Lease of Scaffolding for the USS CONSTITUTION Project

Amend 0001 is issued to address questions regarding the installation, safety training, and removal of the scaffolding upon completion of the contract.

The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department-Groton site intends to award a competitive Firm Fixed Price contract for the lease of scaffolding for the overhaul of the USS Constitution at the Naval History and Heritage Command Det Boston, Charlestown, MA. The Period of Performance for the contract will be from 01 April 2015 through 30 September 2017, providing all options are exercised. The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 532490. ATTACHED ARE COPIES OF THE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) and THE DRAWINGS

The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department-Groton site intends to award a competitive Firm Fixed Price contract for the lease of scaffolding for the overhaul of the USS Constitution at the Naval History and Heritage Command Det Boston, Charlestown, MA. The Period of Performance for the contract will be from 01 April 2015 through 30 September 2017, providing all options are exercised. The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 532490.



This solicitation will be issued as a commercial RFQ in accordance with FAR Part 12 –Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. This requirement will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 532490 and the size standard is $32.5 million. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available for download on or around 17 February 2015. The closing date of the solicitation will be on 17 March 2015 at 11:00 AM EST, unless a later date is specified in the solicitation. The RFQ will be posted on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) web link at https://www.neco.navy.mil and will also be available for download at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. A bidders list will not be maintained by this office, no telephone or fax requests for the RFQ package will be accepted. Potential vendors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available by downloading the documents at the above web sites.

This office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a quote, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the proposal. Through its submission, the vendor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in SAM database will make a vendor ineligible for award.

Vendors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220, or via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. The NECO website has a submit bid button next to the solicitation number. DO NOT use the submit bid button on NECO to submit your proposal. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to Rhonda.nielsen@navy.mil.