W911WN19Q4919.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation issued as a request for quote (RFQ) number W911WN19Q4919.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101.

The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 238910, Site Preparation Contractors. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS Code is $15 million. This requirement is unrestricted, as such it is open to both large and small businesses. Any resultant contract shall be Firm-Fixed Price and one award is anticipated. Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be awarded a contract. Registration is free and the process may be accessed at https://www.sam.gov

Price Schedule: Use the attached Excel spreadsheet (Attachment 1) that shall be returned with your quote.

Concrete Pump Truck Rental Montgomery L/D

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Solicitation No. W911WN19Q4919

SPECIFICATIONS & GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. ARTICULATING BOOM PUMP TRUCK REQUIREMENTS

a. Each Articulating Boom Pump Truck shall be provided with an operator.

b. The Articulating Boom Pump Truck for the Land Wall concrete placement shall be capable of placing the concrete 75-ft horizontally and also extend upward to clear the maintenance building that stands approximately 15-ft tall. Concrete will be discharged into a hopper attached to the top of the Land Wall. See SKETCH #1 and SKETCH #2 (Attachment 2)

c. The Articulating Boom Pump Truck for the Middle Wall concrete placement shall be capable of placing the concrete 160-ft horizontally (across a lock chamber).

Concrete will be discharged into a hopper attached to the top of the Middle Wall.

See SKETCH #1 and SKETCH #3 (Attachment 2).

d. The distance to be pumped shall not exceed the limits recommended by the pump and pump truck manufacturer.

e. The pumping equipment shall be piston or squeeze pressure type. Pneumatic placing equipment shall not be used.

f. The pipeline shall be rigid steel pipe or heavy-duty flexible hose. Aluminum pipe shall not be used.

g. The inside diameter of the pipe shall be 5 inches. The hose end sections inside diameter can be decreased to 4", provided, the overall arrangement will not affect the pumpability of the concrete.

h. The pump piping and hose shall be primed/greased utilizing a plug ("pig", "ball") by the pump truck operator prior to pumping the Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC). Materials required to prime the lines shall be provided by the contractor.

Materials and labor required to prime the lines shall be included as incidental costs for the pump truck.

i. Articulating Boom Pump Truck Literature. All quotes submitted must be accompanied by descriptive literature of the pump truck proposed. This literature shall include dimensions and capacities of the pump truck in the form of general dimension drawings, including outriggers and boom working range chart; all the above information must be clearly marked within the literature.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1. Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) Placement:

The Government will be placing Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC) in 44-ft deep forms.

Government Employees will position and direct the end of the pipeline/hose from the boom truck into the hoppers during SCC placements. The hoppers will be connected to the top of the lock walls at the same elevation that the pump truck will be sitting.

2.2. Job Site Address:

Montgomery L/D, Ohio River

100 Montgomery Dam Rd Monaca, PA 15061-2221

724-643-8400

3. PUMPING SCHEDULE

a. The actual amount of SCC pumped will be between 100 and 150 cubic yards.

Half (between 50 and 75 cubic yards) will be for the Land Wall placement with the 75-ft reach truck. The other half (between 50 and 75 cubic yards) with be for the Middle Wall placement with the 160-ft reach truck. Each concrete placement will be a minimum of 10 cubic yards. The truck will be on site a minimum of 4 hours each day.

b. The concrete pumping operations will occur between 26 March and 14 June 2019.

Six (6) placement days are anticipated. Additional placement days may be required. The anticipated placement dates are listed below:

(1) Thursday, 04 April 2019

(2) Thursday, 18 April 2019

(3) Tuesday, 23 April 2019

(4) Thursday, 16 May 2019

(5) Thursday, 30 May 2019

(6) Wednesday, 05 June 2019

It should be noted that the actual placement dates may vary as much as plus/minus 7 business days from the dates provided above. The Government’s Project Engineer will keep the concrete pump truck company’s POC informed to the actual placement dates as they approach. Weekend placements are not anticipated, but may be required. Refer to section 4.0 below for quote item details related to weekend deliveries.

c. It is anticipated that three (3) of the placement dates will require the pump truck with 160-ft reach. The other three (3) placement dates will require the pump truck with 75-ft reach. Additional placement dates may be required for both trucks.

d. The contractor will be notified at least 48 hours prior to the required delivery, including weekends and holidays.

