Barge/vessel and Crane Services Corpus Christi, TX

The contract is for unrestricted barge and vessel services with crane operations to lift and install an aluminum fabricated frame onto a concrete pier at the Bob Hall Pier NWLON station in Corpus Christi, Texas, under a firm-fixed-price acquisition governed by FAR Part 12 as a commercial item solicitation. The work must be performed between July 15 and August 31, 2026, with all performance, inspection, and acceptance occurring at the pier location. The solicitation number is 1305M226Q0173, issued by NOAA under the Department of Commerce, and responses are due by July 8, 2026, via email to the contracting officer or through the FedConnect portal. All offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, provide a valid CAGE Code and UEI, and comply with mandatory representations and certifications incorporated by reference, including those related to subcontracting, wage compliance under Executive Order 14026, and prohibitions against inverted domestic corporations and delinquent tax liabilities. The procurement uses a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation method, requiring a detailed technical approach, three verifiable past performance references, and a firm-fixed-price quote without option periods. Invoices must be submitted electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and compliance with sustainable products and services standards, whistleblower rights, and prohibitions on confidential internal agreements is mandatory. The NAICS code is 488390 with a $47.0 million small business size standard, but the solicitation is unrestricted and not set aside for any socioeconomic category. Contractors must ensure no employer-employee relationship is established with NOAA personnel, implement sexual harassment policies, identify themselves as contractors in all communications, and maintain payroll records for three years. No specific packaging, marking, or FOB terms beyond destination delivery are specified, and no contract value is disclosed due to the absence of populated pricing line items.