Forklift Operator Services

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Solicitation number
N4523A22Q5703
Agency
Naval Supply Systems Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
488320 Marine Cargo Handling
PSC
V119 Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Other
Place of performance
Bremerton, Washington 98314, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This pre-solicitation notice seeks information to support an upcoming procurement of forklift operator services at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The Naval Supply Systems Command intends to procure up to 20 forklift operators and 4 lead operators to operate government-furnished forklifts up to 17 tons within the shipyard. Contractors must have the capability to provide all required labor, management, supervision, training, and personal protective equipment. Respondents are requested to provide organizational information by January 15, 2022 to inform the government's procurement approach.

The applicable NAICS code is 488320 for Marine Cargo Handling with a $41.5 million size standard. The PSC code is V119. The requirement may be set aside fully or partially for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. The period of performance will be determined in task orders with an anticipated daily coverage requirement between 7:20 AM to 12:00 AM, Monday through Friday over one or two shifts. Responses are due by April 8, 2022 to the Naval Supply Systems Command to gather market research for the forthcoming solicitation.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Contracting Office (Code 440) is issuing this sources sought.  The sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify industrial capabilities that might exist in order to support an upcoming requirement for forklift operator support at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). 

Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), the government intent at this time is for a single award.  All small business set-aside categories will be considered.  Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, the government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE PREPERATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.  RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER.  NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), IF ISSUED.  IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE).  IT IS THE RESPONIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

Project Background

The Contractor shall provide services necessary for the operation of Government furnished Material Handling Equipment (MHE), up to 17-ton forklifts, within the confines of the Bremerton Naval Complex (BNC) at Bremerton, WA. The geographic location(s) for performance of work within the BNC shall include areas in the immediate, surrounding, and adjacent areas of waterfront support facilities, Dry Docks, and in and around waterborne vessels moored and/or berthed within the confines PSNS & IMF and Naval Base Kitsap (NBK), Bremerton, WA 98314-5100. The Contractor shall provide 20 forklift operators and 4 forklift operator-working leads. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all labor, management, supervision, coordination, quality assurance, quality management, quality control, and personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to perform the requirements of this work statement. 

The Government estimates the period of performance for this requirement to be appoximately 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022.  

Required Capabilities:

Additional detail is provided in the PWS attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

If your organization has the potential capacity and capabilities to perform these contract requirements, please provide the following information: Organization Name, size standard, and CAGE code

Any applicable brochures or company capability material may also be submitted. 

Eligibility

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 488320 ‘Marine Cargo Handling,’ with a Small Business Size Standard of $41,500,000.00.  The Product Service Code is V119.  Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond.

Submission Details

Interested parties are requested to submit via email.  The email subject line should be “Sources Sought Response for N4523A22Q5703.” The response to the sources sought may be in either Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or in the body of the email and shall be addressed to carolyn.m.seim1@navy.mil, and george.rutt@navy.mil.

ALL DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT THAT IS MARKED OR DESIGNATED AS CORPORATE OR PROPRIETARY WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED FROM RELEASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT.

Update #1 ·

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Contracting Office (Code 434) is issuing this sources sought.  The sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify industrial capabilities that might exist in order to support an upcoming requirement for the operational evaluation of naval shipyard forge and heat treat equipment in preparation for the relocation of the forge and heat treat shop at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). 

Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), the government intent at this time is for a single award.  All small business set-aside categories will be considered.  Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, the government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE PREPERATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.  RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER.  NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), IF ISSUED.  IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE).  IT IS THE RESPONIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

Project Background

The Contractor shall provide services necessary for the operation of Government furnished Material Handling Equipment (MHE), up to 17-ton forklifts, within the confines of the Bremerton Naval Complex (BNC) at Bremerton, WA. The geographic location(s) for performance of work within the BNC shall include areas in the immediate, surrounding, and adjacent areas of waterfront support facilities, Dry Docks, and in and around waterborne vessels moored and/or berthed within the confines PSNS & IMF and Naval Base Kitsap (NBK), Bremerton, WA 98314-5100. The Contractor shall provide up to 20 forklift operators and 4 forklift operator-working leads. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all labor, management, supervision, coordination, quality assurance, quality management, quality control, and personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to perform the requirements of this work statement during the period of performance specified in each task order.

Required Capabilities

Additional detail is provided in the PWS attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

If your organization has the potential capacity and capabilities to perform these contract requirements, please provide the following information: Organization Name, CAGE code, and DUNs number. 

Any applicable brochures or company capability material may also be submitted. 

Eligibility

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 488320 ‘Marine Cargo Handling,’ with a Small Business Size Standard of $41,500,000.00.  The Product Service Code is V119.  Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond.

Submission Details

Interested parties are requested to submit via email.  The email subject line should be “Sources Sought Response for N4523A22Q5703.” The response to the sources sought may be in either Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or in the body of the email and shall be addressed to bailey.juvinall@navy.mil, or george.rutt@navy.mil.

ALL DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT THAT IS MARKED OR DESIGNATED AS CORPORATE OR PROPRIETARY WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED FROM RELEASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Forklft Operator Performance Work Statement_4-4-22.docx DOCX document
A04.01 Performance Work Statement.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Forklift Operator Support Latest solicitation Solicitation
Forklift Operator Services This notice · Original Pre-Solicitation

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