USS america (LHA-6) material handling equipment (MHE) refurbishment
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1301395084
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- San Diego, California 92135, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, San Diego is conducting a market survey to identify small businesses capable of refurbishing material handling equipment for USS AMERICA (LHA-6), with capability statements due August 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT. This is a total small business set-aside; large businesses are explicitly excluded. The anticipated contract is firm-fixed-price with a one-year period of performance.
Work is performed at the contractor's facility in San Diego County, California. The scope covers refurbishment of seven forklift assets—three 4,500 lb electric forklifts, two 4,000 lb rough terrain forklifts, one 10,000 lb rough terrain forklift, and one 20,000 lb Forklift Model LK20SCB—to full operational capability for the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. Refurbishment includes induction inspection, corrective maintenance and overhaul, corrosion removal and surface preparation, tire and fork inspection with certification, hydraulic system repair, electrical and drivetrain troubleshooting, repainting per SAE AMS-STD-595 (yellow, lead and chromate free), anti-slip surface application, and post-overhaul testing per NAVSEA and NAVFAC standards. Battery replacement or rebuild for electric assets is excluded. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, parts, transportation coordination, test equipment, and certification services. Period of performance is 180 business days from first asset induction, exclusive of parts procurement time, with estimated asset return in January 2027.
Contractor must be registered in SAM.gov, qualify as small business under NAICS 811310 (size standard $12.5 million), and maintain certified personnel for weight-handling equipment certification. Capability statements (maximum 10 pages) must include corporate description, socioeconomic certifications, and 1–3 citations of current relevant work within three years prior to July 27, 2026. Submit to elisa.r.allison.civ@us.navy.mil with reference number 1301395084. Question deadline is July 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT. If a set-aside contract results, FAR 52.219-14 limitations on subcontracting apply.
Notice text
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, San Diego (FLCSD) is conducting a market survey (MS) to identify interested and capable businesses, stimulate industry awareness and, gain feedback to improve the acquisition environment/process. Firms possessing the capabilities to perform the tasking described in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and information below are encouraged to respond.
This is not a solicitation announcement. This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. The Government will not award any contract based on the information received from this notice. The government will utilize information received from this notice to assist in acquisition planning and identifying small businesses’ capabilities. The Government reserves the right to consider a set-aside for small businesses or one of the small business socioeconomic contracting programs (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), and women-owned small business (WOSB) including economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB)).
Any resultant set-aside contract or task order for services will include the applicable clause at FAR 52.219-14 – Limitations on Subcontracting. Respondents (e.g., primes) intending to utilize subcontractors should provide information detailing how the prime will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities (SSEs), as defined within FAR 52.219-14. A respondent (prime) utilizing a subcontracting arrangement will need to have the infrastructure and resources in place to manage the entire contract, including all task orders (if applicable).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sources Sought Notice_MHE Refurbishment.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1_Draft PWS_MHE_Refurbishment.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| USS america (LHA-6) material handling equipment (MHE) refurbishment | Award Notice | |
| USS america (LHA-6) material handling equipment (MHE) refurbishment | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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