4. QUOTE ITEMS

4.1. Articulating Boom Truck Rental

This quote item is to include the hourly rental charge for the pump truck while on the job site. This hourly rate applies to weekdays, 8 hours maximum per day. If the truck is required on weekends, this hourly rate applies plus an additional hourly rate is included that is covered under the quote items “Saturday Additional Charge” and “Sunday Additional Charge”. If the truck is required beyond 8 hours in one day, this hourly rate applies plus an additional hourly rate is included that is covered under the quote item “Overtime Rate”.

4.2. Truck Mobilization

This quote item is to include charges for truck transportation to and from the job site.

Costs associated with road permits, if required, are to be included in this quote item.

4.3. Priming of Lines

This quote item is to include charges for priming the pump lines before each concrete placement. Additional concrete beyond what is required for each placement will be ordered to facilitate priming the lines. Charges for a slick pack and/or other materials and labor required for priming are to be included in this quote item.

4.4. Overtime Rate

This quote item is to include the overtime rate that will be applied if the pump truck is required to stay on the job site beyond 8 hours in one day. This would be an additional charge per hour on top of the hourly rate covered under the “Articulating Boom Truck Rental” quote item.

4.5. Concrete Pumped

This quote item is to include the charge per each cubic yard of concrete pumped through the lines of the pump truck.

4.6. Saturday Additional Charge

This quote item is to include separate possible charges for the delivery of trucks on Saturdays. This would be an additional charge per hour on top of the hourly rate covered under the “Articulating Boom Truck Rental” quote item. Saturday placements are not anticipated, but may be required.

4.7. Sunday Delivery Additional Charge

This quote item is to include separate possible charges for the delivery of trucks on Sundays. This would be an additional charge per hour on top of the hourly rate covered under the “Articulating Boom Truck Rental” quote item. Sunday placements are not anticipated, but may be required.

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DELIVERY INFORMATION

Required Delivery Date: Between 26 March 2019 and 14 June 2019

Delivery Location: Montgomery L/D, Ohio River 100 Montgomery Dam Rd Monaca, PA 15061-2221 724-643-8400

FOB Point: Destination

Inspection/Acceptance: Destination

The Government will issue a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable quote conforming to this request for quote.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

The provisions and clauses incorporated herein may be accessed at the following link:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Addenda to 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items 52.204-9 52.204-13 52.204-18 52.204-19 52.232-39 52.232-40 252.203-7000 252.203-7002 252.204-7003 252.204-7006 252.204-7012

252.204-7015 252.223-7006

252.223-7008

252.225-7036, ALT I

252.225-7048 252.232-7010 252.237-7010 252.243-7001 252.244-7000 252.246-7003

Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel System for Award Management Maintenance Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Control of Government Personnel Work Product Billing Instructions Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal Of Toxic or Hazardous Materials Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium Buy American – Free Trade Agreements – Balance of Payments Export-Controlled Items Levies on Contract Payments Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel Pricing of Contract Modifications Subcontracts for Commercial Items Notification of Potential Safety Issues

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable as follows:

52.203-19

52.209-6

Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 52.222-21 52.222-26 52.222-36 52.222-50

Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities Combating Trafficking In Persons

52.223-18

52.225-3, ALT II

Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving Buy American – Free Trade Agreements – Israeli Trade Act

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management

FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

Addenda to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial

52.203-18

Prohibition on Contracting With Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation

52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-16 52.204-21 52.219-1 Alt I 52.222-22

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems Small Business Program Representation Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7008 252.213-7000

Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provisions may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ (End of Provision)

Additional Information:

Quotes are for items on Price Schedule only; concrete will be provided under a separate contract.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving any federal contract award. In the event that you provide the lowest price technically acceptable, please be advised your registration in SAM must be current/active. If it has expired, or will expire soon, PLEASE START THE RENEWAL PROCESS TODAY if you intend to submit a quote.

Offerors are expected to complete provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items Alternate I as part of the SAM registration process. If you have completed your annual representations and certifications electronically, but need to amend or update any of them for this acquisition; you must print the provision, complete it manually, and submit with your offer.

Offers are due by Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 11:00 AM EST. Offers shall be submitted via email to lrp.contracting@usace.army.mil;

Offerors must reference this solicitation number in the subject line of the email.

Please provide the following information for your company:

Company Name (Same as in SAM): _______________________________________

Address (Same as in SAM): ______________________________________________

CAGE: ________________________________________

Point of Contact: __________________________________

POC Phone Number: _______________________________

POC Email: ______________________________________

Our company (does or does not) ___________ fit the Small Business Size Standard listed above.

Company Representative Authorized to Submit Quote: ________________________________

Signature: _________________________________ Date: ________________