68--Road salt

This is a request for quote (RFQ) to sources that can provide rock salt for the William S Middleton VAMC, Madison, WI. The Dept of Veterans Affairs has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and the release of this RFQ should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Responders are advised that the US Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFQ. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL OFFERS. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA (Continuation from Standard Form 1449, block 18A.) 1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals: A. CONTRACTOR: B. GOVERNMENT: Pauline Ludwig, Contract Specialist Great Lakes Acquisition Center 115 S 84th St. Milwaukee, WI 53214 +1 (555) 000-0000 2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with: [X] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears in accordance with: a. 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Nov 2012) b. Upon Acceptance of Items FACSIMILE, E-Mail, and Scanned Documents are Not Acceptable forms of Submission for Payment Requests. For assistance setting up e-Invoice, the below information is provided: *OB10 e-Invoice Setup Information: +1 (555) 000-0000 *OB10 e-Invoice email: contact@example.gov *FSC e-invoice contact information: +1 (555) 000-0000 *FSC e-invoice email: contact@example.gov BASIS OF AWARD: The Government will make the award to the most fair and reasonably priced offer. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS (SF 1449, Continuation of Blocks 19 24) Contractor shall provide the following road salt for the William S Middleton VAMC, Madison, WI. Offeror shall provide the following product: Item No. Description QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE EST TOTAL PRICE 1 Rock Salt 60 CY TOTAL Salient characteristics: 1. Road salt to be free of sand, stone, fillers, or debris. Upon inspection, if road salt is found to be contaminated with any kind of debris, the shipment/delivery will be halted. 2. Facility requests that a minimum of 60 cubic yards be secured for purchase this winter season. The facility may or may not need that amount depending on the weather, however the facility requires a guaranteed supply of 60 cubic yards. This amount may be reduced at the end of the season. 3. The facility requests that vendor be in a close radius to the William S Middleton VAMC in Madison, WI. Past practice has been for the facility to pick-up a spreader truck fill load when road salt is required. Pick-up site must be readily available for salt pick-up. If not possible, it is requested that vendor fill the spreader truck at the facility, one load at a time. VAMC Madison has absolutely no storage capability. Vendor must be able to store salt at his facility, at no charge. 4. If delivered, weight tickets must be provided upon delivery. Loads of salt will not be accepted unless a delivery ticket is provided upon arrival. 5. Delivery requires use of a truck capable of loading a spreader truck. 6. The government reserves the right to change the amount of salt delivered. 7. The contractor is responsible for immediately cleaning up any spills, debris, etc., which may occur during delivery.