MODIFICATION
F -- LIzard/Morman Fire Rehab
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2003
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region/Western Zone, 2324 E McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85006
- ZIP Code
- 85006
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-R3-WZ-03-85
- Response Due
- 7/21/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/1/2003
- Point of Contact
- Elbert Hunt, Procurement Assistant, Phone 602-225-5341, Fax 602-225-5295, - Margaret Cook, Contracting Officer, Phone 602/225-5340, Fax 602/225-5295,
- E-Mail Address
-
ehunt@fs.fed.us, mmcook@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NOTICE TO VENDORS: UNDER ITEMS,QUICK GUARD IS NOW CHANGED TO READ STERILE WHEAT GRASS. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), number R3-WZ-03-85 The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC-14. NAICS code 424990 applies and small business size standard is 500 employees. This is a total small business set-aside. A quote is requested for the following item: ITEM: Quantity is 440 bags, 22,000 pounds total. Mixture is the following: blue grama 3.85 percent, side oats grama 15.38 percent, Indian rice grass 17.69 percent, sand drop seed 2.31 percent, galleta 9.23 percent, quick guard 51.54 percent of pure live seed, certified weed free (percent by weight). Products delivered under any resulting contract must: (1) bags must be 50 pounds (2) seed must be pounds of pure live seed and free from noxious weeds (3) seed must be certified. To avoid weed contaminated seed, each lot shall be tested by a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA http://www.aosca.org/index.html) against the State Noxious Weed List for Arizona and documentation of seed inspection test shall be provided at time of award. The seed must be sampled and tested by a Certified seed analyst specifically for its weed seed content and tagged accordingly. Bags shall be palletized and shrink-wrapped or non-slip treated to aid in forklift transport. Pallets shall be packed not to exceed 1,600 pounds. Bags must be able to be unloaded and be able to be lifted or emptied via a forklift, without the assistance of additional devices or fasteners. Delivery shall be made no later than August 14, 2003. Delivery shall be made to the Peaks Ranger District, 5075 N. Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004. Delivery shall be made on regular workdays (Monday through Friday) during regular business hours (8:00 to 4:00 pm), excluding official Federal Government holidays. Contractor shall notify Steve Jenner (928-526-0866) at least two days in advance before delivery to arrange a delivery date and call a minimum of 24 hours prior to actual delivery. FAR 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity (April 1984) applies to this solicitation and any resulting contract. (a) A variation in the quantity of any item called for by this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. (b) The permissible variation in quantity shall be limited to: 3 percent increase, 1 percent decrease, total contract quantity. The FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commerical applies to this solicitation. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, and addenda to FAR 52.212-3, the following is added, 52.204-3 Taxpayer Identification Number, 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations, 52.222-70 Compliance with Veterans Employment Reporting Requirements. All offerors shall include with their quotation, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3 and the cited addendas. The additional FAR Clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, The FAR Clause 52.212-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and the following addenda are added, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination. The FAR Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation, and the following additional FAR Clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this solicitation, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.225-3 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program Alt I; 52.225-4 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Other than Central Contractor Registration. Original quotations signed by an official authorized to bind the bidder?s organization shall be submitted on company letterhead and are due by July 22, 2003 by close of business, local time, to Peggy Cook, USDA Forest Service, Western Zone Contracting, 2324 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006. Faxed offers are acceptable (602-225-5295) with a hard copy follow up; however, it is the responsibility of the offerer to verify receipt of faxed document. For more information regarding this quotation contact Peggy Cook at 602-225-5340.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Peaks Ranger District, 5075 N. HWY 89, Flagstaff, AZ. 86004
- Record
- SN00371368-W 20030717/030715213208 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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