Asphalt Chemistry Testing

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
W912HZ25N7038
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory is issuing a Special Notice for Asphalt Chemistry Testing. The notice describes the agency's intent to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) single source contract to Patriot Armored Systems, LLC. The specific requirement involves specialized chemical fractionation and characterization of asphalt binder sample materials using a saturates, aromatics, and resins coupled with asphaltene determinator (SAR-AD) analysis. The contract will be awarded under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b)(1)(i) and falls under NAICS code 541380 with a size standard of 19 dollars. This notice is informational and not a competitive solicitation, but the agency will consider capability statements from potential vendors.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit detailed responses demonstrating their ability to fulfill the testing requirements by April 16, 2025, at 1:00 PM CST. Submissions should be sent via email to David Ammermann and Jon-Vincent Holden, including the solicitation number in the subject line. Vendors must provide a comprehensive description of their past experience with similar requirements and include references. The government will evaluate submissions solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement, with the final decision entirely at the agency's discretion. While this is technically a single-source award to Patriot Armored Systems, LLC, the notice allows for other responsible sources to submit capability statements. The agency is seeking a vendor with specific expertise in asphalt chemistry testing, particularly one with at least 5 years of technical research publications and AASHTO accreditation for asphalt binder testing.

Notice text

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) single source award to Patriot Armored Systems, LLC (CAGE 0KPM6) for Asphalt Chemistry Testing. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory has a need for specialized chemical fractionation and characterization of asphalt binder sample materials by a saturates, aromatics, and resins coupled with asphaltene determinator (SAR-AD) analysis.

The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i). The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 541380, with a size standard of 19 dollars. This notice of intent is for information purposes only. 

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals.  A solicitation will not be issued.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.  The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor’s ability to fulfill this requirement.  The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. 

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.  Responses to this requirement may be submitted to David Ammermann at David.G.Ammermann@usace.army.mil AND Jon-Vincent Holden at Jon-Vincent.S.Holden@usace.army.mil.  The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission.  Responses must be received no later than 1:00PM CST April 16th, 2025.

Files

File Type Posted
A02.08 JA Updated (FAR 13.5) - redacted_Redacted.pdf PDF

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