Attachment A - Statement of Need.pdf

Attachment A

36C78623Q50120

STATEMENT OF NEED

GENERAL SCOPE: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, and equipment to deliver topsoil to Fort Gibson National Cemetery located at 1423 Cemetery Road, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 74434; free on board (F.O.B.) – Destination.

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES:

1. Screened Planting Topsoil

a. The planting topsoil shall be a loam, sandy loam, clay loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, and/or loamy sand conforming to ASTM D 5268 Topsoil, with pH range of 5.5 to 8.5, a minimum of 4 percent organic material content and a maximum of 20% organic material content; free of weed seeds, noxious weeds, invasive plants, stones 1 inch or larger in any dimension, foreign matter and other extraneous materials harmful to plant growth, including, but not limited to roots, plants, sod, stones, and clay lumps.

b. Topsoil shall not be infested with nematodes, grubs, other pests, pest eggs, or other undesirable organisms and disease-causing plant pathogens.

c. Topsoil shall be friable and with sufficient structure to give good tilth and aeration.

Continuous, air-filled, pore-space content on a volume/volume basis shall be at least 15 percent when moisture is present at field capacity. Soil shall have a field capacity of at least 15 percent on a dry weight basis.

d. The contractor shall submit topsoil information sheet and certification upon delivery.

The COR will inspect the material prior to off-load to ensure that the product meets the specifications, and a copy of the delivery ticket will be given to him/her upon acceptance.

DELIVERIES:

Deliveries shall be made between 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM; Monday thru Friday, three (3) days after receipt of order. Topsoil must be delivered in dump trucks (10.5 Cubic Yards).