W--PEDRICKTOWN (NJ) SOUTH DISPOSAL AREA - LEASE OF EQUIPMENT

Solicitation W912BU-14-R-0024, issued by the Department of Defense through the US Army Engineer District Philadelphia, is a total small business set-aside for the lease of CAT 325 or equivalent long reach amphibious excavators. The project is located at the Pedricktown South Disposal Area in Pedricktown, New Jersey, and involves the excavation of drainage ditches. The required equipment must feature pontoon undercarriages rather than barges and a 60-foot reach for the 1-cubic-yard bucket. The contract covers a duration of 120 days, totaling 960 hours, and requires the provision of an operator and a fully maintained on-site technician. The comprehensive cost of the contract includes mobilization and demobilization, fuel, oil, grease, wages and fringes, room and board, assembly, disassembly, and all other related operational costs. The scope of work is governed by a detailed Performance Work Statement and mandates strict compliance with EM 385-1-1 safety requirements. Various amendments have refined the solicitation to include specific FAR construction and bonding clauses regarding differing site conditions, the protection of existing structures, and site cleanup. The final response deadline for proposals was established as August 26, 2014.