This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Beaver Dams, New York. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) is seeking to retain a qualified firm to provide term services for materials testing and inspection of construction related materials on an as-needed basis for Thruway system projects in the New York division. Assignments include but are not limited to the following: asphalt and concrete field/plant inspection and testing, subsurface exploration and sample analysis, obtaining and testing asphalt and concrete cores, testing of soil stockpiles and environmental testing. At a minimum, firms must meet or exceed ASTM E-329, ASTM E-543, ASTM D-3740, ASTM C-1077, and ASTM D-4561 as applicable, in order to complete this work. Sampling and Testing Technicians must be certified in the following programs: 1) Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Production: New York Construction Materials Association/Alfred State QC/QA plant inspector certification. 2) Hot Mix Density Monitoring: NY State Chapter of Association of General Contractors, Density Monitoring Certification. 3) Concrete Field: ACI Field Inspection, Level 1 Certification. 4) Soils & Granular Materials: North Eastern Transportation Technician Certification Program Soils and Aggregate Certification. 5) Pavement Smoothness, Inertial Profiler Operator Certification: NYSDOT Profiler/Operator Certification Program. 6) Other potential technician certifications as required may include PCI, NPCA, AWS, NACE, SSPC and NICET. Subsurface explorations shall be taken in accordance with the most recent version of the NYSTA Subsurface Exploration Specification. All required drilling data from each subsurface exploration shall be entered onto the Thruway Authoritys official subsurface exploration log form using gINT software and the Authoritys most recent gINT Template and Library file. The estimated value of the agreement is $ 500,000. Assignments are expected to begin in the spring of 2020. The duration of this agreement is thirty-six months and the Authority shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to extend this agreement for one (1) additional one (1) year term. In order for a firms Letter of Interest (LOI) to be considered by the Authority, the following three (3) points must be met. If any of these three (3) points are not met, the LOI will not be reviewed and the firm will not be considered for selection. Should the firm have any questions regarding these requirements, they must contact only one of the Authority individuals listed below. The LOI shall be no more than three (3) standard single spaced typewritten pages, using a 10 point or greater Arial (not Arial Narrow) font (line spacing and text), with a minimum inch margin on all sides. Font scaling shall be set to one-hundred percent. Font spacing shall be set to normal.All firms listed in the LOI must be registered (and the registration must be current) with the NYS Department of State and must be able to conduct business in New York State. The firm names used in the LOI must match exactly as named with the Department of State (see below for additional details). Where professional services (including engineering, architectural and survey) are required, all firms listed in the LOI must be registered (and the registration must be current) to practice in New York State with the New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions, and must be able to legally provide professional services in NYS under the name as stated in the LOI (see below for additional details). As stated above, your letter must include the names of any other firms that will be involved in this project and the work to be assigned to each firm. This includes all sub-consultants (including D/M/WBE and New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) firms) and subcontractors. Firms submitting letters are asked to designate "primary" and "secondary" M/WBE firms. Primary M/WBE firms are those whom will be evaluated / scored when selecting a firm for designation. Further, these firms will likely be the primary firms to fulfill the M/WBE goals. In order to encourage the use of M/WBE firms that have limited Authority experience, a firm may include one or two "secondary" M/WBE firms in a firm's letter of interest. Submission of these "secondary" firms is not mandatory and they will not be evaluated/scored through-out the selection process. With approval from the Authority, these "secondary" M/WBE firms will be included in the executed agreement. Any work completed by these secondary M/WBE firms will be used to fulfill the required M/WBE goals. If included in the executed agreement, the "secondary" M/WBE firms will be included in a firm's performance evaluation. If a firm and/or its proposed subconsultants and subcontractors do not have the required certifications, and the firms' names are not properly listed in the letter, the letter of interest will not be considered and the firm submitting the letter will not be considered for selection for the advertised assignment. Do not send the certifications with the letter of interest unless required to do so as part of the State of New York Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire. If submitting a SF 254, please enclose only one copy and do not staple it to the letter of interest. The Authority is committed to providing and ensuring Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (SDVOB) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) with opportunities to participate in the Authoritys contracting and procurement processes in accordance with Title 49, Part 26 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), New York State Executive Law, Articles 15-A, 17-B, and all applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and Executive Orders, herein incorporated by reference. The aggregate Minority owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and/or Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) subcontracting goal is 30%, which may be achieved through solely MBE or WBE firm(s), or a combination of both MBE and WBE firms. If the prime consulting firm is a MBE or WBE their participation may fulfill up to fifty percent (50 %) of the stated subcontracting goal. For questions involving Minority, Woman, Disadvantaged enterprise or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned business goals, contact the Authoritys Chief Compliance Officer, Ms. Mildred Polite Smith at (518) 471-5830. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Thirty-six months and the Authority shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to extend this agreement for one (1) additional one (1) year term.