Electric Monorail Hoist

Added: Feb 24, 2016 1:50 pm

The NASA/SSC Office of Procurement intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and installation of a 10 ton electric monorail hoist to be delivered and installed at the John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.  The work to be performed under this requirement consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials necessary to remove the existing Yale 20 ton electric monorail hoist, procure and install a new 10 ton electric monorail hoist including all associated mechanical and electrical work.

The government intends to issue subject Request for Quotation (RFQ) under commercial Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13.  Any resulting award will be made in the form of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

It is anticipated that this action will be issued as a total small business set-aside and only one award will be made for this requirement.  All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by this agency.

The anticipated issue date of subject RFQ is on or about March 16, 2016, with an anticipated quotation due date of April 15, 2016.  The estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery for this project is 180 days after contract award.  FOB is destination. 

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 333923 – Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing and 500 employees respectively. 

The evaluation factors for this procurement are in development and will likely include Technical Acceptability, Price, Past Performance, and Schedule.  The Government reserves the exclusive right to award to other than the low offeror on this “Best Value” procurement.  

HIGHER-LEVEL QUALITY STANDARD:  This procurement is subject to higher-level quality standard ISO 9001 or equivalent quality program that encompasses the provisions of ISO 9001.

SITE VISIT:  The government will conduct a single organized site visit for this requirement.  The site visit will be scheduled for one (1) day during the week of March 21, 2016.  Offerors are highly encouraged to attend this site visit prior to submitting an offer as it will be the only site visit provided.  Detailed site visit information will be provided with the solicitation.

 The solicitation (RFQ) and any related documents will only be issued electronically.  They may be accessed and downloaded at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov.  Offerors who are unable to access the solicitation at this address may contact the Contract Specialist for assistance.

All questions regarding this acquisition shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at belfield.c.collymore@nasa.gov not later than March 9, 2016.  An Ombudsman has been appointed.  The installation Ombudsman is Mr. Kenneth R. Human at ken.r.human@nasa.gov (228) 688-2123.