SON_Materials_Fort Bliss (rev. 011326).pdf

Statement of Need Purchase and Delivery of Materials for Burials and Grounds Maintenance

Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, TX 79916

General Scope: Contractor shall be responsible for all labor, supervision, materials, and equipment to deliver the following materials to Fort Bliss National Cemetery: Grey Rock and Franklin Red Granite Rock.

Fort Bliss National Cemetery is located at 5200 Fred Wilson Boulevard, El Paso, TX 79916.

Order and Delivery Time Frame: Materials must be delivered within five (5) business days of receipt of order unless an alternate time frame is agreed upon in writing with the COR.

Deliveries shall be made Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

Delivery Instructions: Material deliveries MUST be made with a 10 to 16-CY Dump Truck or smaller due to road size requirements within the cemetery grounds. A single tandem trailer could be used in conjunction with the 10-CY dump truck.

Deliveries trucks shall enter and exit through the cemetery maintenance gate via Fred Wilson Ave. At no time will delivery trucks use the Cemetery main entrance (Mall Dr. W.).

Note: Due to ongoing construction at the cemetery, delivery routes within the cemetery may change at the COR direction.

Submittals: With each bulk delivery, a weight ticket shall be provided detailing gross, tare, and net weights.

Description and Specification of Required Items:

1. Screening Material, 3/8” Minus Crushed Rock, General (“Grey Rock”) (Unit: Ton)

a. Crushed Rock, known as aggregate coarse screening grey, shall be composed of limestone, granite, dolomite, or any other hard, sound rock that is produced by blasting and then crushing.

b. The material shall be a byproduct of crushing larger rocks, creating angular particles from 3/8" minus to dust.

c. Crushed Rock shall be clean, hard, tough, and durable fragments (excluding) schist, shale or slate) of uniform quality throughout and free of any detrimental quantities of soft, friable, thin, elongated or laminated pieces, disintegrated material, dirt, organic matter, oil, alkali, or other deleterious substances.

d. Crushed Rock shall consist of hard durable fragments of particles of rock, free of stripping dirt, vegetation, and other foreign substances.

e. Hardness: Resistant to breaking, crushing or crumbling

f. Shape: Sharp and angular (Do not use rounded pea gravel.)

g. Gravel or Crushed Gravel mixed with filler, sand, crushed rock, or crushed stone is NOT an acceptable substitute.

h. The gradation of crushed rock shall comply with ASTM D-448. Sampling and sieve analysis shall be performed in accordance with ASTM D-75 and ASTM C-136.

2. Franklin Red Rock (3/8” to Dust Crushed Granite Rock Base; Unit: Ton)

a. In addition to the specifications for crushed rock listed above in a. through e., the Franklin Red fine screening shall be 3/8” crushed rock consisting of the product obtained by crushing rock or stone so that it meets the following gradation requirements:

Sieve Size % Passing

3/8” 95 - 100

No. 4 80 - 95

No. 10 50 - 85

No. 40 25 - 60

No. 200 4 - 10

b. The material type shall be Type A: Crushed stone produced and graded from oversize quarried aggregate that originates from a single, naturally occurring source. Do not use gravel or multiple sources.

c. The material color shall exactly match the existing Franklin Red material.

Maximum and Minimum Quantities

Delivery shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government the supplies specified up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the “Maximum.” The Government shall order at least the quantity of services designated in the Schedule as the “Minimum.” Maximum and Minimum quantity limitations are as provided in the following schedules:

Schedule of Minimum and Maximum Quantities

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

Minimum Amt.

(Per Contract Year) Maximum Amt.

(Per Contract Year)

Grey Rock 250 Ton 450 Ton Franklin Red 700 Ton 1,000 Ton

Once the estimated quantities for individual line items shown in the Pricing Schedule have been ordered, additional quantities may be ordered as long as the Contractor agrees by signing the task order.

Note: All orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. Orders may be issued by facsimile, by mail or by e-mail. Orders may also be given orally but will be documented and accepted in writing.

Contractor Equipment, Personnel, and Contractor Responsibilities

The contractor shall not damage any property within the cemetery grounds. Any damage incurred by Contractor shall be repaired or replaced at contractor expense with no additional charge to the Government. This damage includes, but is not limited to, rutting of grounds caused by Contractor equipment, headstone and marker damage, and any other damage to Cemetery property and grounds caused by Contractor.

The contractor shall clean up and/or pick up any trash, debris, dirt, mud, tire marks or any other related items upon completion of work in that area on any given work day.

The Contractor shall not store any materials, tools, or equipment overnight on the cemetery grounds.

The Contractor shall provide an English speaking point of contact for this contract who shall coordinate deliveries with the COR.

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