CHICAGO HARBOR LOCK DEWATERING

CHICAGO HARBOR LOCK DEWATERING: W912P6-16-T-0008 Description(s): This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for commercial items issued pursuant to FAR Subpart 12. Under this notice, The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE) is issuing a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for services to support a range of activities related to The Chicago Harbor Lock Dewatering. The USACE requires the utilization of Load Handling Equipment (LHE) and the services of a LHE Operator and Rigger(s) for the loading/unloading of eleven (11) bulkheads and one (1) lifting beam onto/off of three (3) Corps of Engineers supplied deck barges onto the Corps of Engineers supplied deck barges at the Chicago District's Bulkhead Storage Site, which is located at Samson's Slip along the south branch of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. The Contractor shall be responsible for supplying appropriately sized Load Handling Equipment (LHE), all necessary rigging, spreader beam(s) and miscellaneous supplies to safely and efficiently load/unload the bulkheads and lifting beam onto the Corps of Engineers supplied deck barges. The bulkheads and lifting beam are currently stored at the Chicago District's Bulkhead Storage Site located at Samson's Slip along the south branch of the Chicago River, in Chicago, IL. The Contractor shall be responsible for determining the means and methods for loading/unloading the bulkheads and lifting beam onto/off of the Corps of Engineers supplied deck barges. Each bulkhead weights approximately 66,000lbs and has two lifting lugs to which the bulkheads will be picked from. The lifting beam weights approximately 24,000lbs. THE LHE AND ALL ASSOCIATED RIGGING, CERTIFIED TEST WEIGHTS AND SUPPLIES SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE CHICAGO DISTRICT'S BULKHEAD STORAGE SITE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT SAMSON'S SLIP ALONG THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. UPON AWARD, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION OF THE LHE TO AND FROM THE SITE. ACCESS TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS - BULKHEAD STORAGE SITE REQUIRES COORDINATION WITH THE CHICAGO DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS' TECHNICAL POC. THE TECHNICAL POCS ARE: JEFFREY MACDONALD AT 312?846?5429 AND/OR ROBERT OJALA 312?860?0135 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9AM AND 5PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NEAREST LOCAL ADDRESS IS: 2411 S. LOOMIS STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60604. THE UNLOADING OPERATIONS WILL COMMENCE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CHICAGO HARBOR LOCK DEWATERING WHICH WILL OCCUR SOMETIME BETWEEN MONDAY, MARCH 7TH AND MONDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2016. THE TECHNICAL POC SHALL CONTACT THE CONTRACTOR SEVEN (7) DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF UNLOADING OPERATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS SUCH THAT THE UNLOADING OF THE BULKHEADS AND LIFTING BEAM CAN COMMENCE AT 9AM ON THE IDENTIFIED DATE OF OPERATION. The applicable Size Standard is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 238990, with a Small Business size standard of $15,000,000.00 ($15M). (1) SUBMITTAL DUE DATE AND TIME: The Contractor submittal packages must be received by the USACE - Chicago District Office no later than 10:00 AM CDT on January 25, 2016. Your proposal must be submitted via email to: Pamela.j.brown@usace.army.mil and regina.g.blair@usace.army.mil Please reference the subject solicitation number on all correspondence. IMPORTANT NOTES: (2) IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE ATTACHED RFQ DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE RFQ DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE RFP ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR SUBMITTAL PACKAGES. The solicitation will be available on the web only. Any associated project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can view, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments will be available from the FBO website by download only and are available for download through the FBO website. Prior to submission of quotes all contractors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. To register or update information go to http://www.SAM.gov. Questions may be addressed to Pamela J. Brown via email: Pamela.j.brown@usace.army.mil .THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SERVES AS THE ADVANCE NOTICE. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-16-T-0008 on all correspondence **