Crane_&_Hoist_Inspection_Services_Participation_Memo.pdf

This is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) Participation Memorandum issued by the Office of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) in Maryland. The solicitation (IFB 2026-163) seeks a contractor to perform annual inspections and preventive maintenance services on approximately 206 overhead cranes and hoists located at various WSSC facilities in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland. The contractor must conduct thorough annual inspections of hoisting machinery, provide lubrication to all required components, perform emergency repair services on a time and material basis as needed, and potentially change oils and conduct full-rated operational load tests on specific cranes and monorails in designated chlorine buildings. Sealed responses must be submitted via WSSC's eProcurement Portal prior to 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The contract will have a one-year base term with four optional one-year renewal terms.

The total contract value is estimated at $2,500,000.00 for goods and services. The Office of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion recommends no MBE/SLBE preference for this solicitation due to the nature of the contract, and accordingly, no subcontracting goal has been established. Historical five-year contract awards for similar services range from $85,784.90 to $710,000.00, with total payments in the same range and zero percent subcontracting utilization. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors), 333923 (Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing), and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance). All vendors must register in WSSC's Supplier Portal System before conducting business with WSSC Water.