SAM Sources Sought Announcement - NAVCOMM Fall Protection QVL.pdf
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This document is a sources sought announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a qualified vendors list for contractors to provide implementation and construction of upgrades to existing non-compliant tower safety systems on various NAVAIDS and NAVCOM towers across the contiguous United States. Respondents should demonstrate a minimum of five years of tower experience installing fall protection ladder safety systems, fixed ladders, guardrails, toeboards, and platforms and modifying them for compliance, as well as experience with MSA Dyna Glide rigid rail systems or similar. Contractors must also show knowledge of OSHA and ANSI fall protection standards, competent person certifications for personnel, and experience installing and rescuing fall protection systems on towers. The FAA will use responses to determine if there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from responsible small business vendors including 8(a), service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned firms. No costs will be paid or incurred by the FAA for preparing and submitting responses.
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Sources Sought
National NAVCOM/NAVAIDS Fall Protection System Upgrades for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO)- Qualified Vendor List
Description:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) anticipates establishing a centralized Qualified Vendor’s List of contractors who can provide the implementation and construction of upgrades of existing non-compliant tower safety on various NAVAIDS/NACOM towers, including but not limited to Glide Slope (GS) towers, Remote Transmitter Receiver (RTR) towers and Remote Center Air to Ground Communication (RCAG) towers. The vendors should be able to respond to all areas in the contiguous United States (lower 48). The FAA is soliciting capability statements from interested Small Business concerns that are interested in becoming a qualified source.
Interested contractors should provide documentation showing the following (Attachment 1 of your response):
a. Knowledge and experience with installation of fall protection systems
b. Minimum 5 years tower experience to include, but not limited to, installing fall protection ladder safety systems, fixed ladders, modifying or upgrading guardrails, toeboards, platforms, and other modifications for fall protection systems compliance on communication/navigation towers.
c. Must be capable of reviewing and understanding AutoCAD design drawings and construct accordingly.
d. Experience with federal government work and past experience with Federal Aviation Administration and/or airport locations is preferred.
e. Experience with installing MSA Dyna Glide rigid rail system or similar system.
f. Experience with installing and modifying OSHA compliant guardrail and swing gate installations.
g. Experience with onsite fabrication work to enlarge or modify tower hatch openings
h. Must be knowledgeable of OSHA Fall Protection Regulations in particular OSHA 29 CFR
1910.
i. Must be knowledgeable of ANSI Standards in particular Z359.16-2016 and A14.3-2018.
j. Personnel with Competent Person Certifications
k. Experienced work-at-heights team/crew lead
l. Experienced fall protection systems installers with tower climbing certification and fall protection rescue experience
The information received in response to this sources sought announcement will be used to determine whether there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from responsible vendors from the below small business concerns:
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Business (8(a)-certified)
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business
Small Disadvantaged Business
Women-Owned Small Business
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business
As part of your response, please complete the Small Business Size and Preliminary Past Performance Validation Form attached (Attachment 2 - BUSINESS SIZE AND PRELIMINARY PAST PERFORMANCE
VALIDATION FORM)
This announcement is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposal of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for and is not liable for costs associated with the preparation and submittal of responses to this announcement. Any costs associated with the submission of a response to this request are solely at the interested vendor’s expense.
Responses should be submitted electronically to the designated Point of Contact in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) with the subject line “National NAVCOM/NAVAIDS Fall Protection System Upgrades for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO)” - QVL – Sources Sought
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