A06_GRSM_-_Boulder_Supply_SOW.pdf

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

(GRSM)

Tennessee / North Carolina

STATEMENT OF WORK:

Supply and Deliver Boulders

DATED:

8/30/22

Prepared By: Lisa McInnis

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

REGION IR2

EAST MAJOR ACQUISITION BUYING OFFICE

1. BACKGROUND

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Park) is headquartered in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and encompasses land in Tennessee and North Carolina.

2. OBJECTIVES:

This contract is to supply and deliver 350 (ea) half ton boulders for the Park’s future use near Gatlinburg, TN. See specifications for quantity and the delivery location below. Delivered supplies shall piled neatly by Contractor for the Park’s future use.

3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Place of delivery is within the Park, near Gatlinburg, TN. Location of delivery is dependent on the Park’s facility winter operations schedule; minor deviations from these dates may occur. Contractor to be notified 7 days advance of any delivery changes.

Boulders should be delivered to Elkmont Area/Campground Gun Range, approximately 15 minutes southwest of Park Headquarters (107 Park Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738). Alternatively, accessible staging areas around the Cherokee Orchard Road/Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail (near 35°40'42.31"N, 83°28'53.22"W or 1316 Cherokee Orchard Road, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738) may be used at the direction of the Contracting Officer when those areas are provided to the Contractor at least 7 days in advance of delivery.

Deliveries will be accepted Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:30 pm. Friday, Saturday, or Sunday deliveries may be accepted with permission of the Contracting Officer. Contractor shall coordinate with Contracting Officer’s Representative on delivery date, time, and location.

4. TIMEFRAME

All deliveries for this contract must be completed within 45 calendar days after the issuance of award.

Funding for this project has been received by the park . Once bids/quotes are reviewed, an award would be made within several weeks.

Anticipated award date: October 17-30, 2022, with delivery not later than December 15, 2022 (if this date is not acceptable, a later date can be arranged as long as there is a general plan for delivery). Separate deliveries with different delivery dates is acceptable and preferred to waiting for all boulders to be available at one time as long as each delivery is made in full truck loads.

5. SCOPE:

Contractor to provide 350 large boulders, conforming to the specifications below.

6. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT, OR INFORMATION (GFP,

GFM, GFE, OR GFI):

None.

7. OTHER UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS:

Contractor shall coordinate with COR on delivery date, time, and location. The Elkmont area is accessible by tractor trailer, but access to the delivery site at the Elkmont Gun Range is not possible and may require offloading to a smaller truck/trailer. To access the gun range delivery site from Gatlinburg, follow Hwy 441 past Park Headquarters and the Sugarlands Visitor Center, and go right on Fighting Creek Gap/Little River Gorge Road for 4.9 miles. Turn left onto Elkmont Road, and go approximately 1 mile to a gated gravel road on the left. Materials will be delivered to the open flat area on the left, as designated by the Contracting Officer.

8. PROJECT PERSONNEL:

Contracting Officer (CO)

TBD

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

9. SPECIFICATIONS:

Contractor shall supply 350 boulders, each 3-4 feet in diameter; approximately 50% of boulders shall be 36”-48” in diameter and approximately 50% shall be 24”-36” in diameter. No boulders should exceed 5’ in length along longest axis. Boulder samples are required for this project. Samples need to be of a size so as to adequately demonstrate material color and texture, representative of the range of natural variation from the source.