Aggregate Crushing CAD SOO PIT

Added: Mar 29, 2017 1:51 pm This modification adds the Experience and Capabilities Questionnaire form as an attachment. The response due date is NOT extended.

Added: Mar 16, 2017 3:55 pm The Lake States Acquisition Team announces an opportunity on the Hiawatha National Forest. The work consists of crushing and stockpiling aggregate surfacing material on the Hiawatha National Forest in the CAD SOO Pit, T47N, R4W, Section 36, Bay Mills Township, Chippewa County. The aggregate shall be processed to produce material meeting the specifications and gradation of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) 23A. The quantity, unit price, and awarding of this contract will be based on the amount of material the contractor proposes to produce for $41,000.00. Work will include providing and furnishing all supplies, supervision, labor, equipment, transportation, plant, incidentals and materials necessary to furnish the completed product unless specifically listed in Statement of Work.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.
This procurement is a total small-business set aside. The NAICS code is 212319 and the Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees.
Vendors must be registered in Systems for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving a government contract (formerly Central Contractors Registration or CCR). See www.sam.gov for details - this may take up to 2 weeks and requires a DUNS number, so it is highly recommended that interested parties register immediately in order to avoid any delays in award.
All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account. The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP.
Schedule of Items:
(See last three pages of solicitation for Schedule of Items to be completed for quote submission.)
CONTRACT TIME: Estimated award date is the week of April 24, 2017. Contractor could be on site May 8, 2017 as long as weight restrictions have been lifted, pre-work meeting complete and Notice to Proceed Issued. Complete all work and demobilize from the site by August 31, 2017. See attached Statement of Work and maps for further specifications.
Aggregate Crushing - CAD SOO PIT on the Hiawatha National Forest.

QUANTITY (CYD) UNIT PRICE/CYD TOTAL AMOUNT
23A AGGREGATE
ITEM 1 ______________ _____________ $41,000

Further provisions, clauses, and addenda including, but not limited to, commercial provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 and commercial clauses 52212-4, 52.212-5 are incorporated in the attached solicitation. Those that are incorporated by reference can be viewed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far.
The Government may issue an order to other than the lowest offeror, waive minor informalities or irregularities in offers received, or elect not to award at all. If necessary, the Government may conduct discussions with any or all offerors. It is in the offeror's best interest to fully respond to the all evaluation factors since an order may be issued on the basis of information received, without further discussion.

Award will be made on a Best Value basis and offers shall at a minimum, contain the items described in this section. Each offer shall contain sufficient information to enable a thorough evaluation.

To be considered responsive, contractor must submit the following with offer:
(1) Offeror must respond to all non-price evaluation factors as described under FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -Commercial Items (OCT 2014) Use Experience and Capabilities Questionnaire form or other to provide all requirements;
(2) Completed Schedule of Items;
(3) Offerors shall include representations in FAR 52.209.11; and
(4) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) online at www.sam.gov

All offers must be received by 5:00 EST on April 14, 2017

Please submit one complete copy of the above information to:
USDA Forest Service - AG-569R-S-17-0027
Erin Garcia, LSAT Contracting Officer
412 Red Apple Road
Manistee, MI 49660

Offers may be submitted electronically to egarcia02@fs.fed.us, SUBJ: AG-569R-S-17-0027
If submitting via email please note file size limitations, formatting or other problems may hamper receipt so please verify that the contracting officer has received your quote.
No facsimile offers will be considered per (c)(1) of FAR clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition. (Jan 2004). Incomplete offers will not be accepted.

Contact Erin Garcia at egarcia02@fs.fed.us or (231) 723-2211 with administrative questions concerning this solicitation.

Contact Todd Kenyon at tmkenyon@fs.fed.us or 906-643-7900 x141 for more information on technical questions concerning this solicitation.

ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING. Please submit all questions to Erin Garcia at egarcia02@fs.fed.us. Questions and answers will be posted to FBO so please check back often as it is the contractor's responsibility to remain up to date on all available Q&A's as well as any potential resulting modifications. All questions must be received no later than three days prior to solicitation close date, or the government is under no obligation to review and/or address the questions.