DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, BUILDING 6222, FORT CARSON CO 80913-5022

56 -- CONCRETE, 5,000 PSI SOL DAKF06-96-B-0033 DUE 082096 POC Contract Specialist Jeanne Stroinski (719) 524-1053 (Site Code DAKF06) This is a COMBINATION SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 DAKF06-96-B-0033 is issued as an invitation to bid. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-38. This is an unrestricted procurement. Standard Industrial Classification is 3273, size 500 employees. This solicitation is for one contract line item number (0001), consisting of 1964 cubic yards (cy) of concrete, 5,000 PSI, poured in place. The concrete shall conform to the requirements of ASTM C 94 and ASTM C 150, Type V, or Type II Modified Portland Cement with 5% maximum tricalcium aluminate. The cement used shall meet the same ASTM requirements for sulphate resistance as Type V. Concrete shall have a minimum compressive strength of 5000 psi at 28 days as determined in accordance with ASTM C 39. Maximum size of aggregate shall be 1-1/2 inches. The concrete mixtures shall have air content by volume of concrete of 5 to 7 percent, based on measurements made immediately after discharge from the mixer. Air content shall be determined with ASTM C 173 or ASTM C 231. The concrete slump shall be 1 to 3 inches where determined in accordance with ASTM C 143. Place of delivery is FOB Fort Carson, Colorado. Delivery will be on an on call basis. The following clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, and 252.212-7001 apply to this acquisition. NOTE: ''Offerors are advised to include a complete copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items and 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with offer''. Full text copy may be obtained from the Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: Construction Division, Building 6222, Fort Carson, Colorado, 80913. Fax number (719) 526-6622. Offerors are to include a complete copy of the ''Representations and Certifications'' at FAR 52.212-3 with offer. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items, will apply to the resultant contract; 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, and 52.225-9. The following FAR clauses also apply: 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity para.(b) ''The permissible variation shall be limited to: 10 Percent increase, 10 Percent decrease. This increase or decrease shall apply to the total contract amount.''; 52.216-18 Order Limitations ''(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 10 cubic yards, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor - (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 1964 cubic yards; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 1964 cubic yards; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 1 day that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 3 days after issuance''; 52.216-20 Definite Quantity, ''The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed using the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 30 September 1996''. End of clauses. Contract period is from date of award through 30 September 1996. This will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite-delivery Definite-quantity contract. Offers are due at the Directorate of Contracting, Building 6222, Fort Carson, Colorado 80913, by 2:00 p.m.(mt), August 20, 1996. Offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Point of contact for this project is Jeanne Stroinski at (719) 524-1053. (0211)

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