N6247018R2012_Pre-Sol_Synopsis_18-2012.pdf

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SEPTEMBER 2018.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic / Navy Crane Center intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of six (6) total special purpose service (SPS) 175 ton portal cranes. The contract is intended to be a firm fixed-price contract to include a base award for one SPS 175 ton portal crane with options to procure five (5) additional SPS 175 ton portal cranes for various shipyards over a five-year period. The solicitation is anticipated to be advertised as an unrestricted, full and open competitive procurement using North American Industry Standard (NAICS) 333923.

The work includes, but is not limited to, providing portal cranes where the overall crane capacity shall not be less than 175 tons at 60 foot radius (from center of rotation) and not less than 60 tons at 120 foot radius. The cranes must be equipped with an OSHA compliant onboard diesel engine-power system, jib boom, slewing upper-works, main hoist, luffing and travel drives. The cranes shall be capable of simultaneous hoist, slew (360o) and luffing with rated load at rated speed. The cranes shall be capable of simultaneous travel around a radius curve and slewing with rated load at rated speed.

The cranes must meet all applicable OSHA, ASME B30.4, and NFPA NEC requirements.

The crane shall have minimum ISO 4301 group classifications of A5 for the crane as a whole and M5 for hoist, luff, slew and travel. The cranes will be designed, fabricated, assembled, shop tested, delivered, inspected, field tested, and made ready for use in accordance with the specification.

The cranes will be delivered and installed at various shipyard locations as follows: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

The contract completion date for CLIN 0001 will be approximately 40 months from date of award. The contract completion date for each option CLIN will be approximately 24 months from date of option award.

The procurement method will be contracting by negotiation utilizing source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15. This method permits evaluation of proposals based on price competition, technical merits and other factors; permits impartial and comprehensive evaluation of offerors’ proposals; permits discussions if necessary; and ensures selection of the source whose performance provides the best value to the government. The contract will include a base CLIN for award of one (1) SPS 175 ton portal crane with options to award five (5) additional SPS 175 ton portal cranes.

The non-price evaluation factors are anticipated to be as follows: Experience, Technical, Safety, Small Business Utilization, and Past Performance.

The Government intends to issue the RFP Solicitation through the Internet at www.neco.navy.mil and www.fbo.gov. All prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. All contractors are encouraged to attempt downloading the documents prior to obtaining the solicitation through alternate sources. Many firms and commercial printing services have the capability to print the solicitation package and plan holder’s list from the Internet, if necessary. The official plan holder’s list will be created by registration and will be available from the website only. Amendments will also be posted on the website for downloading. This will be the normal method for distributing amendments; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website(s) periodically for any amendments to this solicitation.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All contractors submitting bids, proposals, or quotes on Department of Defense solicitations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of the contract. The purpose of this database is to provide basic business information capabilities and financial information to the Government. The SAM website can be accessed at www.sam.gov. Reference is made to FAR Clause 52.204-7, System for Award Management. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. All new contract awards can ONLY be made to contractors who are registered in SAM. This requirement will apply to all solicitations and awards, regardless of the media used.

For inquiries about this synopsis, please contact Lisa Sumpter at lisa.sumpter@navy.mil or Luke Clay at luke.clay@navy.mil.