Asphalt mixing plant

ASPHALT MIXING PLANT (AMP)?THE AMP IS A PORTABLE DRUM-TYPE, ELECTRIC-MOTOR-DRIVEN FACILITY CAPABLE OF SELF-ERECTION (MAJOR COMPONENTS0 AND SATISFACTORY OPERATION WITHOUT PERMANENT-TYPE FOOTINGS. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS IN THE AMP ARE TRAILER MOUNTED AND INCLUDED IN THE BIN SYSTEM FOR STORING THE RAW AGGREGATE, A CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR MOVING THE AGGREGATE TO A MIXING DRUM, A BULK LIQUID BITUMEN STORAGE SYSTEM, A DRUM FOR MIXING THE AGGREGATE AND BITUMEN, A PARTICULATE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND A CONVEYOR SYSTEM THAT FEEDS THE MIXED ASPHALT INTO A STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION SILO. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE AMP, SEE THE DRAFT PURCHASE DESCRIPTION (ATPD 2386) AT OUR WEBSITE: HTTP://CONTRACTING.TACOM.ARMY.MIL/COMVEH/AMP/AMP.HTM. NSN: N/A. P/N: N/A. BASIC QTY: 18. OPTION QTY: 6. FOB: DESTINATION. THE ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) RELEASE DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 31 AUGUST 2010. THE OFFER DUE DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 01 NOVEMBER 2010 (SEE SOLICITATION FOR ACTUAL OFFER DUE DATE?OFFERO! RS WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS FROM RELEASE OF RFP TO PROVIDE RESPONSE). SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT CONTRACTING .TACOM.ARMY.MIL/SOL.HTM FOR A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION/DRAWINGS OR EMAIL AMSTA-IDQ@TACOM.ARMY.MIL. THIS IS A BEST VALUE COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. PROPOSALS ARE BEING SOLICITED ON AN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD ONE FIRM FIXED PRICE THREE YEAR REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT WITH TWO ONE YEAR OPTIONS (TOTAL OF FIVE YEARS) AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A SYNOPSIS (SUMMARY). THE SOLICITATION PERTAINING TO THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE. CONTRACTORS SHOULD NOT CALL THE BUYER SEEKING THE SOLICITATION AS IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 15 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTICE.