Sole Source Excel Brand Scaffolding for PNS (J&A)

This solicitation seeks to procure over 7,000 pieces of Excel brand modular scaffolding parts and accessories, as well as freight services for six truckloads of material deliveries. The procuring agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical acceptability and price reasonableness, with award made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. Successful offerors must meet small business subcontracting goals and comply with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses. Responses are due by September 5, 2022.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The place of performance is Kittery, ME. The justification document identifies Excel Modular Scaffolding as the only authorized distributor of Excel brand scaffolding, making this a sole source procurement. The total value of Excel scaffolding already in use at the shipyard is estimated at $18.9 million. Delivery of all scaffolding parts and material is required by February 2023 to support existing inventory and work at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.