SOURCES SOUGHT
93 -- High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) for improving the erosion resistance of clay levees within the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System with the ability to add mower wheel load capacity to wet soil
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
- ZIP Code
- 70160-0267
- Solicitation Number
- W912P8-12-SS-0007
- Response Due
- 6/12/2012
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2012
- Point of Contact
- Brooke Woods, 504-862-2146
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, New Orleans
(brooke.p.woods@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SEE DOCUMENT "W912P8-12-SS-0007_HPTRMSourcesSought" FOR FULL DESCRIPTION AND ATTACHMENTS This Sources Sought (SS) is for supplying synthetic high performance turf reinforcement mat (HPTRM) that will provide improved erosion resistance to the crown and to the levee side slopes for the proposed Armoring Pilot - Demonstration Project, to be conducted on two Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) levee alignments. The Government will evaluate the manufacturer/supplier's responses to this Sources Sought synopsis and determine each manufacturer/supplier that qualifies for purchase and subsequent installation for testing under the levee Armoring Pilot - Demonstration Project. The quantity of HPTRM to be supplied for each demonstration area shall depend on the number of suppliers replying to Sources Sought. The Sources Sought shall be used to establish a two phase testing program as outlined below. Within 15-days of Sources Sought closing date, the manufacturer/supplier shall be notified by the Contracting Officer of the square yard quantity using the manufacturer/supplier standard roll width and length of HPTRM to be provided for each levee test area. At the time of solicitation, only HPTRM manufacturer/supplier's having a minimum of 50,000 square yards of documented field installations shall be approved for consideration. The HPTRM manufacturer/supplier shall demonstrate that he can manufacture a minimum of 100,000 sy per month within 3-months of award of any future orders to supply HPTRM. 1.0High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) The HPTRM material shall be a High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) as defined by the Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC), EPA, Storm Water Technology Fact Sheet, Turf Reinforcement Mats, and FHWA, FP-03, Materials shall consist of non-degradable synthetic fibers, monofilaments, mesh and/or other elements, processed into a three dimensional matrix capable of supporting the dense growth of grass roots through the material; shall be a woven polypropylene or polyester geogrid, both of which are specially designed for erosion resistance on levees with slopes as steep as 1V on 3H. HPTRMs shall conform to the following material specifications. Average Roll Values for HPTRM: Property/Test Method/Avg. Roll Value Mass/Unit Area/ASTM D-6566/min. of 8.5 oz/sy Thickness/ASTM D-6525/min. of 0.3 in Light Penetration (% passing)/ASTM D-6567/max. of 45% Tensile Strength/ASTM D-6818/min. of 3000 lb/ft in MD Elongation/ASTM D-6818/max. of 50% Resiliency/ASTM D-6524/min. of 70% UV Resistance @ 2500 hrs./ASTM D-4355/min. of 80% Manufacturer/supplier shall submit product data sheets demonstrating proposed product meets or exceeds minimum requirements specified above. All material properties shall be in accordance with the required ASTM test methods referenced above. 2.0Field Testing Program (Govt. Expense) Field testing for the Armoring Pilot - Demonstration Project to be conducted on two levee alignments shall evaluate the ability of the HPTRM system (HPTRM material, anchoring system including spacing layout) and grass combination to withstand normal O&M operations, e.g. mowing the grass, and the ability of the grass to adhere and grow through the fabric. Also, the wheel load resistance performance shall be evaluated for each of the selected HPTRM systems installed, under the same environmental and levee field conditions. Anchor system / method for securing or anchoring fabric to existing levee slopes shall be evaluated for ease of installation and subsequent removal. The (HPTRM) armored levee test results shall be compared to both the performance of unarmored levee test results and the minimum standard of performance as outlined in the Field Testing Program in Attachment 1 in order for each HPTRM system to be considered acceptable for this phase of the 2-phase testing program. Each HPTRM manufacturer/supplier, by responding to this Sources Sought, agrees to provide a representative at the Armoring Pilot - Demonstration Project test site to witness the field wheel load performance on material and also prior to this to conduct five or more "pull-out" tests of the anchors, at locations to be determined by the Contracting Officer on the levee side slope for each demonstration levee. The test shall document the average pull-out strength over a minimum of five tests. The manufacturer/supplier shall demonstrate sufficient anchor pull-out strength to resist HPTRM movement from operation of maintenance/mowing equipment on the levee. The testing shall be conducted prior to fabric installation