Blanket Agreement for Crane Inspection and Repair

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SOLICITATION PERIOD IS OPEN - DECEMBER 19, 2018
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting proposals to establish multiple blanket purchase agreements against which to place orders for recurring inspection, maintenance, and repair services for Government-owned and -operated cranes at multiple locations in the USACE Detroit District, which includes areas around and adjacent to the Detroit River, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior basins.
A complete description of the qualifications, basis of award, and instructions for submitting a proposal are included in the attached Solicitation document.
The NAICS Code for this solicitation is 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except automotive and electronic) Repair and Maintenance, which has a small business size standard of $7.5 million in average annual receipts.
This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED, and businesses of all types and sizes are encouraged to respond. Note that the Offeror must still indicate the company size category on the Company Information page that is to be included with the proposal.
Successful contractors mus be registered in the Government's System for Award Management (SAM) with the applicable NAICS code prior to and as a condition of awarding any agreement.
Proposals are to be submitted via email to the address indicated in Section L of the Solicitation document. Submittal by any other means or to any other email address may result in the response being deemed noncompliant with the requirements of the Solicitation.
Questions may be submitted via email in accordance with the instructions provided in Section L of the Solicitation.
This announcement is the one and only advertisement for this procurement. Interested parties should read the attached Solicitation document and respond via email as instructed and using the forms and format indicated therein..

********** PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE **********
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to solicit proposals to establish multiple blanket purchase agreements to provide recurring services related to the inspection, maintenance, and repair of crane equipment at multiple locations within the western Great Lakes Basin. The Corps' Detroit District manages such equipment within a geographic area that includes the State of Michigan, Northern and Eastern Wisconsin, and Eastern Minnesota. It is intended that the Corps will enter into one or more blanket purchase agreements with companies that are able to provide these services, and that orders will be placed against such agreements on either a competitive or sole-source basis for a period of four years.
Each agreement will stipulate that the contractor must be able to mobilize and respond to orders inside the Corps of Engineers Detroit District management area within 48 hours.
The solicitation will be issued on or about December 19, 2018, and it is intended that agreements will be established with successful contractors by early February 2019. Specific dates will be included in the solicitation.
Documents will be available only via this Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fbo.gov.
Up to three agreements will be established, with fixed unit pricing for recurring work items. Individual orders will be priced separately as needs arise.
This advertisement will be UNRESTRICTED.
Note: This information was originally posted under Pre-Solicitation Notice for Solicitation Number W911XK18R0019, but the Solicitation Number has been corrected to read W911XK18R0010.
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