SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Road Salt for Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- NER - SHEN - Shenandoah National Park 3655 US HWY 211 E Luray VA 22835
- ZIP Code
- 22835
- Solicitation Number
- Q4840100010
- Response Due
- 11/20/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/20/2010
- Point of Contact
- Diane Van Tatenhove Contracting Officer 5409993573 diane_van_tatenhove@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
-
Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The work to be performed under this contract shall consist of furnishing and delivering Road Salt to Shenandoah National Park in accordance with the Bid Schedule and Specification herein. Therefore, any items not specifically noted, but necessary for performance in accordance with accepted practices and industry standards, shall be furnished under this contract. This is an indefinite-quantity contract to furnish and deliver road salt. The quantities shown on the bid schedule are strictly estimates. The exact quantity will depend upon the vagaries of weather. This contract shall be in effect from the date of award through March 30, 2010. This contract shall include the base year with four option years with the price to be negotiated prior to the beginning of the option period. MATERIALS Road salt shall be sodium chloride obtained from natural deposits (rock salt) or produced by Man (evaporated, solar, other) and conform to AASHTO M-143-86 (1993) except for specifics as noted below: Salt shall be Type 1 - Granular rock salt used primarily as a pavement deicer or in aggregate stabilization. Chemical Composition: Shall be Sodium Chloride (NaCL) min % = 98.5 Physical Requirements: Shall conform to the following requirements: Weight Percent Passing Sieve Size Grade 1 1/2 in. ( 12.70 mm) 100 3/8 in. ( 9.51 mm) 95 - 100 No. 4 ( 4.76 mm) 20 - 90 No. 8 ( 2.38 mm) 10 - 60 No.30 ( 0.595 mm) 0 - 15 Road salt shall be treated with anti-caking agent such as Sodium Ferrocyanide, YPS-(Yellow Prussiate of Soda); or an approved equal, with an application rate of.01 to.02 lbs/ton of anti-caking agent; at 100 PPM or more. The sodium chloride shall arrive at the purchaser's delivery point in a free-flowing and usable condition. The NPS reserves the right to conduct any testing or inspection it may deem advisable to assure that all work conforms to the specifications herein. The sodium chloride shall be rejected if it fails to conform to any of the requirements of this specification. In the case of failure to meet the requirements on the basis of an initial sample of a lot represented, two additional samples shall be taken from the lot and tested. If both additional samples meet the requirements, the lot shall be accepted.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/NPS/APC-IS/Q4840100010/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Luray, Va
- Zip Code: 22835
- Zip Code: 22835
- Record
- SN01988719-W 20091022/091020235437-a4e29de3c86f1bfd03f990c030af10e5 (fbodaily.com)
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