A02.12_Equipment Specs and Requirements_2023 Master BPA (8 Feb 23).pdf

Description of Requirement Heavy Equipment Rental

BACKGROUND:

The Impact and Explosion Effects Branch (IEEB) will conduct several projects that require the emplacement of soil backfills, creation of model earthen embankment dams, and the evaluation of impulse loads on generic test structures. This government performed work necessitates the use of construction equipment in order to prepare and execute these experiments.

SPECIFICATIONS:

To meet this repetitive need, the Government anticipates award of multiple Blanket Purchase agreements to support ongoing projects, with a maximum total capacity of $3,111,998.00 for the requirement, over the next five years.

Equipment outlined below, but not limited to the list below, may be rented to meet experimentation goals in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Each BPA call will specify the specific equipment and rental times required.

The contractor shall provide, at a minimum, the following equipment upon BPA Call award. The requested equipment is to include the following, but is not limited to:

1. BACKHOE:

Net Power: 92hp minimum Operating weight: 15,800lbs Minimum Digging depth: 14ft minimum Drive wheels: 4-wheel drive Cab: closed cab with AC or open cab accepted Controls: joystick type excavator mode controls are required. *No others will be accepted.

Model years accepted: 2020 or newer Historical models accepted: CAT 420F, Komatsu WB97S-5, John Deere 310SL.

2. TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT:

Net Power: 140hp minimum Load capacity: 10,000lbs minimum Maximum lift height: 55ft minimum Drive wheels: 4-wheel drive and 4-wheel steering Cab: closed cab with AC or open cab accepted Fork length: 72 inches Carriage specifications: 72 inches wide with hydraulic fork width adjustment Telehandler must have outriggers Model years accepted: 2019 or newer Historical models accepted: JLG 1055.

3. ROLLER (Vibratory Soil Compactor):

Net power – 130hp minimum Operating weight – 26,000lbs Compaction width – 84 inches Drum – smooth Cab: closed cab with AC or open cab accepted

Historical models accepted: CAT CS64B.

4. EXCAVATOR Option 1:

Net power: 165hp minimum Operating weight: 49,500lbs minimum Minimum lift capacity at 10ft up and 15ft out from center: 15,000lbs *No static or mechanical thumb attachments *No compact radius units will be accepted

Historical models accepted: CAT 326L, Komatsu PC270LC-8, John Deere 300G-LC.

5. EXCAVATOR Option 2:

Net power: 273hp minimum Operating weight: 69,000lbs minimum Minimum lift capacity at 15ft up and 15ft out from center: 24,000lbs *No static or mechanical thumb attachments *No compact radius units will be accepted

Historical models accepted: CAT 320.

6. FRONT END LOADER:

Net power – 168hp minimum Operating weight – 31,000lbs Minimum Bucket capacity – 3cu.yd minimum general purpose Must come with removable fork attachment Must have ride control or equivalent ride stability system Cab – closed cab with AC

Historical models accepted: CAT 930M, Komatsu WA320-PZ, John Deere 544K

7. BULLDOZER:

Net power: 130hp minimum Operating weight: 29,000lbs minimum Must have survey equipment (GPS/Level receiver) mounts on the blade Must have LGP tracks Must OSHA in cab noise regulations Cab: closed cab with AC Should have back-up camera

Historical models acceptable: Caterpillar D4 LGP (130hp/29,000lbs) or Komatsu D51EX.

**Loaner is required for days that equipment is out of service and being fixed.

* All models must be newer or not to exceed 3 years from the year requested. Models that are 4-5 years older than the year requested will be considered for all equipment if operating hours are below 1500.

Example of Description of Requirement for the first BPA call is attached.

Delivery:

■ Contractor shall deliver the heavy equipment described in this document to Range 19 or ETF of Ft. Polk, Louisiana, at the start of each Period of Performance (PoP), as specified.

■ Any piece of heavy equipment delivered to the Ft. Polk ranges will be clean and ready to use.

■ The equipment will arrive in time to allow for a full first day of work at the start of any PoP.

■ The Contractor will provide preventative maintenance (PM) on all pieces of heavy equipment according to the manufacturer’s recommended PM schedule during the PoP.

■ The Contractor will service or replace any piece of heavy equipment within one workday of a reported equipment breakdown.

■ Prior to repair of damaged equipment or refuel charge, the Contractor must notify the Government to receive consent from the Contracting Officer.

■ The government needs to be able to have any tracked piece of equipment moved by the Contractor from

Range 19 to ETF (or vice versa) upon 48-hour notice. The Contractor can charge a standard transport fee per instance and/or per piece of equipment that must be moved between ranges. These fees must be included into the overall expense of the equipment.

■ At the end of each PoP, the Contractor will pick up all pieces of equipment.

■ The Contractor is responsible for cleaning all the heavy equipment at the end of each PoP.

■ Some flexibility in schedule is required due to the impossibility of knowing the weather conditions that will exist in the future. It is the government’s responsibility to notify the contractor if schedules require adjustments.

Ordering Period: 5-year ordering period

Individual BPA Calls will provide specific periods of performance for each required piece of equipment

Technical specifications for equipment proposed should be submitted with each individual BPA call request for quote.