Annual crane inspections
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140R2026Q0019
- Agency
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Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Northern California Area Office (Ncao) Shasta Lake, California 96019, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Reclamation Northern California Area Office is soliciting annual third-party crane inspection and certification services for 29 cranes and hoisting equipment at multiple federal facilities. The contractor must perform annual inspections compliant with OSHA standards and ANSI/ASME standards, with preference for the Crane Manufacturers Association of America Publication No. 78 standard. Key qualifications include providing certified crane inspectors with a minimum of 2,000 hours of crane inspection experience and recent classroom training, as well as trained crane operators and riggers. The contractor must supply all labor, tools, man lifts, safety equipment, and consumable materials needed to complete inspections. Critical dates include a question deadline of February 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, a mandatory site visit on February 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM, and a proposal due date of February 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
This is a 100% small business set-aside solicitation (NAICS 811310 with $12.5 million size standard) awarded as a firm-fixed price purchase order with a base performance period of May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, and four option years extending through April 30, 2031. The contract encompasses inspections of cranes located at multiple Bureau of Reclamation facilities in Northern California, including Shasta Dam, Shasta Power Plant, Keswick Dam, Keswick Power Plant, Spring Creek Power Plant, JF Carr Power Plant, Trinity Power Plant, Trinity Outlet Works, and a 60-ton Grove mobile crane. Work is to be performed Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, with inspections scheduled between July and November 2026 across six inspection site groupings. The place of performance is Shasta Dam Visitors Center, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd, Shasta Lake, CA 96019, with the contractor responsible for all travel costs and logistics to each inspection location.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The purpose of this amendment is to include thoughtful questions and answers being asked by industry and make them available to the public. Please see the below questions and answers with associated/attached documents below:
1. Inspection Frequency ¿ Are all listed crane assets strictly annual inspections, or do any require semi-annual or additional inspections during the performance period?
See attached Crane inspection policy for Northern California Area Office. Also see attached proposed schedule for crane inspections in 2026. We need to stagger the inspections to align with our maintenance and frequent inspection schedule
We perform the following inspections
Daily: Every time crane is used. This is done by Crane Operator (Plant Mech)
Frequent: Every 6 months. This aligns with our yearly Preventive Maintenance done on Crane. This is done by inhouse Plant Mech
Annual Inspection: This includes the same inspections done per frequent inspections plus any other standard inspections the third-party inspector normally performs. This work is done by Third Party crane inspection. The BOR will provide a Plant Mech to support third party crane inspector. The plant mech can operate the crane as needed for the inspector.
2. Access / Lift Requirements ¿ For cranes requiring elevated access, will the Government provide lifts or scaffolding, or should the contractor include lift equipment and associated costs in their pricing?
The contractor is required to provide Lifts as needed to perform the necessary annual third-party crane inspections. This is called out in section
2.02 WORK TO BE PERFORMED A. Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, special tools, man lifts, safety equipment and consumable materials including cleaning products, spray lubricants. and grease as required to complete the work.
3. SMC Mobile Crane Scope ¿ Please confirm the scope and inspection frequency for the SMC Mobile Crane and whether it follows the same annual schedule as the fixed crane assets.
Yes same inspection requirements. One third party inspection per year
4. Facility Locations ¿ Could you please provide the full physical addresses (or confirmed locations) for each listed facility to ensure accurate travel and mobilization pricing?
See attached spreadsheet with addresses
Update #1 ·
ANNUAL CRANE INSPECTIONS
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ATTACH_001_2026_THIRD_PARTY_CRANE_INSPEC_ADDRESS_0001.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Sol_140R2026Q0019_Amd_0001.pdf | ||
| ATTACH_002_CRANE_GUIDANCE_7-24-14_0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| C05_Wage_Determination_2015-5627_REV-25.pdf | ||
| Sol_140R2026Q0019.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Annual crane inspections | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Annual crane inspections | Pre-Solicitation |
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