Floating Crane Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Maritime Administration (MARAD) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a multiple award Floating Crane Service Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as described in the attached documents. The objective of this BPA is to provide floating crane services to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF) for (a) retrieving anchors that are stuck in the mud, and (b) for lifting anchors, chain, and other large, heavy items and pieces of equipment from a barge or ship moored in the anchorage and placing these items on another barge or ship moored in the anchorage.   All work is to be accomplished in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, General Anchorage #26, located in Benicia, California. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a Request For Quotation (RFQ); submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these services, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number, address, website address, point of contact information (name, email address, and telephone number), and the size of your organization in consideration of NAICS code 237990 which has a small business size standard of $45 Million. If you are considered a small business according to this NAICS code, please provide which of the following small business categories your business fits, if any: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman- Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business.

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational, equipment, and staff capability. Respondents shall ensure the following is addressed in capability statements:

• Location and address of local office and whether or not the respondent has access to floating crane barges and tug boats within a 65-mile radius of SBRF.
• Provide a listing of available floating crane barges, and tug boats or push boats (that will be delivering the floating crane barge to/from the work site and maneuvering the floating crane barge within the work site) in the San Francisco Bay and Delta Areas, including barge name, vessel name, and home port, by completing the attached Barge/Tug Fleet Submittal Sheet.
• If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by April 2, 2025 at 1 PM Pacific Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Lynda Luo at lynda.luo@dot.gov. Please reference the Source Sought Number 6991PE-25-SS-0002 in the subject line.

If you have any questions concerning this source sought, please contact: Lynda Luo at lynda.luo@dot.gov.