RECOVERY--Z--PROJECT NUMBER 111261, DALE HOLLOW LAKE, TN. Rehabilitation of one 100-ton Bridge Crane in the Dale Hollow Dam Powerhouse.

The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to sole source one firm-fixed price contract to Morris Material Handling, Inc., 315 W Forest Hill Ave, Oak Creek WI, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (a)(2)(ii) for the rehabilitation of a 100 ton crane located inside Dale Hollow Powerhouse. The type of contract is an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act 2009 (ARRA) construction contract for the Nashville District from which the original crane fabricator, P&H Crane (now Morris Material Handling, Inc.) who has proprietary ownership of the design, engineering and construction of the crane, will be required to totally rehabilitate the 100 ton crane to current crane and safety standards.

This is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide past performance and references regarding your ability to provide this supply and service along with your Statement of Capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. Please email capability statements or proposals to Isaac.j.taylor@usace.army.mil. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submission of capability statements or proposals is January 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. CST. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 238320 with a small business size standard of $14.0 Million. You can view this notice from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov.

This notice of intent to sole source is a special notice that amends the special notice posted on November 4, 2009, posted under Solicitation Number: W912P5-09-R-0039.

The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to sole source a firm-fixed price contract to Morris Material Handling, Inc., 315 W Forest Hill Ave, Oak Creek WI, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (a)(2)(ii), for the rehabilitation of a 100 ton crane located inside Dale Hollow Powerhouse. The type of contract is an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act 2009 (ARRA) construction contract for the Nashville District from which the original crane fabricator, P&H Crane (now Morris Material Handling, Inc.) who has proprietary ownership of the design, engineering and construction of the crane, will be required to totally rehabilitate the 100 ton crane to current crane and safety standards.

This is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide past performance and references regarding your ability to provide this supply and service along with your Statement of Capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. Please email capability statements or proposals to Isaac.j.taylor@usace.army.mil. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submission of capability statements or proposals is January 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. CST. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 238320 with a small business size standard of $14.0 Million.

RECOVERY--DALE HOLLOW CRANE REHABILITATION SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT. The Crane for subject contract action has been classified as sole source procurement in accordance with the approved J&A approved and authorized by FAR part 6 and authorized by PARC Atlanta.