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56 -- 57 CRUSHED STONE (140 PCF), SOUTH FLORIDA OPERATIONS OFFICE, CLEWISTON, FL. SOL DACW17-99-B-0047 DUE 080299 POC Charles C. Connelly 904-232-1198 WEB: Click here to view further information and bidders, http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact contract specialist, Charles.C.Connelly@saj.usace.army.mil. 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number DACW17-99-B-0047 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). Solicitation is Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns. SIC Code is 5032, Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. An offer for each line item listed below must be furnished. Offeror will provide the unit cost per ton and the extended price for the entire quantity. Any offers received that have not provided an offer for each line item will be rejected as non-responsive. ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY U/I 0001 #57 Crushed Stone, 140 PCF, Site 1 10,000 TN 0002 #57 Crushed Stone, 140 PCF, Site 2 15,000 TN 0003 #57 Crushed Stone, 140 PCF, Site 3 5,000 TN Crushed Stone (#57)- Shall have a unit weight of not less than 140 pounds per cubic foot (saturated surface dry); shall consist of crushed stone, well graded with in the prescribed limits. The material shall be composed of tough, durable particles, reasonably free from thin, flat and elongated pieces; and shall contain no organic matter nor soft, friable particles. Crushed stone shall be size number 57 as described in TABLE 1-Standard Sizes of Course Aggregate, Section 901 of the Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction: Sieve Size Percent Passing 1 in 100 1 in 95 to 100 in 25 to 60 No. 4 0 to 10 No. 8 0 to 5 Certificates of Compliance- A Certificate of Compliance is required to demonstrate proof of compliance with specification requirements for each of the above materials. Each certificate shall be signed by an official authorized to certify in behalf of the manufacturing company and shall contain the name and address of the contractor, the project name and location, and the quantity and the date or dates of shipment or delivery to which the certificates apply. Copies of laboratory test reports submitted with certificates shall contain the name and address of the testing laboratory and the date or dates of the tests to which the report applies. Certification shall not be construed as relieving the contractor from furnishing satisfactory material, if, after tests are performed on selected samples, the material is found not to meet the specific requirements. All deliveries shall be made via maximum 18 cubic yard dump trucks (no tractor-trailer rigs) and shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). It shall be the contractors responsibility to determine any road and/or bridge weight restrictions or requirements on public highways to the delivery access locations. Quantity of 30,000 tons (CLIN's 0001, 0002, and 0003) will be delivered FOB Destination to site specified within 60 calendar days after contract award. Delivery will be coordinated with the COR. Delivery site 1 is approximately 1/4 mile south of Structure 351 on the Herbert Hoover Dike. S-351 is just north of the city of South Bay, Fl.. Delivery site 2 is approximately 1/4 mile east of Structure 354 on the Herbert Hoover Dike. S-354 is just off of Highway 27 at Lake Harbor, Fl.. Delivery site 3 is approximately 1/4 mile north of the South Bay Park on the Herbert Hoover Dike. South Bay Park is just north of the city of South Bay, Fl. On Highway 27. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies. Addendum to the provision: Paragraph (h), Multiple Awards Delete entire paragraph and substitute "Award. The Government intends to award a single contract resulting from this solicitation." You are advised to include a completed copy of the below listed provisions with your offer. 52.212-3 I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Alternate I; 52.212-3 III, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Alternate III; 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.219-1 I, Small Business Program Representations -- Alternate I; and 52.219-1 II, Small Business Program Representations -- Alternate II The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items and the additional FAR clauses cited below from the clause are applicable to the acquisition. 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402). 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer). 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246). 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793). 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (31 U.S.C. 3332). The clause at 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items and the additional DFAR clauses cited below from the clause are applicable to the acquisition. 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (10 U.S.C. 2416). 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, E.O. 10582). 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 252.243-7002 Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment (10 U.S.C. 2410). Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are listed below. 52.228-5, Insurance Work on a Government Installation 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer Representative The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition. Commerce Business Daily Numbered Notes # 1 applies to this acquisition. Offers must be received no later than 3:00 PM (EST), 2 August 1999. Offers sent via the US Postal Service should be mailed to the Jacksonville District Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 400 W. Bay Street, Room 883, Jacksonville, Florida 32202-4412. Hand carried offers must be delivered directly to and placed in the bid depository located in the Federal Building, 400 W. Bay Street, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bid depository located in Room 867. Point of contact for information regarding this solicitation isMr. Charles Connelly at 904-232-1198. Posted 07/26/99 (W-SN359019). (0207)

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