Kentucky Lock, Schedule 80 Steel Pipe Purchase

DESCRIPTION: The intent of this Request for Quote (RFQ) is to award one (1) supply contract for the supply of 1(ea) 21-foot piece of 16-inch pipe schedule 80. 2(ea) 21-foot pieces of 18-inch pipe schedule 80. The pipe shall be steel with 7/8" side walls.

TYPE OF CONTRACT: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District anticipates awarding a firm fixed-price supply contract for the supply of 1(ea) 21-foot piece of 16-inch pipe schedule 80. 2(ea) 21-foot pieces of 18-inch pipe schedule 80. The pipe shall be steel with 7/8" side walls. All materials and workmanship will be manufactured and accomplished according to industry standards and specifications.

NAICS CODE: is 331210 (Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing) with a size standard 1,000 employees.

BASIS FOR AWARD: Award shall be made to the lowest priced offeror who is determined to be responsible and provides a quote that is fair and reasonably priced. Quote must meet the performance work statement.

Delivery Location:
Kentucky Lock
265 Kentucky Lock Road
Grand Rivers, KY 42045

Delivery Terms: Delivery shall be completed within 30 calendar days from the date of award.

Questions: Please submit your questions to Samantha Clay and Alison Abernathy at:
Samantha.J.Clay@usace.army.mil
Alison.T.Abernathy@usace.army.mil
*Questions will not be accepted at least five (5) calendar days prior to solicitation closing date.

POC FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Any communications regarding this procurement before award must be made in writing to the Contracting Branch, Attn: Samantha Clay at Samantha.J. Clay@usace.army.mil. Inquiries must identify the solicitation number, the requestor's company name, address, email address, and telephone number to include area code.
Phone calls or requests to arrange meetings at the Nashville District during the solicitation period to discuss project requirements or company's capabilities are highly discouraged and will not be scheduled.

QUOTE SUBMISSION: All quotes shall be submitted electronically via email to Samantha Clay, Contract Specialist, at Samantha.J.Clay@usace.army.mil and Alison Abernathy, Contracting Officer, at Alison.T.Abernathy@usace.army.mil.
a. The quote shall include the following elements to be considered for award:

(1)    SF 1449: Filled out by the vendor for: Block 17a, Block 17b (if applicable), Block 30a, Block 30b, and Block 30c
(2)    Acknowledge/sign all SF 30s, Amendment of Solicitation (if applicable).
(3)    CLINS: Complete the PRICE SCHEDULE attached to the Solicitation.
(4)    In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, registration is required in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) database located at www.sam.gov. More specifically, "An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM.gov when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation." (See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)).

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APPARENT SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR: The following may be requested from the apparent successful offeror prior to actual award of the contract:
A minimum of one (1) banking reference for their firm and a minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar contracted work. The banking reference should include the financial institution's legal name, complete physical address, a point-of-contact (POC) at the financial institution, the POC's telephone number, and email address.
(2) The past performance references should include firm's name, the contract number, the contract period of performance and/or contract completion date, the contract's aggregate value, a brief description of the project, a POC, the POC's telephone number, and email address.