Draft Sources Sought Notice Regional Crane.pdf

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) and SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

(SSN) ONLY, FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL

SOURCES.

(1). INTRODUCTION:

This communication does not obligate the Government. No contract will be awarded from this communication, and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice. This notice is a market research tool used to obtain information only and to identify contractors who possess the capabilities to provide services as specified below.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington is performing this market research to aid in the development of its acquisition approach. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

(2). NATURE / DESCRIPTION OF ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT:

NAVFAC Washington is seeking to identify companies with experience in providing contracted Crane Maintenance and Certification. Firms must demonstrate sufficient capacity to fulfill requirements performed at various Department of Defense (DoD) Installations within a 300 mile radius of the Washington Navy Yard and primarily at (or departing from) the following installations:

1) Public Works Department, Washington, Washington Navy Yard, D.C.

2) Public Works Department, Annapolis, MD

3) ROICC Quantico, Quantico Marine Base, Quantico, VA

4) Public Works Department, Bethesda, Bethesda, MD

5) Public Works Department, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB), Washington, D. C.

6) Public Works Department South Potomac, Indian Head, MD

7) Public Works Department South Potomac, Dahlgren,

8) Public Works Department, Patuxent River, MD.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, and equipment required to maintain, repair, alter, inspect, test, and certify weight handling equipment in accordance with the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall develop, implement, and execute service calls, maintenance program, inspection, testing, and certification program, and Other Recurring Service Program to maintain and repair Weight Handling Equipment (WHE). Non Recurring Work includes Full Mobile Crane Services for cranes starting at 10 tons and up to 550 tons.

The Contractor will provide facility investment services to major activities located in the National Capital Region. The combination of high-level clients, mission critical facilities and geographic dispersion of work sites creates a challenging environment. Note that NAVFAC places great emphasis on a robust safety and quality work management processes.

The outcomes to be achieved are maintenance, repair, alterations, demolition, load testing, certifications, and provide assistance with Government inspections for Regional Crane Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection Support Services.

(3). NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS):

The selected NAICS code for this RFI is: 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The SBA Size Standard is eight ($8) million dollars.

(4). ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE / BUSINESS ARRAINGEMENT:

The anticipated effort will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP), performance based services, under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract that will be comprised of both recurring work and non-recurring work. Additional quantities, units of measure and prices for specific services will be established at the Exhibit Line Item Number (ELIN). The anticipated Period of Performance--- is one (1) base year of twelve (12) months; three (3) one (1) year Options for twelve (12) months each.

(5). RFI SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

As permitted by FAR Part 10, Market Research, it is requested that if you’re interested, please submit a brief capabilities statement package demonstrating ability to perform the services listed above. Please provide the information for A, B, C, and D below (Company Profile, Relevant Experience, etc.). The capability package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work.

Please note that your submittal shall not exceed ten (10) pages.

The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from the potential sources as a result of this synopsis. Information received as a result of this sources sought will become part of our market research to determine interest and capability of potential sources. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

A. COMPANY PROFILE. Provide your company profile to include:

(1) Company name and address;

(2) Year the firm was established and number of employees;

(3) Names of two principals to contact (including title, telephone and email addresses);

(4) DUNS number;

(5) CAGE Code;

(6) Positive assertion indicating entity registration in SAM located at: https://beta.sam.gov/

B. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. Include experience in performing efforts of similar value, size, and scope within the last five (5) years. The following Government or commercial information shall be provided for each of your references:

(1) Contract Number and Project Title;

(2) Name of Contracting Activity;

(3) Administrative Contract Officer’s Name, Telephone Number and/or email address:

(4) Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative or Primary Point of Contact, telephone and email address;

(5) Indication of whether your firm acted as prime or subcontractor,

(6) Contract Period of Performance and Contract Value,

(7) Brief summary of work performed and how it relates to the technical services described herein.

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(8) Explain what procedures you would employ to ensure you provide qualified personnel to perform the work at the different locations.

C. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. What is your plan to ensure personnel have the necessary training and certification to accomplish the specialty work requirements specified in this PWS? How do you propose to ensure this training and certification is maintained current?

2. What is your plan on providing operational crane support up to 550 ton? Note this is a non-recurring line item.

3. What is you experience with writing Crane Alteration Requests (CAR)? Note approximately six to ten CARs on done per year.

D. PHASE-IN. The Government is contemplating a phase-in time of 60 days for the work included in the planned procurement. Would you consider this an adequate amount of time? If not, what period of time would you recommend and what is your recommendation based on?

E. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. If any additional information you believe to be relevant, please add section E.

(6). RESPONSES ARE DUE NLT MONDAY, JULY 5th, 2021, 2PM EST. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed in writing to the Contracting Office: at SHAUNA.LLOYD@NAVY.MIL and: HOWARD.GIRVIN1@NAVY.MIL

NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN ORDER TO

PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS AT THE OFFEROR’S OWN

EXPENSE. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR SUGGESTIONS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MAY BE UTILIZED WITHOUT

ANY RESTRICTIONS WHATSOEVER OR COST TO THE GOVERNMENT AND MAY BE INCLUDED IN

THE PWS.

We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the Market Research Questionnaire/Request for Information.

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