Sources Sought Notice.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

W912ER23R0021

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this Sources Sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support the procurement of spare parts for the Syncrolift located at the Ras El Tin Naval Base in Alexandria, Egypt. The list of anticipated parts to be procured is located in a separate attachment titled “Appendix A”.

This is a Sources Sought for Market Research purposes ONLY. This is not an Invitation for Bid, Request for Proposal, or Solicitation.

As a result of this Sources Sought, the US Government will have a better understanding of industries capabilities in procuring these items. Interested Vendors are also welcomed to advise if any of the noted equipment parts are obsolete and have been replaced by new parts numbers. These new part numbers, if any, shall be included in the vendor’s Statement of Capability (SOC) along with the appropriate technical data.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

This contract is for the procurement of spare parts for the Syncrolift located at the Ras El Tin Naval Base in Alexandria, Egypt. The list of parts to be procured is attached and titled as “Appendix A”. As this is a Host Nation supported case the requirements of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) procurements are applicable to this action.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

It is anticipated this requirement will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract solicited on a Full and Open basis at a later date. The Vendor who is awarded the contract shall order, inspect, and have ready for delivery all equipment listed on Appendix A. The anticipated Period of Performance (PoP) for this future contract award will be 240 calendar days after award except for items #29, #40 and #41 of Appendix A which will be 90 calendar days after award.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform the contract requirements described in the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW), please provide the following information:

(1) Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization.

(2) Ability to provide supplies consistent in scope and scale with those described in the Draft SOW.

(3) Advise if any of the noted equipment parts are obsolete and have been replaced by new parts numbers.

(4) Ability to provide corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform the SOW requirements.

(5) Ability to provide Project Management that includes compliance with program schedules.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333923 – Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing overhead traveling cranes, hoists, and monorail systems. The Small Business Size Standard for NAICS 333923 is 1,250 Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is J040, Maintenance/repair/rebuild of equipment - Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the items listed in Appendix A in coordination with the SOW. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release.

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the U.S. Government.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer , Eric L. Caruso at Eric.L.Caruso@usace.army.mil and Contract Specialist, Craig L. Carroll at Craig.L.Carroll@usace.army.mil , in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2023.Capabilities statements must contain a cover letter including the company name, address, point of contact, telephone and e-mail address, and business classification. In addition, provide proof of System for Award Management (SAM) registration. The email’s subject line must read “Insert Your Contractor Name” W912ER23R0021 Sources Sought.

Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned.

DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

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DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.