56 -- PLASTIC MARINE LUMBER

Notice Date

September 12, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commander (fcp), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command -- Pacific, Coast Guard Island Building 54A, Alameda, CA, 94501-5100

ZIP Code

94501-5100

Solicitation Number

DTCG89-01-R-6WA413

Response Due

October 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Jocelyn Brox-Chester, Contract Specialist, Phone 510/437-5913, Fax 510/437-3014, Email jbrox-chester@d11.uscg.mil -- Lynne Beard, Supv Contract Specialist, Phone 510/437-3732, Fax 510/437-3014, Email lbeard@d11.uscg.mil

Description

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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Setaside under FAR subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. Request for Proposal Number is DTCG89-Ol-R-6WA413 and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. NAICS Code is 326199; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. A firm-fixed price contract will be awarded. The Government is soliciting offers for the following items: Plastic Marine Lumber of HDPE & LDPE with U/V Inhibitor, Color Carbon Black: Item 0001: Lumber 8 inches x 12 inches x 12 feet, QTY: Four Hundred Forty Five (445) each; Item 0002, Lumber 8 inches x 12 inches x 13 feet, QTY: Twenty Eight (28) each. These dimensions are to be aheared to within +/- 3000ths to 5000ths tolerance. DESCRIPTION: Plastic Marine Lumber manufactured as specified. All plastic marine lumber shall be the product of a single manufacturer. Lumber shall be in one piece. Splices will not be permitted. All plastic lumber shall be delivered to the job site complete and ready to install. Plastic lumber shall be a mixture of one or more of the following recycled post consumer or post industrial thermoplastics: high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene and low density polyethylene (LDPE) with a minimum of 4.0 percent (by weight) carbon black. The term recycled means materials, which have been collected or recovered from solid waste and reprocessed to become a source of raw materials, as opposed to virgin raw materials. No used or rebuilt structural elements shall be used in the fabrication of the plastic lumber. The minimum properties of the plastic shall be as follows: Density 34-55 lb./cu.ft. (ASTM D 792); Modulus of Elasticity 45,000 psi minimum; Compressive Strength 3,500 psi minimum (ASTM D 695); Ultimate Tensile Strength 500 psi minimum (ASTM D 638); Water Absorption Less than 3 % weight increase in 24 hours (ASTM D 570); Ultraviolet no more than 10% change in Shore D durometer hardness after 500 hours exposure (ASTM D 4329 B Lamp). The reinforcing shall have the following physical properties: Ultimate Tensile Strength (ASTM D 638) 70,000 psi minimum; Flexural Strength (ASTM D 792) 70,000 psi minimum; Compressive Strength (ASTM D 695) 40,000 psi minimum. Plastic lumber shall be reinforced with fiberglass reinforcing elements to act compositely. The publications listed form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. REQUIRED DELIVERY: Six (6) weeks after receipt of contract. FOB Destination: USCG Buoy Depot, C/O USCG Group San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California 94619-0017. Contractor shall coordinate delivery with the Contracting Officer. The Government will unload the lumber. INSPECTION: The USCG shall inspect all lumber pieces, upon delivery, for surface damage, cracks, blemishes, scaring and straightness. The condition of each lumber shall be recorded and the delivery inspection report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer. SHIPPING: Contractor shall package lumber on blocking that is shaped or padded to prevent scaring or sagging and that allows the offloading of trucks with a forklift or crane. Contractor shall arrange storage racks to permit air circulation. Lumber is not to be rolled off tines of forklift. BASIS FOR AWARD: A firm-fixed price contract will be awarded to the firm whose offer is the lowest evaluated price, and whose offer meets the required specifications and required delivery. Only one contract will be awarded. The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Addendum to (c), 30 days is changed to 60 days) and 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. A copy of provision 52.212-3 is available from the Contracting Officer upon request, or accessed at http://www.arnet.gov/far/97-08/html/52-OOO.html. The following FAR clauses will apply to resultant contract: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this 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; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3); 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Vietnams of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.SC. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products (E.O. 12849); 52.232-33, Payment of Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Effective 1 Jan 2001); 52.232-34, Payment of Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). DUE DATE OF OFFERS: 2 October 2001, by 4:00 p.m. local time. Offers shall be mailed to Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Bldg. 54-A, fcp-1, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100, Attn: Ms. Jocelyn Brox-Chester, Contracting Officer. As a minimum, Offers shall include the following: (1) solicitation number; (2) offeror?s name, address, point of contact (POC) and telephone/fax#; (3) terms of any expressed warranty; (4) firm-fixed pricing; (5) quantity or discount terms; (6) confirmation of Government's required delivery terms; (7) completed copy of Representations and Certifications; (8) Remit To address if different than Mailing address; (9) DUNS#; (10) agreement to all terms and conditions of the request for proposal; (11) Information for determining responsibility: a minimum of three (3) current or previous Government or commercial contracts, with firm's name, telephone/fax #s, and POCs; company's checking and savings account #s with telephone/fax#s and POCs; and names, addresses and telephone/fax#s of suppliers or subcontractors for which the offeror regularly conducts business; (12) sufficient technical and description literature to allow the Contracting Officer to evaluate conformance with the technical specifications of this requirement; and (13) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: It is the policy of the Coast Guard to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. To further this policy, the Commandant has created the position of Solicitation ombudsman who is empowered to investigate issues raised by prospective offerors and resolve them, where possible, without expensive and time-consuming litigation. Potential offerors who believe that a Coast Guard solicitation is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the cognizant Contracting Officer. If the Contracting Officer is unable to satisfy the concerns, the offeror should contact the Coast Guard Solicitation Ombudsman at the following address: Commandant (G-CPM-S/3), 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20593, Telephone: (202) 267-2285, FAX: (202) 267-4011. Potential offerors should provide the following information to the Ombudsman in order to ensure a timely response; solicitation number, Contracting Officer, and solicitation closing date. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169 or http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. =20 =20

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