Elevator and Escalator Inspection and Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project

Synopsis: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District intends to issue a Request for Quote for performance based commercial service contract for Elevator and Escalator Inspection and Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project, located in Multnomah County, Oregon. The planned duration for this requirement is a total of five years, one Base year plus four one-year optional years, to be exercised at the discretion of the Government.

Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide full elevator repair and maintenance services at Bonneville Lock and Dam. Elevator and escalator services are for the monthly inspections and maintenance of 20 elevators/escalators and all necessary work performed relative to cleaning, lubrication, adjustment and calibration of the equipment where applicable to return each elevator to the specified condition. Inspection schedules include monthly, annual, every two-year, and five-year inspections. Maintenance services shall be in compliance with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME 17.1, Oregon Elevator Specialty Code (OAR 918-400-0455 and 918-400-0458), and Washington Administrative Code (WAC 296-96-00500), as well as the manufacturer’s recommendations and other applicable laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes.

A draft PWS is attached to this notice.  Interested parties are reminded that this PWS is a draft document and is subject to change. 

A Site Visit date is set for 18 November 2020.  Meeting location: Bonneville Dam Security Office, HWY 84 exit 40, Cascade Locks, OR 97014.  Attendees will be required to provide their own general PPE: (hard hats, steel toe, safety vest).  Interested parties shall e-mail Driver’s License/ID for each attendee and US citizenship (if not, list country) no later than 17 November 2020 at1200 to Robert.b.miller@usace.army.mil and Seung.K.Yoo@usace.army.mil.   

Acquisition Strategy: This RFQ will result in a firm fixed price commercial, performance-based service contract. The Government will include options in the RFQ.

Set Aside and Codes: This is an unrestricted, full and open acquisition. This effort is classified through the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under code 811310 – Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment ($8M). The FSC is J035 – Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Service and Trade Equipment.

Advertisement Period: The solicitation is scheduled for release on or about 25 November 2020. The tentative date for receipt of quotes is on or about 15 December 2020. 

All contractors are required to be register and maintain an active SAM entity registration in order to be eligible for contract awards, as prescribed by the regulation at FAR Subpart 4.11. In order to eligible for the contract award resulting from this solicitation, Offerors are advised to take immediate action to ensure your SAM entity registration is current and/or will be current at the time of proposal receipt by this contracting office.

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must register in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to receiving an award.

Point of Contact: The USACE-NWP Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail responses to the Primary Point of Contact, Mr. Robert B. Miller at robert.b.miller@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method for receiving responses to this pre-solicitation notice.

For Small Business questions, please contact Mrs. Carol A. McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil  or via phone at 503-808-4602.

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING INDUSTRY THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON beta.SAM ON OR ABOUT 15 DECEMBER 2020. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE AND QUOTES RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION EITHER BEBORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUEST.

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