SOURCES SOUGHT
Z -- Summit Ranger District Snow Grooming, Stanislaus National Forest
- Notice Date
- 10/13/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 488490
— Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-5, Central CA Acquisitions Service Area, Tahoe N.F., 631 Coyote Street, Nevada City, California, 95959-2250, United States
- ZIP Code
- 95959-2250
- Solicitation Number
- AG-9A63-S-12-0004
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- Denise L Storms, Phone: 530-642-5160, Diane J. Jones, Phone: 530 478-6125
- E-Mail Address
-
dlstorms@fs.fed.us, djjones@fs.fed.us
(dlstorms@fs.fed.us, djjones@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, insurance, incidentals, and transportation necessary to perform snow grooming of snowmobile trails to provide a smooth surface, upon which an average snowmobile user can travel up to a safe speed of 45 MPH on Highway 108 and 30 MPH on Road 5N01 on the Summit Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest. The Highway 108 winter parking area is located 8.5 miles east of the Summit Ranger District office. a) The trails to be groomed consist of the following: 1. Highway 108 from the winter closure point to Kennedy Meadows Road, a distance of 18.5 miles one way. 2. Forest Service road 5N01, Eagle Meadow Road, is 7.0 miles from its junction with Highway 108, the Eagle Creek crossing. 3. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY a) TRAIL GROOMING TRACTOR SPECIFICATIONS - Minimum of one snow grooming tractor that is self-propelled over-the-snow tracked vehicle constructed specifically for the snow grooming. The vehicle shall be capable of being operated under varying conditions ranging from snow trail to cross-country travel in deep snow covered mountainous terrain. The vehicle shall meet the following requirements: 1) MAXIMUM HOURS - Maximum hours of use on the vehicle shall not exceed 10,000 hours, unless the Contracting Officer approves a waiver to the 10,000 hour requirement. Note: If a waiver is to be requested it must be included in the Contractor's technical proposal. The waiver must include a statement by a certified mechanic that the snow grooming vehicle is in good overall running condition and must list all improvements, reconditions, and upgrades. 2) VEHICLE WIDTH - The Total overall width of the vehicle shall be a minimum of 12 feet and a maximum of 16 feet. 3) TRACK WIDTH - Each track shall be at least 42 inches in width. 4) TRAVEL/CLIMBING ABILITIES - The vehicle shall have sufficient track and power to pull a 12 foot minimum wide approved grooming drag with all attachments, under full load on a sustained basis, up all grades on this particular trail system at site elevations up to 8,000 feet. 5) ENGINE - The vehicle shall be diesel powered. The engine shall have adequate power rating to meet the performance requirements. Engine displacements shall not be less than 220 horsepower for the Highway 108 portion of this contract and not less than 220 horsepower for the Eagle Meadow portion of this contract. 6) FRONT BLADE - The vehicle shall be equipped with a front-mounted, hydraulically operated blade with a minimum of 8-way functions. 7) HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - The vehicle shall be equipped with a power hydraulic system capable of operating the front mounted blade simultaneously with a minimum of two rear hydraulic circuits for operation of the trail grooming drag. Tiller drive vehicles are recommended. The rear hydraulic system shall be capable of lifting the drag in the air and keeping the drag suspended during track packing operations. 8) LIGHTS/SAFETY EQUIPMENT - The vehicle shall be equipped with a minimum of two electric sealed-beam front headlights, a minimum of one electric sealed-beam rear back-up light and one roof-mounted flashing amber beacon. All lights shall be maintained in good operating condition at all times. A flashing amber beacon shall be operated at ALL times when the vehicle is in use. 9) CHAINSAW - The snow-grooming machine should carry a chainsaw, with a minimum 24" bar, in a safe manner. 10) HOUR METER AND SPEEDOMETER - The vehicle must be equipped with an hour meter and speedometer, which is good working condition. The hour meter and the mileage must be entered on the Daily Grooming Work Log, or the Log will be considered invalid. b) TRAIL GROOMING TILLER AND COMPACTOR BAR SPECIFICATIONS - A pull-behind, snowmobile trail grooming drag shall be used for snowmobile trail grooming. The grooming drag shall meet the following general requirements and must be accepted b the Forest Service: 1) CONDITION - The trail grooming drag shall be in good working condition. It shall leave a smooth trail surface at all times with no irregularities caused by a damaged, bent, or broken real packer-pan. The drag shall not duck-walk or leave chatter marks on the finished trail surface. The drag shall be of sturdy construction to withstand hard or crusted snow; rocks, logs, trees, and wet snow yet light enough to have flotation in deep powder snow. 2) HITCH: A pintle type hitch with a hydraulically activated tongue is preferred. A 5th-wheel hitch may be acceptable upon approval by the Contracting Officer. 3) TILLERS - Shall be adaptable and sized to the contract specifications. Flex Tillers are acceptable, but not preferred. 4) COMPACTOR BARS - When conditions of fresh deep snow exist, compactor bars are acceptable for use. 5) TRACK PACKING - Track packing is allowable in heavy/deep snow conditions, or at seasons beginning with snow depth of over 18". All track packing is to be properly groomed by tilling as soon as possible. 4. GOVERNMENT FUNISHED PROPERTY The Government will furnish the trail signs The estimated solicitation date is October 31, 2011. If you are interested in summiting a bid on this snow grooming project, please send an email to djjones@fs.fed.us, with your name, business name, address, telehone number, and email address.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Summit Ranger District, Pinecrest, California, 95364, United States
- Zip Code: 95364
- Zip Code: 95364
- Record
- SN02606747-W 20111015/111013234432-070904e29d8f4eec461877156ba75414 (fbodaily.com)
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