and shall be reviewed and approved by Contracting Officer. All HPTRMs that meet the minimum performance standards outlined in the attached HPTRM Wheel Load Field Testing Plan shall be considered to have passed the phase 1 field wheel load performance testing. Additional details of the field testing are included in Attachment 1 3.0Wave Overtopping Testing (at HPTRM manufacturer/supplier expense in accordance with Wave Overtopping Testing minimum requirements. See Attachment 2 for details.) In addition to the above levee Armoring Pilot - Demonstration Project field testing, each HPTRM manufacturer/supplier, by submitting his/her armoring material in response to this Sources Sought, also agrees to have full scale wave overtopping testing performed at Colorado State University (CSU), at manufacturer/supplier's expense, and submit draft test results to the USACE by the end of 2012. Each HPTRM tested at CSU must sustain wave overtopping flows of 4.0 cfs/ft for 3 equivalent test hours on dormant Bermuda grass with 0.2-ft or less of soil/grass erosion over a 4ft sq area. All HPTRM test trays will be developed and tested in the same manner in order to ensure consistency so that the only significant variable is the type of HPTRM. Therefore all HPTRM test trays must be developed in the same manner including the same soil, compaction, moisture content, grass sod condition, watering, fertilizer, climate (temperature, sunshine), dormancy process and period. Each HPTRM shall be subjected to the same hydraulic testing process/protocols (wave number, volumes, distribution, etc.) as the previous Corps' 2010 testing of two classes of TRM at CSU, at its maximum capable wave overtopping simulated flow of 4.0 cfs/ft. Additional details of the CSU testing protocols, geotechnical and grass growth requirements can be provided to HPTRM manufacturers/suppliers upon written request. The manufacturer/supplier shall submit a schedule within 30 days of notification by the Contracting Officer of meeting the Sources Sought Inquiry indicating how he intends to complete all of the required testing and the draft report submittal by December 31, 2012. As a requirement of meeting this Sources Sought, a final report shall be due to USACE within one month of the manufacturer/supplier submitting the draft report. Details of the wave overtopping testing are included in Attachment 2, 3.1High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) HPTRM material shall conform to specifications presented in Section 1.0, High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) above. 3.2Soil See Attachment 2 for further details on soil material and placement requirements. 3.3Bermuda Grass See Attachment 2 for further details on grass species, growth, and quality requirements. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, solicits a Statement of Compliance from all qualified companies. Statement of Compliance: The manufacturer/supplier shall provide the Government a statement with the name of the HPTRM manufacturer/supplier, the Trademark product name, chemical compositions of filaments or yarns and other pertinent information to fully describe the HPTRM, and a statement attesting that their high performance turf reinforcement mat meets these requirements. The statement shall be signed by an official authorized to attest on behalf of the manufacturer/supplier and shall be accompanied by a mill certificate that verifies physical properties shall be tested during manufacturing and lists the manufacturer/supplier's quality control testing. The documents shall include a statement confirming that all purchased resin to be used to produce reinforcement shall be virgin resin. The mill certificate shall include the tensile strength tested in accordance with ASTM D 6818. The statement of compliance shall also include the following: 1)Firm name, address, telephone/fax numbers, CAGE code, DUNS number, and proof of an active CCR registry. 2)Identification of the company's size status (large business or small business). If small business, submit proper certification (socioeconomic status, such as 8a, HubZone, Woman Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned). NAICS Code 237999 business size standard is not to exceed 500 each. 3)Past experience with HPTRM installation on a levee system. IMPORTANT: Responses shall be limited to no more than twenty (20) pages and received by the response time indicated below. This synopsis is for evaluation and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents SHALL be notified of the field test results and evaluation of only its product. Statements that do not meet all requirements or submitted within the allotted time shall not be considered. Electronic submissions will be accepted. The responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT synopsis may be e-mailed to Brooke.P.Woods@usace.army.mil and Michelle.Y.Lappen@usace.army.mil or faxed to 504-862-2889, Attn: Brooke Woods and Michelle Lappen. Responses must be received no later than 11:00 A.M. Central Time Zone, Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, New Orleans ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans LA
- Zip Code: 70160-0267
- Zip Code: 70160-0267
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