Specifications Shavings Part I and Part II -FY23v2.pdf

SPECIFICATION SHEET

PINE SHAVINGS

Part I:

I. Introduction The Beltsville Area Research Support Services is located in 10300 Baltimore Ave, Bldg.1190 and 183 BARC East Beltsville, MD requires pine shavings for animal bedding.

II. Period of Performance (Based on date of Award)

Base Year: 12 Months

Option Year One: 12 Months

Option Year Two: 12 Months

Note: Option Years are based on the needs of the Government and Subject to the Availability of Funds.

III. Specifications:

Item Number

Item Name Description Estimated Quantity (per year)

Price per unit

Base year

Price per unit Option

Price per unit Option

Total Price

1 Compressed Bag - Medium Flake Pine Shavings

Compressed Bag size shall be 3.0 – 3.5 Cubic Feet per bag

2 Uncompressed Bag - Medium Flake Pine Shavings

Minimum uncompressed Bag size shall be a minimum of 8.0 Cubic Feet per bag

3 Bulk Medium Flake Pine Shavings

Trailer load size shall be approximate size of 147 Cubic Yards

1. Quantity Building 1190: Approximately 1,100 bags delivered per load. Yearly total of a minimum 4,400 Bags up to a maximum 6,600 Bags (roughly 4 to 6 trailer loads of shavings).

Quantity Building 183: Approximately 147 Cubic Yards delivered per load. Yearly total of a minimum of 14 loads up to a maximum of 16 loads.

2. Delivery Schedules Building 1190: minimum of four deliveries occurring every 3 months throughout the period of performance. First delivery to occur on or about May 2023. Subsequent deliveries to occur approximately in July 2023, October 2023 and January 2024 with a minimum of

2 weeks notice required prior to delivery. Additional orders may be on a as needed basis with at least 2 weeks prior notice.

Delivery Schedules Building 183: minimum of fourteen deliveries occurring approximately every 26 days throughout the period of performance. First delivery to occurring on or about May 2023.

Subsequent deliveries to occur approximately every 26 days with a minimum of 2 weeks notice required prior to delivery. Additional orders may be on a as needed basis with at least 2 weeks prior notice.

3. Type: Pine shavings, maybe Kiln or Rotary Dried.

4. Size: Medium Flake Pine Shavings

Building 1190: Compressed size shall be 3.0 – 3.5 cubic feet per bag.

Minimum uncompressed size shall be a minimum of 8.0 cubic feet per bag.

Building 183: Trailer load size shall be approximately 147 cubic yards.

5. Packaging Building 1190: Shavings shall be packaged as follows; plastic bags, palletized and shrink wrapped. End User must be able to unload pallets with a pallet jack.

Packaging Building 183: Shavings shall be packaged as follows; on self-unloading trailer so that shavings can be off loaded into end users commodity shed.

Part II: (Same as Part I (in delivery/table format))

Pine Shavings (for Animal Bedding):

Size Medium Flake Pine Shavings

Pine shavings must be Kiln or Rotary Dried.

1: Bagged Form

Compressed Bag size shall be 3.0 – 3.5 Cubic Feet per bag.

Minimum uncompressed Bag size shall be a minimum of 8.0 Cubic Feet per bag.

Shavings shall be packaged as follows; plastic bags, palletized and shrink wrapped. End User must be able to unload pallets from trailer with a pallet jack.

Estimated Yearly total of a minimum 4,400 Bags and up to a maximum of 6,600 Bags:

Example Delivered to Building 1190 (Actual orders will be issued with a delivery order)

Delivery Number of bags per delivery

May 1 1,100

July 1 1,100 October 1 1,100 January 1 1,100 April 27 1,100

*Number of bags per delivery between (min)1,000 – 1,150 (max) bags per delivery.

*Dates are estimated.

2. Bulk Form

Trailer load size shall be approximate size of 147 Cubic Yards

Shavings shall be packaged as follows; on self-unloading trailer so that shavings can be off loaded into end user’s commodity shed.

Yearly total of a minimum of 14 trailer loads up to a maximum of 16 trailer loads.

Deliveries occur approximately every 26 days.

Example Delivered to Build 183 (Actual orders will be issued with a delivery order)

Delivery Cubic yards per delivery

Type of delivery

May 1 147 Bulk trailer load May 23 147 Bulk trailer load June 18 147 Bulk trailer load July 14 147 Bulk trailer load August 9 147 Bulk trailer load September 4 147 Bulk trailer load September 30 147 Bulk trailer load October 26 147 Bulk trailer load November 21 147 Bulk trailer load December 17 147 Bulk trailer load January 12 147 Bulk trailer load February 7 147 Bulk trailer load March 4 147 Bulk trailer load May 1 147 Bulk trailer load April 27 147 Bulk trailer load

*Dates are estimated.

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