Request for information (RFI)/sources sought --machine shop equipment maintenance

N00164-24-S-NB57 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT --MACHINE SHOP EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE – PSC K099 – NAICS 811310

Issue Date 03/28/2024 – Closing Date 04/19/2024

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – The Government is issuing this RFI/Sources Sought announcement as part of market research for the procurement of preventive maintenance and repair, if applicable, on various machines located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, Crane Indiana.  Contractor shall provide labor, material, equipment, resources to repair, test and maintain the equipment, clean, visually inspect, and maintain machine shop assets. Disassemble to the extent necessary to verify failure and/or inspect for needed repair processes and parts of subassemblies as required.  Annual maintenance is also included in this effort.  This requirement will be conducted on a competitive basis in accordance with FAR Part 12.  Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, in support of Electronic Warfare, plans to enter into an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract on a competitive basis. The requirement is anticipated to result in a Firm Fixed Price Contract that can be utilized for five years.

In accordance with Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 206.302-1, the Government is accepting information from companies potentially capable of meeting the requirements as described above.  Companies with the capabilities and facilities that would enable them to meet the Government’s requirements may respond.  Responses shall address how the respondent proposes to support annual preventative maintenance, on-call maintenance (emergency repairs), scheduled repairs/upgrades, and phone/email support.  A list of equipment and requirements is provided in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

Responses shall include (1) discuss availability of trained or certified technicians to perform tasking, (2) identify the specific industrial equipment (if not all) the vendor is capable of supporting, and (3) describe the commercial billing process used for other customers requiring similar services associated with preventative maintenance and repair.  Discuss any risks or obstacles for immediate support of the tasking after contract award.    

All interested parties may submit company and product literature, a white paper no longer than 5 pages, and/or other pertinent information, such as a statement of current availability and a summary of past performance (if applicable).

Responses to the Market Survey shall include the following:

Submitter’s Name

Street Address, City, State, Zip Code

Business Size

Point of Contact (POC)

POC Telephone

Announcement Number:  N00164-24-S-NB57

Please include the purpose/explanation of the response to the Market Survey, i.e. to better understand the Government requirements; to potentially become a viable source for this or future requirements.   The Government may contact RFI respondents to get clarification on the information submitted.

Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM).  Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the internet at www.sam.gov.

At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for contractual efforts.  This RFI/sources sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract.  The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement.  Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed.

Market Survey information may be submitted to the Point of Contact (POC) any time prior to the expiration of this announcement.  The POC for this effort is Jason Rader Jason.m.rader2.civ@us.navy.mil or 812-381-5949 and Tykeya Swain tykeya.k.swain.civ@us.navy.mil  812-381-7264 or the mailing address is:

NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane

Attention Jason Rader, Code WXSW, Bldg. 3234

300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. 

Responses to this RFI/sources sought may be emailed to the POCs above.

If any part of the submittal is classified, please contact the POC for appropriate submission information.