1. RFI - Crane Maintenance III MS Review.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FOR

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)

U.S. ARMY SHIP-TO-SHORE (STS) CRANES AND RAIL MOUNTED GANTRY (RMG)

CRANES MAINTENANCE LOGISTICS III

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1. RFI Overview

In 2027, USTRANSCOM plans to have a contract in place for services to maintain Ship-To-Shore (STS) and Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) Cranes at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), Southport, North Carolina; Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), Concord, California; and Naval Magazine Indian Island (NMII), Port Hadlock, Washington. USTRANSCOM seeks a solution that maintains all cranes to be fully mission capable and/or repairs the cranes back to fully mission capable. USTRANSCOM is seeking information about what solutions currently exist in the market and is interested in learning about what information industry may need to scope a logical roadmap to succeed.

This announcement constitutes an RFI for informational and planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a result. Industry’s response to the RFI—or lack thereof—will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent RFP or Request for Quote (RFQ) released. The information requested will be used within USTRANSCOM as market research to facilitate decision making (e.g., determining acquisition strategy, small business concerns) and will not be disclosed outside the Government.

Proprietary information submitted shall be appropriately marked. Do not submit confidential information in your response.

**Note** USTRANSCOM will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI.

1.1. RFI Contact(s)

We have designated the following individual(s) to serve as the official point(s) of contact (POCs) for this RFI. These individuals are the only authorized contact(s) permitted to communicate on behalf of USTRANSCOM about this RFI.

Contact information for RFI POC(s):

NAME TITLE OFFICE EMAIL POSITION

Ms. Meghan

Stewart Contracting

Officer TCAQ-R meghan.m.stewart2.civ@mail.mil Alternate

Mr. Kerry Balsingim

Contracting Officer TCAQ-R kerry.g.blasingim.civ@mail.mil Alternate

Mr. Kevin Snider Contract Specialist TCAQ-R kevin.b.snider.civ@mail.mil

1.2. Submission Details

Please submit your response to this RFI via email to the RFI POC(s) identified in Section 1.1.

and confirm it is received prior to the due date identified in Section 1.3. If you have any questions about this RFI, please direct them to the RFI POC(s) listed in Section 1.1.

Physical (paper) copies of RFI responses will not be accepted.

1.3. RFI Timeline

The RFI timeline is outlined below. Dates may be modified by USTRANSCOM and posted as an amendment to this RFI.

RFI Released:

Deadline for Questions:

Responses Due:

28 Aug 26 12:00 (CT) on 9 Sep 26 12:00 (CT) on 18 Sep 26

2. Background Information

The U.S. Army Transportation Command’s (ARTRANS) mission is to plan, coordinate, and synchronize global end-to-end deployment and distribution services to protect and sustain our nation's Warfighters in support of national objectives.

2.1. Scope of the Requirement

This is a non-personal services contract to provide Scheduled Maintenance and Unscheduled Maintenance, Support Services, and Spare Parts (Spares) Sustainment on Ship-to-Shore and Rail Mounted Gantry Crane sites for the 597th Brigade located at the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), Southport, North Carolina and for the 596th Brigade sites located at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), Concord, California and Naval Magazine Indian Island (NMII), Port Hadlock, Washington. The Contractor shall be required to perform in accordance with (IAW) the requirements of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) manuals and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.24. The Contractor shall have the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering service capability to support maintenance and sustainment of the cranes in this contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining equipment maintenance service manuals that are not available from the Government and provide copies to the Government. The Contractor shall be responsible for software/modernization upgrades required for the cranes. The Contractor shall be provided maintenance/user access to the Crane Industrial Control System (ICS). All ICS administration and cybersecurity functions shall remain the responsibility of the Government. The Contractor shall coordinate with ICE administrator for approval prior to making changes to crane software settings.

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During the performance of this contract, the Government may add additional equipment such as Ship-to-Shore or Rail Mounted Gantry cranes at any of the three locations. The Government currently has plans to add two Ship-to-Shore cranes at MOTCO, however the installment date for both cranes has yet to be determined.

NOTE: A “crane” is defined by OSHA (29 CFR 1917-1919) as a machine for lifting and lowering a load and moving it horizontally, with the hoisting mechanism an integral part of the machine. Cranes, whether fixed or mobile, are driven manually or by power.

2.2. Places of Performance

Military Ocean Terminal-Sunny Point 6280 Sunny Point Road Southport, North Carolina 28461

Military Ocean Terminal-Concord 410 Norman Ave Building 607 Concord, CA 94520

Naval Magazine Indian Island 100 Indian Island Rd Port Hadlock, WA 98339

2.3. Anticipated Award Timeline

The current contract expires 8 Jul 27. A follow-on contract is anticipated to be awarded prior to 8 Jul 27.

3. Information Requested

Parties interested in assisting USTRANSCOM with this market research are requested to submit the following information in the format outlined below. The response should be detailed (but no more than 15 pages). Title pages and cover letter will not count against the page limit.

Respondents are highly encouraged to submit a tailored response rather than a generic capability statement that fails to provide information relevant to this request.

