Hobble Creek Green Waste Grinding

Amendment 001

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions:

Question: Is a horizontal grinder ok?

Answer :Yes, configurations other than a tub-style grinder are OK, provided they are at least 400 hp and are machine fed with an excavator or grapple hook. We will be cutting and removing the trees with 2 excavators. One of the excavators will have a Krypto Claw attachment, and the other will have a masticator head that can act as a saw. Consequently, these trees will be cut into approximate 10-foot lengths suitable for loading into a 25-ton articulating rock truck. As such, the trees will be generally too big to hand feed into a chipper by a crew and will need to be machine fed into a large grinder. This is the reasoning behind this requirement.

Question: Can mobilization be separated from the hourly rate for grinding.

Answer: Yes, a separate fixed price mobilization line item may be quoted instead of including the mobilization in the hourly rate.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in 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.  Please see attachment for details

This solicitation number, R16PS01565, is issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-89 dated 07-14-2016. Reclamation intends to award a labor hour contract using the procedures in FAR 12 and 13.
This acquisition is set aside for small business under NAICS code 561730 with a size standard of $7.5 million.
QUOTE DUE DATE:
Quotes shall be submitted to Lisa Hilton by 5:00pm, Monday August 8, 2016. Quotes shall be e-mailed to lhilton@usbr.gov.
SOLICITATION CONTACT:
The solicitation contact is Lisa Hilton and can be reached at 801-524-3808, lhilton@usbr.gov.
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