Sources Sought 25R8000.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND, ATLANTIC

DISCLAIMER:

This notice is not a solicitation announcement and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. This is a sources sought announcement only. This notice is a market research tool being utilized for preliminary planning purposes to identify potential sources (large and small) and to seek information on the commercial availability of this weight handling equipment. The information received will be used within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFACSYSCOM) Atlantic /

Navy Crane Center, Portsmouth, VA to facilitate the decision‐making process.

This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. There will not be a solicitation, specifications, or drawings available at this time.

It is anticipated that a formal solicitation will be announced later. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.

PURPOSE:

NAVFACSYSCOM Atlantic / Navy Crane Center is seeking eligible sources (large and small) capable of providing the following:

TWO 150 METRIC TON MOBILE BOAT HOISTS for Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC), the first to be located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (JEBLC) in Virginia Beach, VA, and the second to be located at Pearl City Peninsula (PCP) Compound in Pearl City, HI. The mobile boat hoists shall be designed, fabricated, tested (pre‐shipment), shipped, reassembled, tested (post‐delivery) and made ready for use at the respective locations of JEBLC Virginia Beach, VA and PCP Compound Pearl City, HI. The mobile boat hoists should be capable of having a block spacing adjustment up to 40’, a minimum inside clearance height of 40’.

Procurement of the above mobile boat hoists is intended to consist of commercially available products to be used and stored in an outdoor environment. The mobile boat hoist shall be built to the design drawings of a licensed Professional Engineer (PE).

The appropriate NAICS Code is 333923 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. All interested businesses

(large or small) are encouraged to respond to this notice. Upon review of industry response to this notice, the Government will determine the following: 1) whether a set‐aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest; and 2) if this requirement is available in the commercial market.

RESPONSES REQUESTED:

Submit requested information by 7 November 2024, via e‐mail to Priscilla Gula at

Priscilla.l.gula.civ@us.navy.mil.

Please ensure that as a minimum the following items are covered in your response:

1. Company Name:

2. Company Address:

3. Primary Point of Contact Name:

4. Primary Point of Contact Email:

5. Primary Point of Contact Phone Number:

6. Company DUNS Number:

7. Company CAGE Code:

8. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database?

9. Indicate your company’s size status under NAICS code 333923 (small business size standard 1,250 employees):

10. Does your company regularly engage in the business of providing 50‐ton or greater mobile boat hoists?

11. How long has your company provided these types of cranes?

12. Do you have commercially available (i.e., non‐custom) mobile boat hoist model(s) or a standard commercially available model that can be readily modified to meet the requirements described under “Purpose” of this notice?

13. If you responded ‘yes’ to question 12, please provide model number(s) and product description and indicate if the specified models would require minor modifications to meet the Government’s proposed requirement:

14. If you responded ‘no’ to question 12, please explain how these cranes would be provided by your company (i.e., custom‐designed, etc.):

15. Would your company be able to meet these requirements (including assembly, shop testing and delivery of crane within a 12‐month period of performance?

16. Can you provide test weights for crane overload testing at 100% of the rated capacity for field installation/acceptance testing and/or test weights for sale as a contract option?

17. Please list no more than three contracts your company is currently performing (or have completed within the last five years) that would be considered the same as, or similar to, the size, scope and complexity of the rubber tire gantry described in this notice. Include the contract number, title, contract type, award amount and scope description.

18. On average, what percentage of the total effort does your company normally subcontract for the type of work proposed that is similar in size, scope and complexity?

19. What is the likelihood of your company submitting an offer for any resulting procurement? If your company is only interested in specific portions of the crane procurement, please list those specific portions.