RFI Pipe Materials Lower Aspen Canal_2.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS UNDER NAICS 326122

PVC PIPELINE AND FITTINGS

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes for potential vendors to support the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Lower Aspen Canal Pipeline Materials.

The location for delivery is near Crawford, Colorado. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid

(IFB) and DOES NOT serve to bind the U.S. Government in any way. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for any costs associated with preparation of their responses.

The Bureau of Reclamation is requesting that DOMESTIC SMALL BUSINESS MANUFACTURERS of large diameter PVC pipe (18 inch and 24 inch) and appurtenant fittings respond to this notice with the information requested below.

SUPPLY DESCRIPTIONS:

Supplies Quantity / Unit

Furnish 24-inch AWWA C900 DR 51 PVC Pipe 12,440 lin ft

Furnish 18-inch AWWA C900 DR 51 PVC Pipe 2,160 lin ft

Furnish 24-inch 45° Elbow Fitting 23 each

Furnish 24-inch 30° Elbow Fitting 36 each

Furnish 24-inch 22.5° Elbow Fitting 16 each

Furnish 24-inch 15° Elbow Fitting 2 each

Furnish 24-inch 11.25° Elbow Fitting 2 each

Furnish 18-inch 45° Elbow Fitting 2 each

Furnish 18-inch 30° Elbow Fitting 7 each

Furnish 18-inch 22.5° Elbow Fitting 3 each

Furnish 18-inch 11.25° Elbow Fitting 2 each

Furnish 24X14" Saddle Tap 1 each

Furnish 24X8" Saddle Tap 1 each

Supplies Quantity / Unit

Furnish 24X6" Saddle Tap 7 each

Furnish 18X8" Saddle Tap 1 each

Furnish 18X6" Saddle Tap 1 each

Furnish 18X4" Saddle Tap 1 each

Furnish 24X18" Reducer fitting 1 each

Furnish 24X14" Reducer fitting 1 each

Furnish 18-inch AWWA C900 DR 51 PVC Pipe 2,980 lin ft

Furnish 10-inch AWWA C900 DR 51 PVC Pipe 140 lin ft

Furnish 18-inch 45° Elbow Fitting 10 each

Furnish 18-inch 30° Elbow Fitting 8 each

Furnish 18-inch 22.5° Elbow Fitting 2 each

Furnish 18-inch 11.25° Elbow Fitting 1 each

Furnish 10-inch 45° Elbow Fitting 3 each

Furnish 18X10" Saddle Tap 1 each

Furnish 18X6" Saddle Tap 3 each

Furnish 18X10" Reducer fitting 1 each

Furnish 10X8" Reducer fitting 1 each

MATERIALS

a. PVC Pressure Pipe and Fabricated Fittings (elbows and reducers)

i. AWWA C900-16

ii. Class DR 51 Minimum

iii. Elastomeric joints with rubber gaskets that are manufactured and tested.

iv. Prevent damage to PVC pipe and fittings during loading, transporting, unloading, and storing.

b. Saddle Taps

i. Model STS420 Stainless Steel Tapping Sleeve, Romac Industries, Inc. www.romac.com;

or equal, with the following salient characteristics:

ii. Body, outlet and flange:

a) Stainless steel ASTM A240, Type 304/304L or Type 316

b) Chemically passivated after fabrication by manufacturer

iii. Bolts and nuts shall be:

a) Stainless steel, Type 304

b) Trackhead bolts, UNC rolled thread

c) Heavy hex nuts

d) Nuts coated to prevent galling

iv. Gaskets:

a) Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) ASTM D2000 for water service

v. Flange:

a) AWWA C223 Class D plate flange

b) ASNI Class 150 drilling

vi. Prevent damage to saddle tap fittings during loading, transporting, unloading, and storing.

SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA):

The Government is only interested in responses from DOMESTIC SMALL BUSINESS MANUFACTURERS of the supply items listed in the schedule above. Please identify your federally designated small business category or categories.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this project is 326122, Small Business Standard Size

$750M or 750 Employees. The delivery date is estimated to be September 15, 2021 and with a target contract award date of May 15, 2021. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make the appropriate acquisition decision.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

All qualified manufacturers responding to this RFI are required to provide the following information:

1. Business Name, physical/mailing address, phone, point of contact, email and website if applicable;

2. DUNS Number;

3. Any or all Small Business Classifications (Tell us if you are certified with the SBA under a socio-economic program such as, but not limited to 8(a) Program, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged, and or WOSB;

4. Capability Statement identifying applicable supply schedule line items the firm is capable of manufacturing.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture the above supply items are invited to submit a response to this RFI Notice no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. All responses under this

RFI must be emailed to Karen Caskey at kcaskey@usbr.gov. Facsimiles will not be accepted. Oral communications

ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Karen Caskey at kcaskey@usbr.gov.