1/2 inch wire rope

Added: May 08, 2018 5:32 pm The U.S. Coast Guard, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC), in Norfolk, VA intends to procure ½ inch (nominal diameter), Type I, General Purpose, Class 2, 6x19 wire rope for various U.S. Coast Guard Units and Cutters. The wire rope shall be pre-formed, right regular lay, improved plow steel with Polypropylene rope core, uncoated (1/2" 6x19CL PRF RRL PPC IPS BRIGHT) conforming to "Federal Specification, Wire Rope and Strand, RR-W-410H, dated 22 December, 2015." The Government requires all new equipment. Wire rope shall be furnished on standard high-grade two-ply wooden reels. Each reel shall contain six hundred (600) feet of wire rope and shall be delivered without protective lubricant. Light lubrication as required for fabrication will be accepted. Reels shall be shipped on standard wooden pallets with a maximum per pallet weight of 2,000 pounds and packaged in accordance with the Contractor's best commercial practices to prevent deterioration and damage during shipping and handling. Materials shall be delivered either on Flatbed trailers or if shipped in a box van Contractor shall supply means of providing tailgate delivery for offloading.

FOB Destinations:  Various Locations include (Hickman, KY; Owensboro, KY; Natchez, MS; Memphis, TN; Sewickley, PA; St. Louis, MO; Demopolis, AL; Sallisaw, OK; Buchanan, TN; Pine Bluff, AR; Greensville, MS; Vicksburg, MS; East Peoria, IL; Keokuk, IA; Omaha, NE; Colfax, LA)

Delivery Schedule:  120 calendar days after receipt of order (ARO)

The solicitation will be issued unrestricted (full and open competition). The applicable NAICS Code is 332618, Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing and the size standard is 500 employees.

The intended contract vehicle will be an Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed-priced (with economic price adjustment) unit prices; individual delivery orders will be issued pursuant the IDIQ contract when supplies are required. The period of performance is anticipated to be a one year Base Period and 2-One year Option Periods (not to exceed three years if all option periods are exercised by the Government). The performance period of the contract is anticipated to start on/or about September 11, 2018.

IMPORTANT: The solicitation will be available on or about May 17, 2018 and is anticipated to close on June 7, 2018. The solicitation will incorporate commercial clauses and provisions in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items (DHS Class Deviation for FAR Subpart 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items). Interested parties are hereby notified that this solicitation will be available exclusively on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation (SF-1449), all attachments, amendments (if necessary) will be published for viewing and printing from the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website for the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation. No paper copies of the solicitation and/or amendments will be distributed.

Telephone requests for solicitation packages and amendments will be not accepted. Please note that to be eligible for award of this solicitation your company must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requires via SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

Questions: Questions will be not accepted at this time; there will be a time-period specified in the solicitation for receipt of questions.