Composite Railroad Ties
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- Solicitation number
- W912GY22Q0004
- Agency
- ACC Warren Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Herlong, California 96113, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal requests quotes to purchase 885 composite railroad ties under the base CLIN, with four options of 510 ties each. The ties must be made of recycled composite material measuring 7 by 9 by 9 feet to elevate shipping containers weighing 26,500 pounds each. Quotes will be evaluated based on a best value determination considering factors like price, past performance, and additional discounts. Quotes are due by April 18, 2022. Questions will be accepted until March 24, 2022 with responses posted as attachments.
This small business set-aside opportunity has a place of performance in Herlong, CA. The base CLIN is for 885 composite railroad ties with a total of 2,505 ties available under the four option CLINs. Awards will be made to the offer representing the best overall value to the government. Quotes must be valid until June 1, 2022 and include tax identification numbers, CAGE codes, and DUNS numbers.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
3/29 Questions and Answers Updated.
The Government requests quotes for, and intends to purchase: Composite Railroad Ties 885 EA and 4 options of 510 EA. This procurement is a Small Business Set Aside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All responses shall be provided via email submission of responses shall not be accepted unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.
Minimum Requirements:
CLIN 0001 Composite Railroad Ties 885 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0002 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0003 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0004 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0005 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
***Please direct all questions to heidi.m.young.civ@army.mil or Melissa.m.kaarbo.civ@army.mil telephone calls will not be accepted. ***
*** Please see the attachment of the solicitation for instructions on page 14 under Addendum to 52.212-1. Offerors who do not follow the provided instructions will be un-responsive to the solicitation and will not be accepted. ***
***Questions will be fielded up to 1:00 PM PST on 24 March 2022. Questions and Answers will be posted as attachments for all interested parties. *** In accordance with FAR 2.101, all responses to this solicitation will be evaluated based upon a best-value determination and thus shall result in issuance of a task/delivery order to the schedule(s) whose offer represents the greatest overall benefit to the Government. When making a best-value determination, the Government may consider, but is not limited to, factors such as price, past performance, special features, trade-in considerations, probability of life for items, warranty, maintenance, environment and energy efficiency, and delivery terms. In accordance with FAR 8.404(d), the Government encourages offerors to provide additional discounts in an effort to promote competition. Offerors providing additional discounts may possess a distinct advantage over competitors not offering a discount, and thus may represent the overall best-value to the Government. All offers MUST include Tax ID (TIN), CAGE Code, DUNS numbers and POC information/email. Please make offers valid through 1 June 2022. As a result of this requirement a SF 1449 will be issued in which case all offers provided to the Government shall be considered on each items merit, multiple awards may be issued. The offer representing the overall best-value to the Government will have 72 hours to return a signed and dated copy to the government. Failure to do so will be considered non-acceptance. Please provide complete and accurate information stated in the SF 1449 and solicitation. The Government may consider any offers not meeting the requirements listed herein as unacceptable, thus resulting in the elimination of your offer, unless determined to be in the best-interest of the Government.
Update #1 ·
The Government requests quotes for, and intends to purchase: Composite Railroad Ties 885 EA and 4 options of 510 EA. This procurement is a Small Business Set Aside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All responses shall be provided via email submission of responses shall not be accepted unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.
Minimum Requirements:
CLIN 0001 Composite Railroad Ties 885 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0002 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0003 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0004 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
CLIN 0005 Option Composite Railroad Ties 510 EA
Recycled Composite Material Block equivalent with dimensions of 7 inch x 9 inch x 9 foot for the intended use of elevating 20ft and 40ft ISO containers from the ground. Minimum load rate capacity requirements needed is 26,500lbs per each, roughly 2-3 blocks or equivalent per container. All bundles of ties shall be secured with 1.25” steel banding. Nylon banding is not sufficient to hold bundles securely. Shipping by Railcar is authorized.
***Please direct all questions to heidi.m.young.civ@army.mil or Melissa.m.kaarbo.civ@army.mil telephone calls will not be accepted. ***
*** Please see the attachment of the solicitation for instructions on page 14 under Addendum to 52.212-1. Offerors who do not follow the provided instructions will be un-responsive to the solicitation and will not be accepted. ***
***Questions will be fielded up to 1:00 PM PST on 24 March 2022. Questions and Answers will be posted as attachments for all interested parties. *** In accordance with FAR 2.101, all responses to this solicitation will be evaluated based upon a best-value determination and thus shall result in issuance of a task/delivery order to the schedule(s) whose offer represents the greatest overall benefit to the Government. When making a best-value determination, the Government may consider, but is not limited to, factors such as price, past performance, special features, trade-in considerations, probability of life for items, warranty, maintenance, environment and energy efficiency, and delivery terms. In accordance with FAR 8.404(d), the Government encourages offerors to provide additional discounts in an effort to promote competition. Offerors providing additional discounts may possess a distinct advantage over competitors not offering a discount, and thus may represent the overall best-value to the Government. All offers MUST include Tax ID (TIN), CAGE Code, DUNS numbers and POC information/email. Please make offers valid through 1 June 2022. As a result of this requirement a SF 1449 will be issued in which case all offers provided to the Government shall be considered on each items merit, multiple awards may be issued. The offer representing the overall best-value to the Government will have 72 hours to return a signed and dated copy to the government. Failure to do so will be considered non-acceptance. Please provide complete and accurate information stated in the SF 1449 and solicitation. The Government may consider any offers not meeting the requirements listed herein as unacceptable, thus resulting in the elimination of your offer, unless determined to be in the best-interest of the Government.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| W912GY22Q0004 0001.pdf | ||
| Questions and Answers- Railroad Ties.docx | DOCX document | |
| W912GY22Q0004.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Composite Railroad Ties | Award Notice | |
| Composite Railroad Ties | Solicitation |
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