TIERED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR A Material Elevator and Track-Guided Electric Hoist and Installation

The Department of the Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground seeks a material elevator and track-guided electric hoist system with installation, under a tiered 100% small business set-aside that converts to full and open competition only if no acceptable small business offers are received, with proposals due August 11, 2026.

Place of performance is Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The procurement requires delivery within two months of award. The system must transport test items up to six feet in length, width, and height with a maximum weight of 1,000 pounds, consisting of a material elevator with 14 feet of vertical travel between ground floor and mezzanine level, an electric hoist mounted on a movable trolley capable of lifting 1,000 pounds to heights between three and thirteen feet, and a customizable track system with curved (24-inch radius) and linear (15–18 feet) paths. The track system must be supported from the mezzanine floor structure rather than ceiling-mounted and must accommodate up to five degrees of articulation perpendicular to the track.

The contract is Firm Fixed Price, FOB Destination, with no contract financing available. NAICS code 333923 applies; the small business size standard is 1,250 employees by annual revenue. All contractor and subcontractor employees requiring installation access must complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days of contract start and receive iWATCH program briefing within 30 days of award, with compliance documentation submitted to the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer's Representative. Evaluation factors—Price, Technical Acceptability, and Past Performance—are weighted equally, with only offers rated Acceptable on past performance eligible for award. The contract specialist is Myoung-Ju Kang-Jones; the Contracting Officer is Phillip Amador.