A06_Splitrail_Supply_SOW.pdf

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

(GRSM)

Tennessee / North Carolina

STATEMENT OF WORK:

Supply and Deliver Splitrail Fencing Material

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 3500 black locust splitrails for the Park’s future use as fencing material near Gatlinburg, TN. See specifications for quantity and the delivery locations below. Delivered supplies shall stacked neatly by Contractor for the Park’s future use.

3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Place of delivery is within the Park, 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.

Splitrail shall be delivered to the Park at the Sugarlands Riding Stables,1409 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 if delivery is between approximately November 29, 2022 and March 1, 2023.

Outside of those dates, splitrail should be delivered to the Elkmont Campground Gun Range, approximately 15 minutes southwest of Park Headquarters (107 Park Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738) at the direction of the park point of contract..

Delivery location will be provided to the Contractor at least 7 days in advance of delivery date (once delivery date is identified). 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.

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..

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 splitrail to be available at one time as long as each delivery is made in full truck loads.

5. SCOPE:

Contractor to provide 3500 black locust splitrail fence rails, 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.

8. PROJECT PERSONNEL:

Contracting Officer (CO)

E-mail: geraldine_larsen@nps.gov

9. SPECIFICATIONS:

Contractor shall supply 3500 untreated locust splitrail logs, 11 feet in length, with a circumference averaging approximately 12” to 15 " on rail ends. Rails are typically triangular in shape and generally uniform in size from end to end.