Heavy lift crane rental services, navsta rota, spain

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command solicited heavy lift crane rental services, certified operators, and specialized rigging equipment to extract a partially sunken Navy Standard intermediate causeway Side Loadable Warping Tug (SLWT) barge at Naval Station Rota, Spain, with quotations due July 30 at 3:00 PM Local Rota Time. This solicitation has been canceled effective July 30, 2026, due to a change in the Government's technical requirements and will be re-solicited at a future date. No quotes will be accepted.

Place of performance is NAVSTA Rota Pier 4, Rota, Spain. The work is a single-day tandem lift operation scheduled for August 10–14, 2026. The barge has a dry weight of 142,500 pounds (64.6 metric tons) and estimated wet weight of approximately 165,000 pounds (80 short tons) due to flooded pilot house and water retention in 42 ballast tanks.

The contractor must provide two certified mobile cranes with rated capacities between 400 and 500 metric tons, certified crane operators, qualified riggers, and all specialized rigging equipment (slings, spreader bars, shackles). The primary course of action involves a simultaneous tandem lift to raise the barge from 35 feet of seawater, hold it above the waterline to allow gravity drainage, then place it on Pier 4. A fallback plan coordinates with Government-furnished US Navy divers to pre-dewater the vessel if wet weight exceeds safe tandem lift parameters. All personnel must satisfy military base access requirements with documentation submitted ten business days prior to mobilization. A mandatory site visit was scheduled for August 29 at 10:00 AM; contractors without base access were required to request a pass by August 27.

The contract is firm-fixed-price and includes all mobilization, setup, travel, lodging, per diem, demobilization, and transport costs. NAICS is 488310, Port and Harbor Operations. Quotations in EUR were to be submitted via email and must remain firm for 30 calendar days. Evaluation criteria are price and technical compliance, with award to the responsible quoter offering best value based on lowest price meeting requirements unless a higher-priced quote demonstrates superior non-price qualities.