Seedling_Protector_tubes 1 .pdf

Contract No. Project Name: Almador RD Seedling Protector Tubes & Stakes

Solicitation No. AG-9AC7-S-14-0070 Task Order No.

Contractor:

Issuing and Billing Office:

Northern California Acquisition Service Area

Six Rivers National Forest

1330 Bayshore Way

Eureka, CA 95501 Item No.

Description Quantity Order

Unit

Unit Price

Amount

1 Rigid Seedling Protector tubes ( Vexar)

129,090 each $ $

2 Bamboo stakes 258,180 each

Quotes due April 18, 2014 at 2:30 PM

For additional information concerning the contract task requirements, contact David Oliver, at the Almanor Lake

Ranger District, at (530) 258-5157.

For additional information concerning the procurement process or contract terms and conditions, contact

Sue Ray, Contracting Officer, at the Six Rivers National Forest Supervisor’s Office, at 707-441-3668.

Remarks: See Attachments for additional terms and conditions. Total Price:

Contractor: (Name and Signature)

DUNS NUMBER _________________________

Contracting Officer

Order Date: Job Codes:

Seedling protector Specifications: 2014

This solicitation is for the supply and delivery of Rigid Mesh Seedling Protectors (tubes) dimensions and specifications are as follows:

Item 1: 5” diameter X 24” tall Rigid Mesh Tubes

Quantity: 129,090

Item 2: 8 to 10 mm diameter X 36” or 3’ tall Bamboo Stakes

Quantity: 258,180

Mesh seedling Protectors:

The tubs shall be Vexar, or equal material, and must meet the following:

1) Diamond Mesh with parallel strands

2) Standard diameter: 5” + or - ⅛”

3) Mesh length: 24” or 2’ + or - ⅛”

4) Color: Yellow

5) Photodegradable period (UV Rating): 60 months + or – 6 months

6) Tubes shall have adequate strength so as not to tear from bamboo stakes under adverse environmental field conditions.

Bamboo stakes:

The stakes shall be Bamboo or equivalent

1) Stakes shall not be split or cracked

2) Stakes shall not be broken in half

3) Standard diameter: 8 to 10 mm

4) Stake length: 30” or 2½’ + or – 1”

5) Stakes shall have adequate strength as to not brake in adverse environmental field conditions.

Packaging

Protection tubes (Vexar)- Protection tubes shall be packed in plastic bag with a count number of 240 to 250 tubes per bag . The bag full of tubes shall be placed in a cardboard sized box 25” wide X 25” high X 32” long. The box shall be sealed with packing tape.

Bamboo Stakes – Stakes shall be shipped with a count of 500 stakes to the bale.

Delivery

Preferred delivery is May 1, 2014. Goods are to be delivered to Almanor Ranger District, 900

Highway 36, Chester, California 96020.

A 48 hour notification shall be given to David Oliver (530-258- 5147) or Laura Corral (530-258-

5156), prior to delivery so that arrangements can be made for the Government to provide for unloading.

Quality Control:

The contractor shall be responsible for management and quality control to meet the terms of the contract. The contractor shall be required at the time of award to submit a written quality control plan showing there self-inspection procedures. If requested by the government, the contractors inspection results shall be submitted to the government at the time of delivery.

Inspection

The government will verify contractor’s inspection results by:

1) At the time of deliver counting boxes and bales

2) At the time of installation random sampling for concurrence with contract specifications.

3) At the time of installation random checks shall be made to insure the tubes do not split or tear with normal handling.

More than 5% defective tubes in a sample shall be cause for rejection. A defect is a tube from a randomly sampled box that fails to meet one or more contract specifications

The Government shall have the right to require the contractor to:

1) Correct or replace the defective product at no increase in contract price in accordance with delivery schedule specified at the time of notice of defect or nonconformance.

2) Reduce the contract price by the percentage of defective products if the Contracting

Officer elects not to have the Contractor replace the defective product.

Contractor shall bear the transportation cost from original point of delivery if defective products are returned to the contractor.