by the National Park Service (Department of Interior).
The solicitation involves delivery and unloading of three line items: crushed concrete (maximum one-inch size, free of steel, asphalt, soil, wood, glass, and foreign materials), granite (maximum 3/4-inch size), and limestone (3/8-inch or 3/4-inch acceptable, beige standard color). Contractors must provide a current supplier specification sheet and representative test report for crushed concrete; no additional testing or certifications are required for granite and limestone. All three line items will be awarded to a single contractor at a firm fixed price with no adjustment for excess material. The Government may add up to 25% additional quantity prior to award. Delivery must occur within 60 days with materials delivered at separate times if needed; the park point of contact requires one week advance notice of all delivery dates and times. Certified scale tickets are required for each truckload. Contractors may submit progress payment invoices monthly through IPP once items are received and accepted, rather than waiting for all deliveries to be completed. The certificate of liability insurance must be provided before first delivery; the prime contractor is responsible for ensuring coverage meets requirements and must recover subcontractor costs independently. Small business vendors must meet a 500-employee size standard but are not required to be registered under NAICS code 212321 specifically. The correct contracting officer phone number is 330-468-2500 ext 7.
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Solicitation #: 140P6426Q0097
Amendment #: 0001
Trail Materials – BITH
Questions and Answers listed below:
QUESTIONS:
Question # Question Answer/Response
1. For the crushed concrete, is there a required gradation beyond the stated one-inch maximum size? Please also identify any limits concerning reinforcing steel, asphalt, soil, wood, glass, or other foreign materials.
We require the crushed concrete to be free of any steel, asphalt, soil, wood, glass, or other foreign materials.
2. Are laboratory testing, gradation reports, source certifications, or contamination test results required for the crushed concrete? Would a supplier’s current product specification sheet and representative test report be acceptable?
Yes, a suppliers current specification sheet and a representative test report will be acceptable.
3. For the granite and limestone, is there a required gradation, percentage of fines, or washed/unwashed requirement beyond the maximum sizes stated in the specifications?
No.
4. Does the requirement for 3/8-inch granite permit granite screenings or crusher fines when all particles meet the stated maximum size, or is a particular aggregate product or gradation intended?
Size of the granite can be changed just nothing over the size of ¾”.
5. Is there any color requirement for the limestone?
Beige standard color.
6. If 3/8-inch limestone is unavailable, may an offeror quote 3/4-inch limestone initially, or must the offeror first document the unavailability of 3/8-inch limestone?
Yes 3/4” will be acceptable.
7. Please confirm that the contractor is only required to unload each material into a designated stockpile area and that tailgate spreading, placement, grading, and compaction are not required.
The requirement is only for delivery and unloading of each material into the designated stockpile. Tailgate spreading, placement, grading and compaction are not required.
8. Are phased or partial deliveries acceptable during the 60-day delivery period? May the three materials be delivered on separate dates based on supplier and trucking availability?
Yes, the materials can be delivered at separate times.
9. Are certified scale tickets required for each truckload, and will payment be based upon the actual certified delivered tonnage?
Certified scale tickets are required.
Award will be Firm Fixed Price – no adjustment will be made to the Award Amount for excess material.
10. May the contractor submit partial invoices through IPP after an individual line item has been delivered and accepted, or must the contractor wait until all three line items are completed?
Prior to the final delivery, the contractor may submit invoices for progress payment through IPP once each calendar month. Invoices can only be submitted for items received by the park at the established delivery location.
11. The specifications state that award will be made “in one lot for each line item.” Will all three line items be awarded to one contractor, or may the Government make separate awards by line item?
All three Line Items will be Awarded to a single contractor.
12. FAR 52.217-6 permits increased quantities at the quoted unit price. Is there a maximum additional tonnage or percentage that may be added to each line item before award?
No more than an extra 25% in quantity will be required.
Additional quantities will be determined prior to Award and will be listed on the Purchase Order.
13. Regarding DOI clause 1452.228-70, is the certificate of liability insurance required with the quotation or only before the first delivery? When trucking is subcontracted, may the carrier’s insurance satisfy the delivery-related coverage, or must the prime contractor’s policy independently meet the clause requirements?
The certificate of liability insurance is required only before the first delivery. Coverage is needed by the Prime contractor as it would be necessary for them to cover any charges/ damage incurred by them or their subcontractors. The Prime contractor must recoup costs with their Subcontractors, not the National Park Service.
14. Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist phone number:
Block 7 of the SF 1449 and the page-2 administrative note both list 330-468-2500 ext 7, while the Section IX Contract Administration Data block lists (330) 524-8442.
Could you confirm which number is current?
The correct phone number is 330- 468-2500 ext 7.
15. NAICS eligibility: Could you confirm whether SAM.gov registration under NAICS 212321 specifically is a strict prerequisite for award eligibility, or whether a small business registered under a related but different NAICS may still be considered for this acquisition?
Vendor does not need to be registered under NAICS code 212321, however they must meet the Size Standard requirements of 500 employees.
16. Delivery scheduling flexibility: Could you confirm whether delivery may occur across multiple partial truckloads/shipments within the 60-day window as material becomes available, or whether a single, complete delivery event is expected, given the requirement to coordinate delivery "1 week prior to shipment"?
Please refer to the response for question # 8. The park POC should have notification of all delivery dates and times at a minimum of 1 week in advance so necessary staffing can be available.
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