127EAX23Q0036 – GUAJALOTE MATERIAL SOURCE SITE DEVELOPMENT & STOCKPILING

127EAX23Q0036 – Guajalote Material Source Site Development & Stockpiling  

Description of Work:  The scope of this project is to develop the Guajalote Flat Quarry for road surfacing aggregate production.  Work consists of clearing and grubbing, topsoil striping and stockpiling, rock blasting and excavating, rock crushing and stockpiling. All work must comply with the Standard Specifications For Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-14) and Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS). The surface coarse aggregate gradation to be produced is the “G” grading shown in Table 703-3 (See Drawings and FSSS). The contractor is responsible for providing all equipment, supplies, labor, and incidentals to perform the work described herein. The contractor shall be responsible to obtain all permits as required by Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for the contractor’s operation methods. There is no water or any other utilities within the quarry boundary.  

Location:  Guajalote Flat Quarry is located on previously undisturbed land within the Patagonia Mountain range on the Sierra Vista Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest.

From Nogales, AZ take State Route 82 (East Patagonia Highway) 4 miles to Beyerville, AZ. Travel east for 13 miles on NFSR 61 (Washington Montezuma Pass). Travel north on NFSR 49 (South Harshaw Avenue) for 4.5 miles, entrance to newly constructed quarry access road is on the north side of the road, take access road 1,100 feet to the project site. The coordinates of the intersection of NSFR49 (South Harshaw Avenue) and the quarry access road is Latitude: 31°25'51.54"N Longitude: 110°42'52.04"W. The centroid of the Guajalote Quarry is Latitude: 31°25'58.90"N Longitude: 110°42'41.75"W.

Basis for Award:  The Government Anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price Contract using RFQ Best Value-Technically Acceptable:  Award will be made to the offer that meets or exceeds the requirements contained herein, at the price that is most advantageous to the government will be determined to be the best value. Price reasonableness will be determined by using competitive solicitation process.

Site Visit

              May 23, 2023 @ 10:00 am PT

              Location: Meet-up spot: NFSR 4897 (Site visit map provided in attachments section)

              coordinates 31.431304° -110.714948°.

Contact the Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Garrett Port - Garrett.Port@usda.gov

Magnitude of project is between $250,000 and $500,000.

This project is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The small business size standard for NAICS 212319: less than 500 employees

Davis-Bacon wages apply.

Payment and Performance bonds are required.

Contact: Michelle Bahr, Contract Specialist:  michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov

Send questions to michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov no later than June 1, 2023 at 1:00 pm PDT

In order to be eligible for award of a Federal Contract, potential vendors need to already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov

Offer Submissions: Offerors shall submit the Return Packet – including a Business Proposal and a Technical Proposal.  The required information SF1442, Section B and K (business proposal) and Section M (technical proposal) of the solicitation.  Offers or responses to the solicitation (include the solicitation number in the name of the document – 127EAX23Q0036) may be sent to the Contracting officer by email:  michelle.l.bahr@usda.gov before the deadline.

The Deadline for receipt of responses to the RFQ shall be June 13, 2023 @ 1:00 pm PT (Arizona) 

Closing has been extended to June 22, 2023 @ 1:00 pm Arizona time 

The complete solicitation package will be attached and made available only through SAM.gov, https://sam.gov/content/home on or within 15 days of this notice.  Anyone wishing to participate in this proposed procurement must obtain their copy from SAM.gov.  Copies will not be mailed from the Contracting Office.  All amendments will be posted on SAM.gov. 

All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed solely through this site.  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All responsible sources may submit a response to this announcement which will be considered by this agency.