Fall Bridge Arrest

Customs and Border Protection seeks procurement, installation, and load testing of a free-standing material handling crane with fall arrest bridge system for the Eagle Pass Station in Del Rio, Texas, with proposals due September 11. The procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is the Eagle Pass Station at 2285 Del Rio Boulevard, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852. The crane system must include a trussed bridge on trussed runways with runway capacity of 4,000 lbs, two bridges each rated 2,000 lbs, runway length of 24'-11" with cantilevers, bridge span of 13'-7", and overall height of 18'-5". The system comprises four columns, two headers, two anchor trolleys with auto-brake technology, one 2-ton electric chain hoist with 15 feet of lift, and all components must meet or exceed ANSI Z359 and OSHA 1926 fall arrest regulations. The equipment supports operations and maintenance of Mobile Video Surveillance System (MVSS) and Mobile Surveillance Capability-Lite (MSC-L) platforms.

Deliverables include hoisting equipment, installation services with load testing and certification (estimated 3 days labor including miscellaneous supplies and equipment rental), and freight charges. The contractor must submit a system design and installation plan within 30 days of award and a project schedule within 15 calendar days of notice to proceed. All contractor personnel must obtain CBP background investigation clearance, wear identification badges, and be escorted by government-appointed personnel on site. The contractor bears full responsibility for OSHA, Federal, State, and local safety compliance, daily site cleanup, and repair or replacement of damaged government property. Work is classified FOUO and subject to CBP administrative, physical, and technical security controls. NAICS code is 333923 (Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing); PSC code is 3950 (Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks).