SAM #N4523A27RBANG

Sources sought: wire-rope replacement for two Naval Base Kitsap cranes

The Department of the Navy is researching a wire-rope replacement contract for two portal cranes at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor. - Government buyer: Department of the Navy; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNSY & IMF), Contracting Office Code 400, under NAVSEA. Work is at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Trident Refit Facility (TRF), Delta Pier, in Silverdale, Washington. - Procurement: Sources sought for on-site replacement of whip, main, and boom/luffing hoist ropes on Craft Ward Leonard portal cranes 83 and 85. The contractor supplies materials, equipment, and labor; the Government provides a minimum crane team and conducts inspections. - OEMs and named products: Bridon is named for Dyform 34LR whip rope, or an equivalent. The cranes are identified as Craft Ward Leonard portal cranes. The work also specifies Fiskes 122 Wire Rope Dressing. - Wire rope quantities for both cranes: 2 whip ropes, each 42 mm diameter and 650 ft; 2 boom/luffing ropes, each 1-5/8 in diameter and 1,575 ft; and 4 main ropes, each 1-5/8 in diameter and 775 ft, comprising one RRL and one LRL rope per crane. - Other materials for both cranes: 6 open spelter sockets, 4 wire rope clips, 8 heavy hex head screws, and 8 castellated locknuts. - Notable technical requirements: Remove and dispose of existing ropes; install the specified replacements; inspect and clean sheaves and drums and correct burrs or raised metal; apply corrosion protection, paint touch-up, and rope dressing; tension ropes to 2%–5% of nominal breaking load; and support Government inspection and load testing. Rope specifications include construction, lay, grade, core, and minimum breaking-strength requirements detailed in the line items. - Performance: Complete the work within 330 calendar days after task-order issuance. The notice is market research for a possible acquisition, and no specific award value or part numbers are provided.

Description

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS) Contracting Office (Code 400) is issuing this sources sought.  The sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify industrial capabilities that might exist in order to support an upcoming requirement for a Wire Rope Replacement Services contract.  For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). 

Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), the Government intent at this time is for a single award.  All small business set-aside categories will be considered.  Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, the Government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses, but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.

Notice Regarding Sources Sought: This sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This sources sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not seeking quotes at this time, nor accepting unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this source sought; all costs associated with responding to this source sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website (SAM.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Project Background

This contract shall provide on-site wire rope replacement services for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Silverdale, Washington.  This is a service to replace wire rope on two (2) canes located at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor

Additional details are provided in the draft PWS attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

Instructions to Submit Interest: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the notional PWS attached to this notice and include answers to the attached Request for Information (RFI) (Attachment 2). Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

Please e-mail this information to the Government contacts listed below, with

"Wire Rope Replacement N4523A27RBANG " in the subject field, by the closing date of this notice.

Angela Charpia, Branch Manager , angela.m.charpia.civ@us.navy.mil

Amanpreet Johal, Contracting Officer, amanpreet.s.johal2.civ@us.navy.mil

Any applicable brochures or company capability material may also be submitted. 

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