Sources_Sought-Specifications.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, FORT DRUM, NY 13602

Information due to Contracting Officer no later than 27 April, 2018 at 2PM EST.

This is not a request for Quote or proposal. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement in order to determine Small businesses and other than small businesses participation in the acquisition. No reimbursement will be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to this announcement.

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for a Wheel Loader and is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned), must describe their identifying capabilities and experience in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.

The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination to compete or not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it may be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Another mode that may be used is it could be posted through GSA E-Buy.

The NAICS code is 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing with a size standard of 750 employees.

REQUIREMENT:

There is a general requirement to provide 1 Asphalt Paver to Fort Drum, NY 13602. In order to be considered for this procurement the company shall already be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and be able to provide a DUNS Number and CAGE Code with all responses.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Asphalt Paver Specifications:

Brand new LEEBOY 8515E ASPHALT PAVER or equal.

The following specifications at a minimum:

1. STEEL TRACK WITH POLY PADS ASPHALT PAVER

2. TURBO DIESEL TIER 4 ENGINE MINIMUM 70 HORSEPOWER WITH NO DIESEL

EXHAUST FLUID REQUIRED

3. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WITH VARIBLE SPEED CONTROL

4. ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC CONTROLS

5. HIGH DECK LOW DECK OPERATORS CONTROLS WITH STEERING FROM

EITHER SIDE OF PAVER VIA JOYSTICK CONTROL AND NO REMOVING OF ANY

EQUIPMENT TO SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW DECK OPERATIONS

6. PAVING WIDITHS OF 8 TO 15 FOOT ELECTRIC HEATED LEGEND SCREED

SYSTEM

7. AT LEAST A 7.5 TON HOPPER WITH HEAVY DUTY LARGE RADIUS WINGS WITH

DUAL AUGER FEED CAPACITY AND MINIMUM 36 INCH CONVEYORS

8. CONVEYOR FLOOR PLATE SHALL HAVE AT LEAST A 3 YEAR FACTORY

WARRANTY

9. TUNNEL OPENING SHALL BE AT LEAST 88 INCHES BY 10 INCHES

10. UNDER AUGER CUTOFF DOORS

11. ELECTRIC HEATER VIA WITH MINIMUM ON BOARD 12K GENERATOR SYSTEM

FOR MAIN SCREED AND EXTENSIONS

12. 12 INCH STEEL ALLOY CAST AUGERS

13. DUAL 3400 VIBES PER MINUTE VIBRATORY SYSTEM ON SCREED

14. VIBRATORY ON SLOPING SCREED EXTENSIONS

15. DUAL GRADE CONTROLS

16. HEATED END GATES

17. WEIGHT OF MACHINE AT LEAST 17,000LBS

18. BACK UP ALARM

19. NIGHT TIME LIGHT PACKAGE

20. BEACON

21. TWO SPEED HYDROSTATIC DRIVE FOR TRACK SYSTEM ONE FOR PAVING

SPEED OTHER FOR TRAVEL SPEED

22. 3:1 FLIGHT SCREW ADJUSTERS

23. SELF CLEANING HYDRAULICALLY ADJUSTED TRACK SYSTEM

24. CITRUS WASH DOWN SYSTEM MINIMUM 7 GALLON TANK

25. FAIL SAFE BRAKE SPRING APPLIED HYDRUALIC RELEASE

26. SINGLE ELECTRONIC GRADE JOINT MATCHER

27. ELECTRIC SCREWS FOR GRADE CONTROL

28. 2. COPIES OF OPERATORS, SERVICE AND PARTS MANUALS

29. ON SITE OPERATORS TRAINING

In Response to this sources sought please provide:

1. Name of the company, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience on similar requirements for similar equipment and pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. Please provide any Government Contract numbers that you were awarded for wheel loaders.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

Send responses to:

If interested, submit the following information via email to Ernie Ixtlahuac, Contract Specialist at ernie.a.ixtlahuac.civ@mail.mil no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 27 April, 2018, with Fort Drum Asphalt Paver in the subject line.

If applicable: Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions to the Contracting Officer listed above. If you wish you may also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Dean Carsello, at dean.m.carsello.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2419, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

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