Sources Sought - USACE LRN Wilson Lock Elevator and Man lift Rental.docx

Wilson Lock Elevator Rental and four (4) Man lift Rentals Sources Sought The US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District is seeking interested offerors for one (1) elevator rental and four (4) telescopic boom man lift rentals. This will be a firm-fixed-price Service Contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing with a small business size standard of $40 million.

This sources-sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the interest in and capability to accomplish the work. Please respond only if you intend to propose on this project when it is solicited in the future. This is not a solicitation.

This announcement is part of our market research, and your responses are sought to identify sources that have the knowledge, skills, and capability to perform the work through a potential service contract. Interested contractors, including large and small business-led teams, are hereby invited to submit a response to the synopsis to demonstrate their technical, managerial, and business capability provided the requested scope. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR A FORMAL QUOTE. This notice is provided as information to the marketplace and is an invitation for an expression of interest and demonstration of small business capability to perform the anticipated work. The Government will not pay for the provision of any information, nor will it compensate any respondents for the development of such information. All interested, capable, qualified and responsive contractors are encouraged to reply to this market survey request.

Anticipated Summary of Scope of Work:

GENERAL – The contractor shall be capable of providing rental of, installation, inspection, and permitting a 6000 lb. or 30 persons personnel hoist(s)/elevator and four (4) 135 ft. telescopic boom man lifts for use by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the Wilson Main Lock Dewatering. The contractor shall be capable of delivering the requested components and provide setup assistance to Wilson Main Lock Dam in Florence, AL.

Anticipated Period of Performance:

Base: The expected base rental period is three (3) months.

Option 1: one (1) option to extend for one (1) month period.

Option 2: One (1) Emergency Inspection and Recertification by contractor of the elevator functionality in case of high chamber flooding and unit submergence.

Options may or may not be exercised based on the needs of the Government.

The contractor shall supply freight to deliver the equipment to the requested site. Freight shall be quoted separately to and from the site.

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE:

Item Completion by (calendar days) Proof of Insurance Provided to Contracting office within 10 days of contract award.

Safety Plan 4 days prior to commencement of physical work Activity Hazard Analysis 4 days prior to commencement of physical work Work Plan 4 days prior to commencement of physical work Base Contract Anticipated Schedule: January 27, 2025 – April 28, 2025

Anticipated Elevator Erection Window: January 27, 2025 – January 31, 2025 Anticipated Delivery of four (4) telescopic boom man lifts: January 27, 2025

Anticipated Dismantling of Elevator if no Option Periods are exercised: April 28, 2025 – May 1, 2025

Option Items:

Option 1 – (1 month extension of elevator rental and four (4) man lifts) April 29, 2025 – May 28, 2025.

Option 2 – One (1) Emergency Inspection and Recertification by contractor of the elevator functionality in case of high chamber flooding and unit submergence.

The contractor shall supply guidance to the Government on what preparations to make to the unit in case of high chamber flooding and unit submergence. The contractor will provide onsite inspection and recertify that the elevator is functional within 24 hrs.

Anticipated Dismantling of Elevator if Option 1 is exercised - four (4) day window after the awarded option expires (Approximately May 29, 2025 – June 2, 2025.

PERSONNEL HOISTS AND ELEVATORS- The contractor shall supply a 6000 lb. or 30 persons personnel hoist/elevator for use in accessing the bottom of the lock chamber at Wilson Main Lock. The vertical height traveled is 123 ft. from the bottom of the chamber to the top of the wall. A continuous 123 ft. concrete wall of at least 2500 psi concrete is available for anchoring the elevator tower. The contractor shall submit drawings containing the elevator model, capacity, tie in loads and anchor embedment for government review and approval. The components shall have lifting fixtures and slings so that the pieces can be lifted by Government floating crane from one lock wall to the next. The contractor shall install the elevator or hoist into the lock chamber. There is a possibility that the base of the elevator may be submerged during a short period of the dewatering. The elevator style supplied shall have all of the motors and electrical equipment mounted so they travel with the car, or can be removed quickly if the chamber must be flooded due to high water. Contractor shall supply guidance on what preparations to make to the unit. If it is submerged the Government will clean and lubricate as necessary before operating the elevator and the contractor will certify that the elevator is functional.

