Fort Riley Vertical Lifts

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood is procuring the purchase, installation, and five-year warranty support for two Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs) at Fort Riley, Kansas. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to install the systems, including demolition and disposal of two existing lift units, with installation and training to be completed by authorized qualified individuals holding current Information Assurance Technician Level 1 certification. Key technical requirements include compliance with DIN EN 15095 standards, TUV certification, manufacturer ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, specific dimensional specifications (20'2.13" height by 133.07" width by 120.98" depth with 747 cubic feet of usable storage per unit), steel-belted tooth drive systems with specified safety factors, and 24-hour service turnaround capability through factory-trained personnel. The Government will evaluate proposals based on three factors: price reasonableness and realism, past performance on work completed within the last three years, and technical approach clarity and delivery capability. The deadline for proposal submission is February 11, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, with questions having been due by January 28, 2026, and a mandatory site visit having been conducted on February 2, 2026.

This is a 100 percent small business set-aside solicitation (NAICS code 333922). The incumbent contractors identified in site visit documentation include Industrial Shower Systems and Raw Valley Companies, though this was referenced as a brand name or equal solicitation permitting equivalent systems beyond the specifically named Kardex Remstar SHUTTLE-XP-500 model. The solicitation consists of two line items—two Vertical Lift Units and Demo/Install services—with a baseline construction timeline of 112-126 days, though accelerated schedules are acceptable if all requirements are met. Each unit must contain 29 trays with varying capacities totaling a maximum unit capacity of 24,696 pounds, with maximum lifting speed of 157.50 feet per minute and maximum access time of 45 seconds. Performance location is 7920 Apennines Drive, Fort Riley, Kansas 66442, with electrical requirements of 208-volt, 3-phase power and work hours restricted to 0800-1500, and the five-year warranty covers only on-call corrective maintenance support with preventative maintenance excluded from the base price.