Opportunity: Posts and Poles - BLM Utah

Posts and Poles - BLM Utah Amendment Three (3) posts the following question - answer Q. Are you just looking for a tapered post or would you be ok with posts that are uniform width from top to bottom? A. A uniform pole would be just fine. We would expect to see some taper but if you have some uniform poles, then they should be between 6-8 inches diameter. Just make sure when you submit your bid, you note that on there so we can consider that when we are looking at all the options Amendment Two (2) posts the following question and answer: Q. Do you want the cedar posts to be somewhat uniform diameter anywhere from 5" to 10"? Or are you looking for a tapered 5" minimum at the top and up to 10" at the bottom? Please let me know when you have a moment. A. What we are looking for is anything within that range. On the top, anything down to 5 inches and on the bottom, anything down to 10 inches. What we do not want is something so small on either end that it will not be able to bear the weight of the fence rails or animals pushing on it. So a few examples of what would be fine: Top Bottom 12" 13" 7" 11" 6" 13" AMENDMENT ONE RECTIFYS THE COMPUTER GLITCH OF THE SF-18 NOT POSTING BY POSTING IT AS AN ATTACHED FILE. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State-Utah seeks a vendor to supply posts and poles. The location where the posts and poles are to be delivered is the BLM Richfield Field Office 150 East 900 North Richfield, Utah 84701. This Request For Quote (RFQ) is being conducted under NAICS code 321999 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing under which a company must have five hundred (500) or less employees to be classified as a small business under this code. This procurement is a 100% total set aside for small business under NAICS code 321999. The contractor will be selected by means of lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA). The standard for technically acceptable is the specifications given in the attached file which are also in the line item descriptions. Whether or not a proposed product is or is not technically acceptable is the sole decision of the BLM. The terms and conditions are the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses of a commercial item in the dollar range of Simplified Acquisition Procedures - attached file. All contractors wishing to do business with the federal government must have a current entry in the SAM computer system (https://www.sam.gov) and not be debarred from federal government contracting. Questions about this solicitation are to be directed to BLM Contracting Officer Pete Smolinski (psmolins@blm.gov / (435) 865-3048). Quotes are only accepted via email to Pete Smolinski at psmolins@blm.gov. If you have any difficulty in emailing in a quote, contact Pete Smolinski ((435) 865-3048) to work out an alternative method.