F. D. #1 Driveway Grade Shale-Stillhouse Hollow Rd.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), specifically the Michaux State Forest in Franklin County, is seeking a contractor to deliver and tailgate approximately 7,000 tons of Driveway Grade Shale to Stillhouse Hollow Road in Greene Township. This procurement is structured as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) with an electronic submission process through the PA Supplier Portal. The contract period is defined from May 3, 2024, to June 30, 2024, with the specific objective of providing shale materials for road maintenance, noting that shale compaction will be handled separately by the Forest District. Bidders must submit an electronic Invitation for Bid, a Reciprocal Limitations Act form, and a Worker Protection and Investment Certification Form. The bid will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with contract quantities potentially subject to adjustment based on departmental needs. The submission deadline is April 4, 2024, and all bids must include a comprehensive unit price that encompasses all necessary project completion items.

No specific small business set-aside or disadvantaged enterprise designation was explicitly highlighted in the contract documents. The procurement appears open to all qualified vendors capable of meeting the delivery and tailgating specifications. While a DCNR Small Business Initiative document was included in the attachments, it did not provide specific set-aside details for this particular contract. The contract does not list incumbent vendors or specify integration requirements with existing infrastructure. Payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of actual services performed, with invoices required to include the purchase order number, project number, and the bidder's SAP Vendor Number. Though a precise budget range was not specified, the scale of the project involves delivering 7,000 tons of shale, which suggests a substantial material procurement effort. Bidders will be subject to various Commonwealth requirements, including nondiscrimination, contractor integrity, and contractor responsibility provisions, with potential contract extensions of up to three months.