SBRF Crane Cylinder Replacement

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet is soliciting contractors to remove and replace two extend cylinders and one luff cylinder on an Appleton Marine Crane installed aboard the vessel MARY ANN (FS-65), along with miscellaneous repairs to the crane system. The procurement falls under NAICS code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) with a small business size standard of 1,300 employees and requires contractors to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The work includes comprehensive crane system replacement, labeling and inspecting hoses and electrical cabling, performing function and pressure testing, reinstalling the telescopic boom system, and recalibrating the Load Monitor Indicator. The government will use Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria, assessing technical approach, project schedule, subcontractor information, and relevant experience within the past five years. The original solicitation deadline was September 15, 2025, but Amendment 2 extended the due date to September 19, 2025, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, with award anticipated shortly thereafter.

This is an unrestricted procurement with no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractors are identified in the documentation. The contract structure includes two Contract Line Item Numbers: CLIN 0001 for core services priced at $0.00 (indicating government-furnished parts), and CLIN 0002 for supplemental work with a not-to-exceed limit of $40,000, comprising up to 48 hours of supplemental labor and materials. The crane being serviced is an Appleton Marine Crane Model EB190-80-40 with Serial Number 11213, featuring a telescopic boom extending from 42'8" to 82'6" with a 30-ton capacity. Work must be performed within the San Francisco Bay area, including Sacramento and Stockton up-river areas, with SBRF delivering the vessel to the contractor's shipyard and a 30-day performance period required after vessel arrival. The anticipated period of performance is expected to begin on or after September 30, 2025, with the vessel returning no later than 30 days after arriving at the selected shipyard.