SOLICITATION NOTICE
53 -- lease of paint blast media
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- USPFO for Connecticut, 360 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06105-3795
- ZIP Code
- 06105-3795
- Solicitation Number
- W91ZRS04Q0003
- Response Due
- 2/18/2004
- Archive Date
- 4/18/2004
- Point of Contact
- Katarzyna Zarzycka, 860-524-4875
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to USPFO for Connecticut
(katarzyna.zarzycka@ct.ngb.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation number is W91ZRS-04-R-0003 and is issued as a request for proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through F ederal Acquisition Circular 01-15. This proposed contract is set aside 100% for small business. The Connecticut Army National Guard, AVCRAD Facility has the requirement for an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity firm fixed price contract for lease of paint blast media. The term of the contract if for a base year and four option years. SCOPE OF WORK This statement of work is for the lease of Plastic Blast Media (PBM) and recycling of spent material. PBM will be used to remove coatings, such as pain t, from military aircraft, aircraft components and all other workload requirements. THE CONTRACTOR shall have a product, which covers the minimum requirements for the lease of PBM. The contractor shall remove the spent material for the purpose of recycling and shall have a use for the spent material generated at the facility as a result of the blasting process. This application shall consist of recycling the spent material and utilizing the same spent material as an ingredient in an industrial process to make a new product, in accordance with Section 261.2(e)(1)(I) of the United States S tatute 40 CFR Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Hazardous Waste Regulations, which allows the spent material not to be considered a solid waste. Therefore, the contractor, in pursuing the product application shall relieve the US Government, CT AVCRAD; Groton, CT from all hazardous waste liability associated with the spent material. DELIVERY/ PICKUP POINT Delivery of PBM and pick up of spent material will be accomplished at the Connecticut Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot (CTAVCRAD ), bldg. p-320, Aviation Logistics, Groton New London Airport, 139 Tower Ave, Groton CT 06340 between the hours of 7:00am and 3:30 PM (Eastern), except on Federal Holidays. Point of contact is Denis Dean/Terry Zurn at (860) 441-2937. The CTAVCRAD shall n otify the contractor telephonically of the number of pounds (drums) of spent material to be picked up and schedule delivery/pickup dates and times accordingly. PLASTIC MEDIA Plastic Abrasive material used to remove organic coatings from various substrate surfaces. All plastic media must conform to Military Specification MIL-P-85891A Plastic media for removal of organic coatings. SPENT MATERIAL Secondary material from blast media, containing a residue media and paint chips. It is understood that paint chips may contain heavy metals that if disposed f, would be hazardous waste. It shall be free flowing powder based on core analysis of spent material. Spent material shall not be adulterated with other chemical waste streams. Spent material will contain only plastic media, paint dust, and paint chips (which may include lead, cadmium, and chromium). Small quantities (1 pint or less per container of spent material) of liquid from the aircraft and aircraft components such as leaking hydraulic fluid shall b e allowed. It will be free of greases, petroleum products, trash, wood, paper, garbage, or other foreign or radioactive material (collectively ??????unacceptable contaminants??????). Returned product, which contains unacceptable contaminants, will be ret urned in compliance with Federal and State Regulations. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED SERVICES. CTAVCRAD Aviation logistics, will assist the contractor in unloading/loading of new and/or spent plastic media drums. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED SERVICES. The contractor s hall provide transportation and labor necessary to fulfill this requirement . PERMITS AND LICENSES The contractor shall provide copies of all permits and licenses required by regulatory agencies with their bid. THE CONTRACTOR shall provide the labels to be placed on the spent material drums to the CTAVCRAD. Labels shall meet t he requirements of the DOT, EPA, state and local regulations pertaining to the marking handling, storage, transportation of recyclable and hazardous waste material. RECYCLING must occur in the United States. The contractor must supply a determination fro m the CT department of environmental protection and the state agency in the state of recycling, stating that the spent blasting media if recycled into a commercial product, will not be a solid or hazardous waste in accordance with state regulations. SPECI FIC TASKS The contractor shall be required to provide blast media to the CTAVCRAD on an as needed basis. The blast media shall be delivered in reusable UN approved drums for the transportation of PBM. Each drum shall contain approximately 250 pounds of new blast media. The drums shall be capable of being resealed and will be used by the CTAVCRAD to collect, store, and prepare spent material for pickup by the contractor for recycling. BLAST MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS. Under the provisions of this contract, c ontractor shall make available to the customer any of the media which contractor produces in standard mesh size 20 to 30, which conforms to MIL SPEC MIL-P-85891a (TYPE V). The media must meet MIL SPEC attrition rate of less than 6%. MARKING OF BLAST MEDI A DRUMS New blast media drums shall be marked with label identifying type of media. Mesh size, manufacturer, batch number, and net weight of blast media. DRUMS shall be inspected upon delivery and prior to being unloaded from the contractor conveyance. The contractor at no cost to the Government shall replace drums that are rejected by the government prior to being unloaded. THE CONTRACTOR shall be respon sible for obtaining and adhering to all city, state, federal regulations pertaining to the transportation, spillage, handling, storage, and recycling of spent PBM while performing this contract. THE CONTRACTOR shall reimburse the government all expenses i ncurred as a result of any enforcement actions or liability suit settlements, which are caused by the contractor failure to comply with regulations. THE CONTRACTOR must have the ability to provide and recycle MIL SPEC MIL-P-85891A (Type II) and MIL-P-8589 1A (Type III) media , this will allow for future expansion of recycling program. THE CONTRACTOR must assure that recycled media is ultimately incorporated into a viable product to offer to consumers. (Commercially available to consumers on the open marke t.) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. past performance 2. Price 3. Technical. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The provision of FAR 52.212-3, Offerror Representations, a pplies to this RFQ. A completed and signed copy of this provision shall be submitted with all offers. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and its supplements DFAR and AFAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition; 52.212-1, Instru ctions to Offerors Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items; 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration; 52.222-20 Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act; 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data; 52.249-2 Termination for the Convenience of th e Government; 52.214-21 Descriptive Literature; 52.216-18 Ordering; 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract You can visit the web-site at www.arnet.gov/far for the provisions and clauses needed for this synopsis/s ol icitation. Visit www.ccr200.mil to register with Central Contractor Registration. Proposals maybe faxed to 860-524-4874 or emailed to Katarzyna.zarzycka@ct.ngb.army.mil. All inquires need to be addressed in writing to Katarzyna.zarzycka@ct.ngb.army.mil, oral communications will not be accepted. Prospective bidders are encouraged to visit www.ct.ngb.army.mil/ebs/advertisedsolicitations.asp for information.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1109th CTAVCRAD 139 Tower Ave Groton CT
- Zip Code: 06340
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 06340
- Record
- SN00517728-W 20040208/040206212313 (fbodaily.com)
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