SPECIAL NOTICE
56 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 212325
— Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
- Contracting Office
- USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-6199
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF00779456
- Archive Date
- 7/14/2010
- Point of Contact
- Brittney Lea White, 601-634-5248
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg
(brittney.l.white@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ERDC Contracting Office intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.5 to PHOENIX BRICK YARD, 1812 S 7TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. PHOENIX BRICK YARD is the only known source capable of meeting the Government's requirements due to the unique capability to provide support and service for this product. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later 11:00 am CST on 13 April 2010. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this note. No RFP will be issued based upon the Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Brittney.l.white@usace.army.mil with the solicitation number referenced in the subject line. Requirements Specifications for Purchase of Solid Paver Bricks Requirements: 1. Manufacture and deliver 22,000 individual bricks, palletized for ease of shipment, delivery, storage and handling. 2. Shipment to Range 19 on Fort Polk, Louisiana and to 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS. Specifications for the brick are: 1. Solid clay masonry facing units, severe (SW) or medium weather (MW) grade. 2. Solid, red range, straight edge, wire cut, clay brick IAW ASTM C216. 3. Minimum compressive strength of five (5) bricks average is 8,000 psi with no individual brick compressive strength below 7,000 psi. 4. Maximum compressive strength of a single brick shall not exceed 9,000 psi. 5. Brick manufacturer to provide test data to confirm brick lot used meets the compressive strength requirements. We seek to purchase these specific bricks via Sole Source Justification from Phoenix Brick Yard, Phoenix, Arizona for the following reasons: 1. This research project is part of a larger overall multi-year effort conducting research in weapons effects and computational modeling and simulation. 2. This effort has over the past several years exclusively used brick from the Phoenix Brick Yard, Phoenix Arizona. 3. This brick is also being used this fiscal year in research by other Army and DOD organizations. 4. ERDC has previously performed extensive material characterization and index property testing on Phoenix Brick Yard brick #2011, to support analytical and computational modeling and simulation analysis. 5. Previously using Phoenix Brick Yard #2011 bricks, ERDC has performed composition property tests, conducted quasi-static mechanical property tests, developed recommended material properties, and fit selected constitutive models. -Wet Density, 1.873 Mg/m3,-Dry Density, 1.868 Mg/m3,-Grain Density, 2.89 Mg/m3 -Volume of Water, 0.47 %,-Volume of Air, 34.89 %,-Volume of Solids, 64.64 % -Porosity, 32.1 %,-Water Content, 0.25 % -P Wave Velocity, 2.69 km/s, -S Wave Velocity, 1.79 km/s The point of contact I have communicated with at the brick yard is: Chris King Phoenix Brick Yard 602.258.7158 www.phxbrickyard.com chrisk@phxbrickyard.com
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