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W -- EQUIPMENT RENTAL WITH OPERATOR SOL R6-98-926 DUE 050498 POC Procurement and Property Management, 503/808-2581 This is a combined 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, No. R6-98-926, is issued as a Request for Proposals. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. This requirement is 100% small business set-aside. The standard industrial classification is 7353. Small Business Size Standard of $5.0 million, average annual receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years. This requirement will result in a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract, with a $500 guarantee on each contract. Multiple awards may be made, for one year with one option renewal period. A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED ON APRIL 23, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M., AT THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, 16400 CHAMPION WAY, SANDY, OREGON, CLACKAMAS LAKE MEETING ROOM. Equipment with operator to be utilized in support of work on the Mt. Hood National Forest. All projects will be located within the boundaries of the Barlow Ranger District, Clackamas River Ranger District, Hood River Ranger District and Zig Zag Ranger District. Work may include such items as road scarification, pull back of fill slopes, removal of existing culverts, spread of woody debris, recontour slopes, aggregate removal, haul boulders, woody debris, dirt, aggregate, brushing, cleaning ditches, placing aggregate, hauling logs, stream work including boulders and logs. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all necessary MUTCD signing. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating the equipment in a manner that is safe and within the capabilities of the equipment specified. Contractor's use of all Forest Service roads shall be in compliance with the Mt. Hood National Forest Commercial Road Rules dated January, 1992,available upon request. Should repairs be needed on equipment, such repairs shall be accomplished within two (2) calendar days or the equipment shall be replaced within 24 hours with a comparable piece of equipment at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall not store more than 500 gallons of oil or oil products on site. The Contractor shall insure that all fuel trucks carry an adequate number of spill kits. The Contractor shall provide adequate two-way communication facilities to report an accidental spill. The accident report shall be made within 20 minutes of detection to the District Hazmat Coordinator and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). As specific projects arise, task orders will be negotiated (at rates specified within the contract) and task orders issued. Task orders may include services where measurement/payment are based on actual hours of work, or services that have a firm, fixed price for a specific project. For each item following, offerors should provide unit and total prices. For all equipment, also provide a complete description (make, model, year, serial number, accessories and current value). Quantities shown are estimates for FY 1998 and ARE NOT GUARANTEED. Unit prices quoted for equipment should include all operating supplies. Mobilization and Demobilization costs will be negotiated with each individual task order. ITEM NO. 1: Excavator, Caterpillar 312 or equivalent, with minimum bucket capacity of one (1) cubic yard; digging teeth and hydraulic thumb; crawler-mounted with track width of 24-inch minimum and street pads; turbo charge diesel engine with minimum power (flywheel) of 145 h.p.; minimum backhoe reach of 30 feet (horizontal) with operator -- estimated 4000 hours; ITEM NO. 2: Excavator, 1/3 cubic yard, with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 3: Dozer, with turbo charge diesel engine with a minimum power (flywheel) of 130 h.p.; hydraulic 4-way blade and hydraulic winch; hydraulic power shift or equivalent design transmission, with operator—estimated 300 hours; ITEM NO. 4: Dump truck, diesel, with capability of hauling ten (10) cubic yards of material, spreading, placing, or stockpiling aggregate, borrow, ditch or slide material, bituminous hot mix and large boulders, with operator -- estimated 800 hours; ITEM NO. 5: Dump truck, diesel, with capability of hauling twenty (20) cubic yards of material, including large boulders, with operator -- estimated 300 hours; ITEM NO. 6: 1.25 cubic yard rubber tired backhoe with front end loader, four wheel drive, with operator -- estimated 300 hours; ITEM NO. 7: Track loader with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 8: Road grader, 14G or equivalent, with operator -- estimated 400 hours; ITEM NO. 9: Crawler tractor, 62 -- 100 FHP, with minimum of 3 ripper teeth, 24" in length, and hydraulically- controlled straight or angle blade having a minimum lift above ground (blade straight) of 25", with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 10: Backhoe, Case 580-C or equivalent, with a 4 in 1 loader bucket, minimum 18" -- 24" wide backhoe bucket, with operator -- estimated 600 hours; ITEM NO. 11: Dozer, Cat D7 or equivalent with blade, with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 12: Dozer, Cat D6 or equivalent with blade, with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 13: Dozer, Cat D4 or equivalent with blade, with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 14: Front end loader, minimum capacity 3.25 cubic yards, with operator -- estimated 200 hours; ITEM NO. 15: Watertruck, 2000 gallon, with operator -- estimated 400 hours; ITEM NO. 16: Brusher, with operator -- estimated 400 hours; ITEM NO. 17: Self-loading log truck, with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 18: Rubber tired skidder, with operator -- estimated 100 hours; ITEM NO. 19: Vibrating smooth drum roller, 12 ton, with operator -- estimated 400 hours. If you do not provide prices for all of the above equipment, you still may be considered for award. Offerors should indicate if they will be willing to accept task orders for all four units (Barlow, Clackamas, Hood River, Zig Zag), or limit work to one, two or three units. Option year pricing: Should the Government renew the option for the second year, unit prices will be renegotiated prior to renewal. Work will be performed as specified within each task order. Measurement will be for the actual quantity of machine hours, to the nearest half hour that the equipment is in actual operation in performance of authorized Government work. Non-productive time such as, but not limited to, lack of operating supplies or qualified operator, servicing time lost by reason of breakdown or being stuck, shall not constitute "actual" operation. Work is to be performed Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise mutually agreed. Work over 40 hours in a week, may be required. No work will be allowed on Federal Holidays, unless otherwise mutually agreed. The Government will award contract(s) to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation is most advantageous to the Government -- price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotations: (1) Past Performance (quality, customer satisfaction, cost control, business relations, timeliness of performance) and (2) price. Price is of less importance than past performance evaluation, however, the importance of price may become greater as the difference between past performance proposals decrease. Where past performance is determined to be substantially equal, cost may control award. Award(s) may not be made to the lowest price. Offerors should provide a listing of major contracts completed in the last 3 years for similar work (include project name/identification, contract name and telephone number). Should multiple awards be made, task order selection of a Contractor from the contract pool will be based on: equipment needed, availability, location and ability to respond within the time frame required and price. Normal response time after a task order has been received by the Contractor is 24 hours. The following clauses/provisions apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Additional applicable clauses are as follows: FAR 52.216-18, Ordering -- paragraph (a) add "date of award through December 31, 1998, for option period one", add, "All procurement personnel located on the Mt. Hood National Forest and the Regional Office may place orders under this contract"; FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations -- paragraph (a) add "$500", paragraph (b)(1) add "$750,000", paragraph (b)(2) add "$750,000", paragraph (b)(3) add "10"; FAR 52.217-22, Indefinite Quantity, paragraph (d) add "December 31,1998 for the base year; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.222-4, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act -- Overtime Compensation; FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965; FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustments; FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work; FAR 52.236-5, Material and Workmanship; FAR 52.236-6, Superintendence by the Contractor; FAR 52.236-9, Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities and Improvements; FAR 52.236-10, Operations and Storage Areas; FAR 52.236-12, Cleaning Up; FAR 52.236-13 Accident Prevention; AGAR 452.236-73, Archaeological or Historic Sites; Wage Determination No. 77-0209 (Rev. 19); Forest Service Fire Protection & Suppression, R6-FS-6300-52. Offers should be received by Close of Business, May 4, 1998 at 4:30 p.m. Mail or hand carry to the following address: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region: ATTN: PPM-2nd floor, 333 SW First Avenue, PO Box 3623, Portland, OR 97208-3623. All offers should be clearly marked with the Offeror's name and solicitation number. (0106)

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