MAN LIFT SPECIFICATIONS- The telescopic boom man lifts must adhere to the following specifications:

A. Diesel Engine B. Rotating platform C. 135ft platform height extension D. 110V AC power in platform E. Minimum platform size 36 in x 96 in F. Minimum unrestricted weight capacity of 500 lbs.

G. Maximum gross weight of 35000 lbs.

H. Lifting lugs and lifting instructions (for crane placement) I. Meets current OSHA, USACE, State, and Local Operational & Safety Regs J. Model Year less than 7 years old K. Contractor shall perform routine service maintenance on units as needed on site or while being transported to the next site L. Service support within 6 hrs.

M. The contractor shall respond to service calls within 4 hrs. of notification. Due to the urgency of the job and impact to the navigation industry, the lift shall not be inoperable for more than 24 hrs., or it shall be replaced with another comparable lift.

INSTALLATION AND TESTING –Installation is required. The Government will provide a hydraulic rough terrain crane, operator, rigging assistance, and manlift for the installation of the elevator. Contractor shall provide a copy of the manufacturer’s recommendations and instruct the government personnel on the correct rigging of the unit for lifting. Contractor shall provide all necessary supplies and equipment for this installation. Hoist tower will typically be anchored by concrete anchors into the lock wall. Government will provide the mobile crane and operator, riggers, and a manlift to facilitate the installation. Government has 480-volt 3ph power available, up to 60-to-100-amp service. The contractor shall then perform all inspection, testing, training, and permitting required by OSHA, ANSI, USACE EM385-1-1 and local Governments to allow the hoists use. The hoist shall be operational within four days of the initiation of the installation. If required by elevator manufacturer contractor will also be available for disassembly of the unit. Photos of typical elevator installations are enclosed at the end of this specification.

All work must be performed within USACE guidance and in accordance with local, State and Federal requirements.

Submissions:

Capabilities package/response submittal must be received no later than:

Monday, November 25, 2024, at 10:00 AM Central Time.

Any information submitted is voluntary.

1. Interested firms having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed all aspects of NAICS Code 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing with a small business size standard of $40 million and that can support the above scope of work should submit a capabilities package.

Any potential set asides for this requirement will be determined after sources sought responses have been reviewed.

2. A cover letter provided for the capabilities package should include:

a. Name and address of the company.

b. Company’s business size status (i.e. OTSB, SB, SDB. WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a)).

c. A point of contact to include phone number and email address. In addition, please provide affiliate information:

Parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners.

3. Interested contractors should submit a list of all NAICS codes your firm is registered under. Provide up to three (3) project examples that were completed within the last ten (10) years which similarly demonstrate the above scope of work. Each project example should contain the following:

a. Contract number, organization/agency supported, contract value, list/scope of work, whether your firm was the prime contractor or subcontractor, percentage of work performed by your firm, and NAICS code associated with the project.

b. A brief description/narrative of how the project example relates to the scope of work described herein.

4. In addition to the above, the Government requests comments from interested parties to the following questions:

a. Per the anticipated scope of work listed above, what type of support would a contractor need in order to fulfill this requirement? Cranes, operators, rigging assistance?

b. Would a formally scheduled site visit be beneficial to your firm to provide an accurate quote? Would your firm be able to attend the site visit provided it be first or second week of December?

c. What power requirements would you firm identify as needed to fulfill this requirement? See paragraph “Inspection and testing” for current power capabilities on site, is this sufficient to fulfill the requirement?

d. What position is the elevator motor located at on the unit? In an unlikely instance that the lock gets heavily flooded, the base of the elevator could potentially be submerged briefly in water, is the elevator motor located on the bottom of the elevator unit? Would a contractor inspection and recertification need to take place in order to ensure elevator functionality after an unlikely high flood/submergence event?

e. The anticipated base rental period for the elevator and four (4) man lifts is three (3) months, could the Government include an option to extend the rental of this equipment by an additional month if needed?

f. Will the contractor be able to provide a stamp on the elevator installation drawings from an engineer of record (EOR)?