Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Standard and Large Sandbag and Polyethylene Sheeting contract in support of the National Flood Fight Center
This pre-solicitation notice is for a three and a half year IDIQ (eighteen month base period and two, one option year periods) for the following flood fight supplies: typical sandbags and large sandbags shipped on pallets and in shipping containers as well as polyethylene sheeting shipped on pallets. Short descriptions of the supplies are listed below; however, complete specifications for each supply will be listed in the solicitation.
The typical sandbags shall be constructed from coated polypropylene fabric, be the nominal dimensions of 26 ( quote mark ) inches long by 14 ( quote mark ) inches wide, be constructed with a minimum denier of 700, be of the woven bag type, white in color, contain ultraviolet resistance to retain 70% strength after 200 hours of exposure to accelerated weathering testing, include sandbag tie string and packed 500 per bundle for those shipped in shipping containers and 1,000 per bundle for those shipped on pallets.
The large sandbags shall be constructed from coated polypropylene fabric, be the nominal dimension of 36 ( 3 quote mark ) inches wide, by 36 ( 3 quote mark ) inches deep, by 48 ( 3 quote mark ) tall, a minimum denier of 1,600, a minimum of 11x11 woven pattern, have a safety factor of 5:1, suitable for the containment of sand or similar material, white in color, contain ultraviolet resistance to retain 70% strength after 200 hours of exposure to accelerated weathering testing, and packed 25 per bundle for those shipped in shipping containers and 100 per bundle for those shipped on pallets.
Pallets: The bundles shall be triple shrink-wrapped and secured to the pallet according to manufacturer recommended industry standards, allowing for safe transportation, including vertical stacking. Pallets shall be capable of multiple handling.
Polyethylene sheeting shall meet the requirements of the ASTM D 4397 specification, be the nominal dimensions of 20 ft. in width and 100 ft. in length, 6 mils in thickness, black in color, shipped in one roll per box, and shipped 25 boxes of polyethylene per pallet.
The solicitation will be an Invitation For Bid (IFB) and issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code 314910 will apply with the size standard of 500 employees.
The solicitation will be posted to the FedBizOpps website, www.fbo.gov on or about 30 May 2014. It is the bidders' responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps website for amendments to the solicitation. All prospective bidders must have a Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE Code) and be actively registered in the System for Award Management Database (SAM) at www.sam.gov. The solicitation will not be available in paper format. USACE Rock Island will not accept faxed bids!
John Dengler, 3097820151
USACE District, Rock Island
