SAM #RFI_BAFS_Construction_Material_and_Delivery

Market research for 1,000 short tons of basalt aggregate delivered to Bellows Air Force Station

The Department of the Air Force is conducting market research for delivery of basalt aggregate to the Tinker Bridge Bypass Corridor at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii. - Government buyer: Department of the Air Force; Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC), 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (766 ESS). The requirement is for Detachment 2, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Bellows Air Force Station. - Requirement: Approximately 1,000 short tons of 1.5-inch (37.5 mm nominal maximum) dense-graded base-course aggregate, made from 100% crushed virgin Hawaiian basalt. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs or vendors are named in the notice or attachments. - Material requirements: Must meet ASTM D2940/D2940M, UFC 3-250-01, UFC 3-250-11, and HDOT Highways Division Standard Specifications, Section 703.06, including specified gradation, angularity, durability, density, and non-plastic fines requirements. - Supplier scope: Quarry weighing, bulk hauling, and tailgate dumping or stockpiling at Government-designated locations. Provide certified scale tickets for each load and a current certified quarry quality-control sieve analysis. Government personnel will spread, shape, moisture-condition, and compact the material. - Delivery and warranty: Phased delivery of about 100–150 short tons per business day over 7–10 consecutive business days, with schedules coordinated in advance. A one-year warranty is required, limited to material conformance and replacement of rejected or nonconforming loads. - Opportunity status: Market research for a potential one-time purchase; this notice is not an award or a request for a priced offer.

Description

This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) is issued by the Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC), 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (766 ESS). This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP). No contract award will be made on the basis of any response to this notice.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research before issuing a potential solicitation. The Government seeks information regarding commercial availability, small-business capability, material compliance, and delivery capacity for the requirement described below.

Responses will be used to assess the feasibility of the requirement, identify capable sources, determine the appropriate socioeconomic acquisition strategy, and refine solicitation terms and delivery requirements. The Government is not requesting cost or price data through this notice. Responses received will be used for informational purposes only. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Quotations and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a purchase order or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Any costs incurred by the respondent associated with providing information in response to this announcement shall be borne solely by the respondent and shall not be payable by the Government. The Government does not intend to award a purchase order on the basis of this notice. 

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The Government is seeking information from sources capable of furnishing and delivering approximately 1,000 short tons of 1.5-inch (37.5 mm nominal maximum) dense-graded basalt aggregate base course to the Tinker Bridge Bypass Corridor, Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS), Waimanalo, Hawaii. This is a commercial supply requirement with incidental delivery. Government personnel will perform spreading, shaping, moisture conditioning, and compaction.

The aggregate must comply with ASTM D2940/D2940M and Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division Standard Specifications, Section 703.06. The contractor would be responsible for furnishing the material, quarry weighing, hauling, tailgate dumping or stockpiling at Government-designated locations, certified scale tickets for each load, and a current certified quarry quality-control sieve analysis. Sources may be quarry producers, suppliers, or distributors if they can furnish compliant material from a qualified quarry and meet the delivery requirement.

Attachments to Reference: 

1. Performance Work Statement (PWS)

2. RFI Sources Sought (Request for Information)

Point of Contact: 

Contracting Specialist: SSgt Alicia Corey, alicia.corey@us.af.mil 808-789-3139

Alternate Contracting Specialist: Sean Kobayashi, sean.kobayashi.1@us.af.mil 808-789-3410

Contracting Officer: SSgt Thomas D. Hembree thomas.hembree@us.af.mil 808-789-3170

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