SAM #N4523A27RPSNS

Market Research for Wire-Rope Replacement on Seven Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Cranes

The Department of the Navy is researching an on-site wire-rope replacement effort for portal cranes at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. - Government buyer: Department of the Navy, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Contracting Office Code 400, Bremerton, Washington. - Opportunity: Sources-sought market research for replacement of 15 specified wire ropes across seven portal cranes; this is not a solicitation or request for quotes. - Scope: Contractor provides labor, equipment, materials (except one Government-furnished rope), work plans, installation, documentation, and deficiency correction. The Government performs specified inspections, rope break-in, and load testing. - Technical requirements: Rope specifications vary by crane and include diameters, constructions, and minimum breaking strengths. Requirements include crane-specific approved work plans, engineering drawings and calculations, rope and end-fitting certifications, coordinated inspections, and compliance with NAVFAC P-307. Work takes place in the shipyard’s Controlled Industrial Area. - Government-furnished item: One 43 mm rope for Crane 81, Rope 11; the PWS describes this rope as installed on Crane 93. The Government provides the rope and performs specified testing and inspection activities. - Named equipment labels: Samsung, Westmont, Craft, and Amclyde appear in crane/rope-position descriptions. The notice does not identify a wire-rope manufacturer or service vendor. - Period: Award through 36 months, structured as a base year and two option years. On-site work timing is to be coordinated within the performance period.

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 Bremerton, Washington.  This is a service to replace wire rope on seven (7) canes located at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

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 Sources Sought Response N4523A27RPSNS" 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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