3.1. Company Information

• Company Name

• Unique Entity ID

• CAGE Code

• POCs, to include name, title, phone number, and email address

• Registered in SAM (Yes or No)

3.2. Business Size

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this request is 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The Small Business Administration’s small business size standard for this NAICS is $12.5M. Based on this NAICS, identify your business size as a LARGE or SMALL business. If a small business, identify any of the following socio-economic categories that apply to your business under this NAICS: Historically Under-utilized Business Zones (known as “HUBZone”), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned.

3.3. Who We’re Looking For

USTRANSCOM highly encourages responses from capable businesses of all sizes, including large and small business concerns and all socioeconomic categories.

3.4. What We’re Looking For

Interested Parties are invited to provide information on the following subjects of interest, specifically describing your capabilities in successfully executing the following:

a. Does your company have any experience with Ship-to-Shore Gantry container cranes?

Please provide a technical description and documents of any maintenance, repair, reconditioning, overhaul and replacement contracts your company has performed in the last 5 years.

b. Does your company have any experience with Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes? Please provide a technical description and documents of any maintenance, repair, reconditioning, overhaul and replacement contracts your company has performed in the last 5 years.

c. Does your company have Certified Technicians capable of diagnosing and repairing the electrical systems and mechanical systems of modern container cranes?

1. Has your company provided technicians/mechanics certified training in the last 5 years?

NOTE: Electrician Certified Program. Existing law requires that persons performing work as an electrician under a C-10 licensed contractor be certified pursuant to certification standards established by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

2. Will your electricians be in compliance with the North Carolina and California requirements listed below?

For North Carolina requirement:

Electrical Contractor License: Must pass an exam, be employed as a journeymen electrician, and have held a journeyman or master license for at least 2 years.

For California requirement:

CA/OSHA requirements: Electrician Certification Program law requires that persons performing work as an electrician under a C-10 licensed Contractor be certified pursuant to certification standards established by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

“Electricians” is defined as all persons who engage in the connection of electrical devices for electrical Contractor licensed pursuant to Section 7058 of the Business and Profession Code, specifically, Contractors classified as electrical Contractors in the Contractors State License Board Rules and Regulations [Labor Code § 108 (c)].

d. Does your company have a preventative maintenance program for container cranes/gantry cranes? If yes, please describe your customized preventative maintenance program for container cranes/gantry cranes.

e. Does your company have a Corrosion Prevention and Controls (CPC) plan in place? If yes, please provide a brief description of the CPC plan.

f. Based on the Performance Work Statement, describe your company’s ability to comply with the below and have a trained skilled clerk at the time of award?

1. The Contractor shall have a Production Control Clerk (Project Manager) at two locations [MOTSU Sunny Point NC and MOTCO Concord CA] with full performance skills level and knowledge requirements to manage all maintenance production within the Accountable Property System of Record, a web-based automated logistics system.

g. Describe your company’s solution to create a critical spare parts building on a military location? Are you able to provide climate-controlled storage for parts? If yes, provide specification of the storage environment, including temperature, humidity control, and any relevant compliance standards. If no, describe why you are unable to provided climate-controlled storage and/or possible limitations of such a requirement.

h. Will your company be able to have trained personnel in the following areas?

1. Production Control Clerk (Project Manager) at two locations (MOTSU, Sunny Point NC and MOTCO, Concord CA) with full performance skills level and knowledge requirements to manage all maintenance production within the Accountable Property System of Record, a web-based automated logistics system.

2. Personnel who are trained, certified, and authorized to access the G-Army system.

Describe their qualifications, level of system access, and your company’s capability to manage parts within the Army Enterprise System, including data entry, reconciliation, and reporting.

i. Provide the following project or contract information for requirements deemed similar to this one:

• A brief description of the project

• Contract number

• Period of performance

• Was your company a prime or subcontractor?

• Dollar value of the project

• Scope of the portion your company supported

j. If your company is a large business, specify whether you partnered or subcontracted with small business concerns to provide the same or similar services as this requirement.

k. If your company has no direct performance or experience with the above, explain how you will perform tasks utilizing experienced subcontractors through a proposed teaming arrangement or the hiring of qualified personnel.

4. Other Important Information

Please list existing contract vehicles available for use in procuring this requirement, to include Federal Supply Schedules, GSA Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, DoD Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts (known as “IDIQs”), or any other Government Agency contract vehicles. (This information on available contract vehicles is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) Please list any existing contracts you have which could be used for this potential procurement.

Provide any other suggestions or considerations to improve this procurement. Are there software advancements, industry developments, or innovative solutions to be considered?

Please feel free to provide questions and/or comments on the draft Performance Work Statement (attached), citing any information you feel may improve/innovate this requirement.

5. Conclusion

USTRANSCOM would like to thank you for taking the time to review this important RFI, and we look forward to reviewing your response.

MEGHAN M. STEWART

Contracting Officer meghan.m.stewart2.civ@mail.mil

KERRY G. BLASINGIM

Contracting Officer kerry.g.blasingim.civ@mail.mil

KEVIN SNIDER

Contract Specialist kevin.b.snider.civ@mail.mil

Attachment:

1. DRAFT Performance Work Statement