Amendment 1: Updated Statement of Need

VAPHS BULK AND BAGGED SALT

Background:
The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) has a requirement for all delivery of 50 lb bags of Ice Beeter Ice Melt or equivalent. Additionally, the VAPHS intends to purchase 350-tons of Bulk Road Salt.
Scope:
Delivery of Bagged Salt – Ice Beeter or Equivalent
1. The Contractor shall deliver 1,764 bags of ice melt on pallets to Heinz Campus BLDG 53, 1010 Delafield Rd. between the hours of 0700 – 1600, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. The area of delivery will be easily accessible for the delivery truck. Deliveries outside of the stated hours will only be made by mutual consent between the contractor, VAPHS POC, and the NCO 4 Contracting Specialist or Contracting Officer. 2. Ice melt shall be delivered on pallets with each pallet weight not to exceed 2500lbs. (Quantity of fifty sacks weighing 50 pounds each).
3. Containment bags holding ice melt shall be weatherproof and waterproof. Product inside bags shall be dry and not clumped, and immediately usable for specified purposes. 4. Product shall be safe for use on concrete, asphalt, and vegetation. 5. Product shall be in pellet or granular form. Flake product will not be acceptable. 6. Composition shall be one of the following:
Sodium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride
Sodium Chloride and Calcium Chloride
Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride
A mixture of 1-3 above
Product shall have a built-in corrosion inhibitor.
7. Products shall be fast acting and be able to melt ice down to an ambient temperature of at least -20 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Containers that are not sacks may be considered at the discretion of the Program Point of Contact. If another type of container is accepted, the contractor shall remove the empty containers from the VAPHS at each delivery and properly dispose of the empty containers at no additional cost.

9. Product not in conformity with the Statement of Need is subject to rejection. In the event of a rejected delivery, the Contractor must provide suitable product within two calendar days or rejection at no additional cost to the Government
10. VAPHS will unload bag salt when it is delivered.
Delivery of Bulk Road Salt
1. The Contractor shall deliver a total of 350 tons of salt to the salt bin at Building 53 located at: 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh Pa. 15215.
2. The Contractor shall deliver the salt between the hours of 0700 – 1600, Monday through Friday, except on the following federal holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day,