The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, New Orleans District has a requirement for two mobile (truck or all terrain) cranes to lower and raise gates at 3 outfall canal closures. Cranes will be rented for an initial period of two month with monthly options not to exceed 1 Dec 2006. Crane will be delivered to the 17th Street Coast Guard Station, New Orleans Louisiana on 25 May 2006. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 532412 and the small business size standard is $6.5 Million. This requirement is advertised as unrestricted and open to all qualified sources. The requirement will be procured on a firm fixed price basis. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS: (Brand Name or Equal) Equipment will be similar to Grove RT 530 E, Grove RT 535E, Grove RT 600E, Link-Belt HTC 8640, etc. Cranes shall have 30-60 ton capacity. The outriggers, fully extended, shall fit within the clear width of the crane deck on each structure 24 ft. The total weight of each gate with spreader bar and rigging is 25,000 lbs, with a lifting radius of 20-25 ft, depending on the outrigger spread. The contractor shall submit all crane specifications, lifting capacity or load charts and equipment dimensions for each machine proposed. This includes load capabilities with the outriggers fully extended and the load being lifted over the side of the cra ne, between the outriggers. Overview: There are 3 outfall canals in Orleans parish that will have gated closure structures in place by the beginning of the 2006 hurricane season. The structures will have from 11 to 13 gates that can be closed in the event of an approaching storm wh ere the surge is predicted to exceed the safe water limit in the outfall canals. Winch driven operating systems are currently being designed and installation is expected sometime during hurricane season. The cranes will be the primary raising and lowering mechanism until the winch system is installed. The cranes may remain on standby at the structures following winch installation as the backup to the winch system. The cranes will remain secured on site for the duration of any storm event to be available for structure opening following the event. The gates will be raised when the lake level reaches the safe level in the canals to allow drainage water to exit the canals. The RFP and all information pertaining to this acquisition will be made available electronically through the Federal Business Opportunities electronic posting system web link at http://www.fedbizopps.gov: It is and will continue to be all potential offero rs responsibility to monitor the fedbiz website for any amendments, updates, offerors, library, responses to questions and answers as the government will not be maintaining a mailing list. It is incumbent upon all potential bidders to download from the fe dbiz website. If you experience problems in downloading the electronic copy of the data, please contact Vincent Gonzales by e-mail at
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+1 (555) 000-0000. Any communications must identify the IFB number, W 912P8-06-R-0157, company name, address, phone number including area code, facsimile number and point of contact. No phone call requests will be accepted. The anticipated solicitation release date is on or about 24 April 2006 with a closing date of 5 May 2006 at 11:00 A.M. Central Time. NOTE: Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required by Federal Regulations (See FAR 52.204-7004), therefore you must be CCR registered to be awarded this project and payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration may be obtained by calling
+1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet. Recommend registering immediately in order t o be eligible for timely award. The solicitation package may be downloaded from FedTeDS, once it is released, at www.fedteds.gov, at the following link: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912P8-06-R-0157. You will have to be registered in FedTeDS in order to download the solicitation package. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related info rmation for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. FedTeDS registration requires the following information: 1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) 2) DUNS Number or CAGE Code 3) Telephone Number 4) E-Mail Address Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink. Interested bidders should select the Begin Vendor/Contractor Registration Process option. Offerors who have regist ered with FedTeDS must access the data for this solicitation by way of the link below. Offerors cannot log into the FedTeDS home page and search for data. https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912P8-06-R-0 157
