Concrete Sinkers for U. S. Coast Guard River Buoy Tenders

This acquisition calls for the contractor to provide all labor, material, transportation and equipment necessary to fabricate and deliver 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 lbs concrete sinkers to various U.S. Coast Guard River Buoy tenders located throughout the Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, and Ohio Valleys. These locations include: St. Louis, Mo, Omaha, NE, Peoria, IL, Keokuk, IA, Dubuque, IA, Natchez, MS, Pine Bluff, AR, Memphis, TN, Vicksburg, MS, Sallisaw, OK, Greenville, MS, Demopolis, AL, Colfax, LA, Eufaula, Al, Buchanan, TN, Owensboro, KY, Sewickley, PA, Chattanooga, TN, Hickman, KY, and Leavenworth, KS. The solicitation will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 12, "Acquisition of Commercial Items" and FAR Part 15, "Contracting by Negotiation".

The intended contract vehicle will be an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract with fixed priced (with economic price adjustment) unit prices; individual delivery orders will be issued pursuant to the IDIQ Contract when supplies are required. The period of performance is anticipated to be a One-Year Base Period and 4 One-Year Option Periods (not to exceed five years if all option periods are exercised by the Government). The performance period of the contract will commerce on or about 15 April 2016 and is anticipated to extend through 14 April 2021.

This solicitation is schedule to open on or about 22 January 2016 with a closing date of 12 February 2016, 3:00P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Shipment of the concrete sinkers will be based on FOB destination within the consignee's premises in accordance with 52.247-35. The Government may award one or more contracts based on geographical locations. The Contractor(s) shall be available to deliver the concrete sinkers between the hours of 8:00 am and 1:00 pm, Monday through Friday. No deliveries are to be made on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal Federal Holidays. Multiple deliveries are acceptable.

This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The applicable North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) is 327331 (Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing). The Small Business Size Standard in number of employees is 500.

Interested offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and all amendments from the on FedBizOpps website at: https://www.fbo.gov . Telephone request for solicitation packages and amendments will not be accepted. No solicitation packages will be mailed. Please note that in order to be eligible for award your company must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the SAM Website at http://www.sam.gov. Interested offerors may obtain information on registration and annual conformation requirements via the SAM database through https://www.acquisition.gov or by phone on (866) 606-8220, or (334) 206-7828 for international callers. Responses to this solicitation are due by 12 February 2016 by 3:00 PM 2016 and may be submitted via email to: lucinda.p.williams@uscg.mil. Please address all requests for additional information, comments, and questions to Ms. Lucinda P. Williams, Contract Specialist/CTR, (757) 628-4125, fax (757) 628-4135.