Grove Crane

Added: Jun 19, 2017 10:58 am 6/19/2017 - The purpose of this Amendment A006 is correct the question posted on 5/15/16 and to allow for quotes to be submitted by the closing date of June 21, 2016; 3:00 pm MST. Quotes are to be submitted directly to sylvia.grindstaff@ibwc.gov.

Q) Under the General Description you included, this is for a Grove TM9120 which is a discontinued model and the new model the TMS9000-2 will not meet those requirements as well as our equivalent model.

A) We understand that Grove TMS9000-2 (which is under production and will be available next month) can be equipped with a longer robe. We prefer Grove TMS9000-2 provided that it is equipped with an adequately long robe and is suitable to pick the gates and offload them on the deck.

Added: May 10, 2017 1:18 pm Modified: Jun 16, 2017 6:12 pmTrack Changes 6/16/17 - The purpose of this Amendment A005 is to extend the closing date ONLY to allow for IBWC to post Q&As that were received prior to the Q&A dead line of 6/2/17.  Bids and questions will not be accepted. Closing date is extended to June 21, 2016; 3:00 pm MST.

Purpose of this Amendment A004 is to notify that all offers are to be submitted to the second point of contact Sylvia Grindstaff,  sylvia.grindstaff@ibwc.gov. All offers that have been submitted to Angelica Baca shall be resubmitted to Sylvia Grindstaff. 

Due to the above the closing date has been extened to June 16, 2017, 3:00 pm MST to provide offerors sufficient time to resubmit offers to the above mentioned email.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 

The solicitation number is 73093201084 and this solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) Subject to Availability of Funds (SAF) as per FAR 52.232-18.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-95.

This solicitation is posted as full and open competition.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 423830  - Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalersower.  

The US International Boundary & Water Commission is requesting one (1)  Mobile Crane - TMS9000-2 Grove Crane or EQUIVALENT.

This is a SAF (Subject to Availability of Funds) solicitation. Funding is not presently available.

Refer to attached Scope of Work and Summary of Technical Specification to include dates and places of delivery, acceptance and FOB point.

Offer Due Date/Local Time: June 16, 2017, 3:00 PM MST

Q&A will be accepted by 6/2/17 via email ONLY to angelica.baca@ibwc.gov

Questions received from Offerors after this date will not be responded to.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

Please offer best pricing with initial discounts.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and any addenda.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov.

DUNS number shall be included
TIN number shall be included 

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and any addenda.

The clause at 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. 
52.222-3
52.222-19
52.222-21
52.219-28
52.222-50
52.222-26
52.223-18
52.225-1
52.225-13
52.232-33
52.222-53

The clause at 52.232-18, Availability of Funds - Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Any questions shall be sent via email to angelica.baca@ibwc.gov. Offers are due by June 9, 2017 NLT 3PM MST. Please include your DUNS with your offer.  Faxes will NOT be accepted. 

Added: May 17, 2017 3:25 pm Purpose of this Amendment is provide Question and Answer A003 5/17/17.

Q) Reviewing the table under number 6, I do not see how either machine can accomplish the 38,000lb lift at a 25ft radius 230ft from the deck. These machines do not have the adequate amount of rope to do so.

A) We need a machine with adequate length of robe to perform all the tasks. Our old Crane TM9120 had such a long robe. If the standard robe on the offered crane is too short, please ask the manufacturer to provide a machine with an approved longer robe. If a longer robe cannot be approved by the manufacturer, that crane cannot be considered.

Q) Another requirement is to be able to pick up the loads and travel, example: #3 Lift a Penstock gate weighing 54,700lbs and travel with the gate to the warehouse, again these machines do not have those capabilities.

A) "Pick and Travel" feature is preferred; however, a crane without such a feature is acceptable. We will change our SOP to Pick and Place on a flatbed truck for travel.

Q) We understand that Grove TMS9000-2 (which is under production and will be available next month) can be equipped with a longer robe. We prefer Grove TMS9000-2 provided that it is equipped with an adequately long robe and is suitable to pick the gates and offload them on the deck.

A) We understand that Grove TMS9000-2 (which is under production and will be available next month) can be equipped with a longer robe. We prefer Grove TMS9000-2 provided that it is equipped with an adequately long robe and is suitable to pick the gates and offload them on the deck.

Added: May 16, 2017 10:36 am Q&A Modification 5/16/17

1. Supply man baskets for lifting people:
Our operations may involve the use of "Man Basket". We prefer the crane supplier to provide or suggest a suitable man basket for use with the crane. We will consider offers of supplying just the crane; we can purchase the man basket separately if we have to. However, If the manufacturer prohibits the use of a man basket with the crane, please clearly state that in your offer.

2. Man basket not included nor be responsible for any liability or use of man basket after purchase: 
OSHA does not prohibit "Pick and Carry" operations altogether. A crane may pick and carry or walk loads in accordance with the crane manufacturer's specifications. If the manufacturer prohibits pick and carry operations please state that clearly in your offer.

3. Scope of Work "crane shall meet the following requirements", numbers 1-3 indicate the crane will "travel with the stop log/bulk head gate/penstock gate". "Pick and Carry" operations are Not recommended by the Manufacturer. Unless the Crane has the capability of driving the "lower cab" from the "upper crane operations cab" it is impossible to perform a "Pick and Carry" maneuver:
In general you may take exception to any of the requirements in the solicitation. However, please state such exceptions clearly in your offer. Your offer will be evaluated not only on the basis of the requirements, but also in comparison to alternative offers from other vendors.

Added: May 15, 2017 10:06 am Revised SOW and Crane SPECS included as of 5/15/17.

Added: May 10, 2017 1:18 pm  This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 

The solicitation number is 73093201084 and this solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) Subject to Availability of Funds (SAF) as per FAR 52.232-18.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-95.

This solicitation is posted as full and open competition.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 423830  - Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalersower.  

The US International Boundary & Water Commission is requesting one (1)  Mobile Crane - TMS9000-2 Grove Crane or EQUIVALENT.

This is a SAF (Subject to Availability of Funds) solicitation. Funding is not presently available.

Refer to attached Scope of Work and Summary of Technical Specification to include dates and places of delivery, acceptance and FOB point.

Offer Due Date/Local Time: June 9, 2017, 3:00 PM MST

Q&A will be accepted by 6/2/17 via email ONLY to angelica.baca@ibwc.gov

Questions received from Offerors after this date will not be responded to.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

Please offer best pricing with initial discounts.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and any addenda.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov.

DUNS number shall be included
TIN number shall be included 

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and any addenda.

The clause at 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. 
52.222-3
52.222-19
52.222-21
52.219-28
52.222-50
52.222-26
52.223-18
52.225-1
52.225-13
52.232-33
52.222-53

The clause at 52.232-18, Availability of Funds - Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Any questions shall be sent via email to angelica.baca@ibwc.gov. Offers are due by June 9, 2017 NLT 3PM MST. Please include your DUNS with your offer.  Faxes will NOT be accepted.