**Amendment 1**
vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance
Delivery must be completed by October 20th, 2023
Delivery shall be at the O’Hara Stock Pile, See attachment 2: O’Hara Stock Pile Map.
End of amendment
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 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.
(ii) This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.
(iv) This procurement is set aside for small business. The NAICS code is 212321 and the Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees.
(v) Schedule of Items/Price Schedule
Please review attached solicitation for the schedule of items
Schedule Notes:
- Price includes delivery and stockpiling.
- The Government has the option to award, all, some, or none of the line items.
(vi) Description of Requirement (including a list of any attachments)
Aggregate shall have a grade of F, reference attachment 1 for grading designation.
Before delivery contractor shall provide third party testing of material confirming it meets specification.
Contractor shall stockpile material in accordance with FP-14 (standard specifications for construction of roads and bridges on federal highway projects) section 314.05.
Contractor shall provide weigh station receipt for each truck delivery.
Contractor shall provide a detailed schedule of deliveries to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR)
BARRICADES, WARNING SIGNS, AND OTHER DEVICES
The Contractor shall erect warning signs in advance to any place on the project where operations may interfere with the use of the road or trail by traffic and at all intermediate points where the new work crosses or coincides with an existing road or trail. All road barricades, warning signs, lights, temporary signals, flagmen and pilot car operators and equipment, and other protective devices, except for special devices, shall conform with Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, published by the Federal Highway Administration and applicable safety codes.
Attachments:
Attachment 1: Table 703 Aggregate Grade
Attachment 2: O’Hara Stock Pile map
(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance
Delivery must be completed by October 20th, 2023
Delivery shall be at the O’Hara Stock Pile, See attachment 2: O’Hara Stock Pile Map.
(viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (Provision)
Addenda to provision 52.212-1:
For simplified acquisitions, the word quote or quoter is substituted in provision 52.212-1 for the word offer or offeror.
Addenda to Provision 52.212-1 paragraph (b) Submission of Offers:
1) Offerors must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management in order to submit an offer. https://www.sam.gov/SAM/
2) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include a technical proposal, a price proposal, and contractor representations and certifications.
a) Technical Proposal – Provide a narrative of how you would complete this requirement. The narrative shall detail the equipment used, how many deliveries, and how you plan to stockpile.
b) Price Proposal – Include the following: 1) the completed Schedule of Items from Section B of this solicitation, and 2) acknowledgement of any amendments to this solicitation by following the instructions that accompany the amendment(s).
c) Representations and Certifications – Fill in the check boxes for provisions 52.204-24 and 52.212-3 found in Section x of this solicitation and include a copy with your offer.
2) Submit quotes by email to Shawn Trout at shawn.trout@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time. The subject line of the email shall be “O’hara Creek Aggregate Stockpiling 1284LL23Q0093”
3) Address questions about this solicitation to Shawn Trout at shawn.trout@usda.gov by 23 August 2023 at 09:00AM EST.
Addenda to Provision 52.212-1 paragraph (f) Late submissions:
Replace (f)(2)(i) with the following:
Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. Delete 52.212-1 (f)(2)(i) paragraphs A, B, & C.
(ix) 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
Technical Proposal, Past Performance, Price
