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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 18, 2002 FBO #0381
SOLICITATION NOTICE

87 -- Alfalfa Hay, Grade A for Wild Horses & Burros

Notice Date

12/16/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

BLM ARIZONA STATE OFFICE 222 N CENTRAL AVE. PHOENIX AZ 85004
 

ZIP Code

80225
 

Solicitation Number

AAQ030003
 

Response Due

1/3/2003
 

Archive Date

12/16/2003
 

Point of Contact

Victoria E. Price Purchasing Agent 6024179269 victoria_price@blm.gov;
 

E-Mail Address

Point of Contact above or IDEASEC HELP DESK
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

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; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. AAQ030003 is issued as a Request for Quotation. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business, SIC Code 0191, NAIC 111940, Size Standard of $.5 million. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Wild Horse & Burro Facility has a requirement for 190 tons of Alfalfa Hay, Grade A, delivered on/about January 27, 2003 to the facility located at 6501 E. Hwy 66, Kingman, Arizona, 86401, to be used for food for domestic animals, cured, cut, and stored for fodder. Hay shall be free from animal contamination, dangerous pesticides, and foreign matter of any kind, i.e., wire, nails, or other debris. Authorized variation in quantity is +/- 10%. Unit price per ton is to include delivery and off-loading, and any applicable taxes. Hay must meet the following requirements: Hay shall: -be 95% Alfalfa; -be from current year crop or barn stored prior year, mid-season cutting; -be domestically grown; -be leafy green, well cured, properly stored, and free of dust, mold, or heating; -be free of any Russian Thistle or prickly herb, "Cheat" grass, and any other weed or grass not considered healthy forage for domestic animals. -be cut with a crimper; and -be delivered direct from field or barns via clean vehicles not used for transport of livestock. Hay shall not: -contain less than 95% alfalfa (per bale); -have any bearded grain or any forage plant containing long awns (spikelets); and -be from 1st cutting. Bale Requirements Bales shall: - be secured with 3 strands of RAT and rot-proof twine; and -weigh not less than 90 pounds and not more than 140 pounds. Bales shall not: -exceed 140 pounds per bale; -be less than 90 pounds per bale; -be baled in "round bales" (round bales will be rejected); -be ragged, have varying lengths, have wires or twine of unequal tension, or be broken; -consist of bales that are on top or bottom of stacks stored outside; and -be rain damaged. Each load must be accompanied by a certified weight slip. CERTIFIED WEIGHT TICKETS: Tonnage shall be established at the Contractor's facility prior to shipment, and confirmed in writing. Total weight (per ton) shipped by the Contractor will be confirmed at destination (Kingman, Arizona). A State Certified Weight Ticket shall be provided to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at destination. The BLM and Department of the Interior (DOI) are now acquiring goods and services electronically using the Internet. All BLM solicitations and awards for goods and services will be posted on the DOI website @ http://ideasec.nbc.gov/. To take advantage of business opportunities with BLM and DOI, you must register your firm on the Central Contractor Registration System (CCR) @ http://www.ccr.gov. This Request for Quotation incorporates the following provisions and clauses. Their full text may be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. FAR 52.212-01 Instructions of Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-02 Evaluation-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-03 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY WITH QUOTE. FAR 52.212-04 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-05 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 9.1510.37 Electronic Funds Transfer Payments. QUOTES ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN COB JANUARY 3, 2003. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUOTES ELECTRONICALLY. They may also be submitted on letterhead and faxed to the attention of Contracting Officer @ 602.417.9462. The completed Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items MUST be submitted along with each quote.*****
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOI/BLM/NBC/AAQ030003/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Kingman WH&B Facility 6501 E. Hwy 66 Kingman, AZ 86401

Zip Code: 86401

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00224671-F 20021218/021216213215 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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