Source Sought (Portal Inspections)_Final.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

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) for a firm-fixed-price contract to provide quality inspection services including the performance of crane mechanical, electrical, and structural inspections, and crane test validation to design drawings, specifications, and test procedures for portal cranes awarded by Navy Crane Center (NAVCRANECEN).

The information received will be used within Naval Facilities Engineering Command Systems (NAVFACSYSCOM) Atlantic / Navy Crane Center, Portsmouth, VA to facilitate the decision-making process.

NAVFACSYSCOM Atlantic / Navy Crane Center is seeking eligible sources (large and small) capable of providing the following: Quality inspections for up to two portal cranes being inspected in parallel. These inspections require personnel familiar with portal cranes and associated systems being inspected/tested.

These inspections would serve as third-party inspections to existing government contracts, providing inspection services of the portal crane contractor’s equipment at both the portal crane contractor’s facility and the final government location. The results of these inspections will be provided to the Government.

The cranes to be inspected will be located at major installations around the contiguous United States (CONUS), but primarily focused at the Major public Shipyards (PSNS – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, NNSY- Norfolk VA, PHNS - Pearl Harbor Hawaii and PNSY- Kittery Maine) and at the contractor fabrication sites which are currently at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Seattle, Washington but may include other fabrication sites throughout CONUS. All interested businesses (large or small) are encouraged to respond to this notice.

Upon review of industry response to this sources sought notice, the Government will determine the following: 1) whether a set-aside acquisition or full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest; and 2) the appropriate classification under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) This notice is advertised under following NAICS codes for outreach purposes and to assist in determining the market/industry any future solicitation will solicit to: NAICS 333923 (size standard 1,250 employees) and NAICS 541330 (size standard $22.5M).

Project Description:

Provide crane design validation for crane structural, mechanical, electrical components to the contract performance specification and drawings on portal cranes. These inspections will be performed during crane fabrication, testing at the manufacturing site, pre-shipment, installation at the field (Government shipyard) site, testing at the field site, and the final acceptance phase. Witnessing no-load and loaded testing validation of crane operations during a shop (factory) or field test to ensure compliance with industry crane safety standards meeting industrial ASME B30.4 and NAVFAC P-307 operational requirements. During this work a lead inspector will need to be assigned that will be able to communicate the documented inspection and testing results to the NAVCRANECEN in order to establish clear written violations of the contract specifications or drawings during each phase of the contract through crane acceptance.

This synopsis 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 at a later date. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. Submit requested information by 6 September 2024, via e-mail to priscilla.l.gula.civ@us.navy.mil.

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

1. Provide the following information:

Company Name: ___________________________________________

Street Address: ____________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code: ________________________________________

Primary Point of Contact: ____________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________________________________

Email Address: _____________________________________________

Company DUNS Number: ____________________________________

Company CAGE Code: _______________________________________

Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://sam.gov?

___Yes ___ No

2. Indicate your company’s size status under the following NAICS Codes by placing an “X” in the appropriate blocks below:

NAICS Codes / Title Small Business Size Standard

Large Small 8(a) HUBZone WOSB SDVOSB

333923 Cranes, Overhead Traveling, Manufacturing

1,250 Employees

541330 Engineering Services

$2.25M Average Annual Receipts

*Acronyms:

HUBZone – Historically Underutilized Business Zone WOSB – Woman Owned Small Business SDVOSB – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

3. Does your company regularly engage in the business of providing portal crane inspections and to perform crane mechanical, electrical, and structural inspections, and crane test validation to design drawings, specifications, and test procedures for portal cranes?

___ Yes ___ No

Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________

4. How long has your company provided these types of services?

_____ Years

5. Do you have resources in house to perform all of the services or would you have to contract out some of the work? (Test Weights Excluded)

___ Yes ___ No

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________

6. If awarded this contract, how much mobilization time is needed to be ready to perform the services requested in this notice?

___ Months

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________

7. 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 services requested and described in this notice to be provided. Include the contract number, title, contract type, award amount and scope description.

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

___ Likely ___ Highly Likely ___ Not Unlikely