Crane Inspection/Repair at Minot AFB

Crane Inspection/Repair at Minot AFB, North Dakota SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. The Government will not pay for the information requested herein. Only non-classified information shall be provided in your response. Copies of the submitted information may be reproduced for Government review. 1.1 PURPOSE: This Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811310 which has a corresponding size standard of $7.5 million dollars. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. PROGRAM DETAILS: It is the intent of the Government to procure services to inspect and repair a crane located at Minot AFB, ND. Requirements are outlined below. - Crane inspection and repair on National Crane 1100 serial number 293268 for 583 MMXS/MKRND at Minot AFB. - Perform annual comprehensive inspection in accordance with OSHA 1926.1412. Standard can be located on the National Crane website at: http://nccinspections.com/annualcomprehensive-osha-inspections.html - Provide protection to government property to prevent damage during the period of time the property is under the control or in the possession of the contractor. - In the event of an accident or mishap, the contractor shall take reasonable and prudent action to establish control of the accident/mishap scene, prevent further damage to persons or property, and preserve evidence until released by the accident/mishap investigative authority through the Contracting Officer. 3. GOVERNMENT REQUEST: Interested parties are requested to submit a letter of interest, brief statement of current capability and responses to the attached Capabilities Questionnaire. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. Please limit your submissions to ten pages in PDF or Microsoft Word Format. In order to be considered in this Source Sought, please reply by 12:00 PM MDT, 16 June, 2015. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE Crane Inspection/Repair at Minot AFB, North Dakota Part I. Business Information 1. Company/Institute Name: 2. CAGE Code: 3. Company Point of Contact a. Name b. Telephone # c. Email address 4. Physical Address: 5. Web Page URL: 6. Provide your company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: a. If your company is a small business, it a woman owned business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) business, HUB Zone business, Serviced Disabled Veteran Owned Business, etc. Part II. Capability Survey Questions 1. Provide your suggested NAICS code. 2. Are you anticipating your company to be a prime contractor or a subcontractor? 3. Are you anticipating a teaming arrangement? a. Any responses on teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. Part III. General Capability Questions: 1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and the nature of the goods and services you provide. 2. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement? 3. Discuss any concerns you may have with our requirement or specification. Part IV. Commerciality Questions: 1. Do you consider the requirement to be commercial (see FAR 2 definitions)? Please provide supporting rationale (based on the FAR Part 2 definition). 2. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement? If you offer this product to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same product used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences. 3. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement. Interested offerors should send a response to the sources sought inquiry and the questions listed above to the Contract Specialist. Responses should be submitted by 12:00 PM MDT, 16 June, 2015. Email responses in PDF or Microsoft Word format are preferred. The point of contact information is listed below: OO-ALC/PZIMA Mr. Bruce Weaver Contract Specialist 6038 Aspen Ave. Bldg. 1289 2nd Flr Phone: (801) 777-2807 Email: bruce.weaver.2@us.af.mil The information provided is for the Air Force's market research and is given understanding the AF has no obligation to pay for the information. The information may be used in developing a request for proposals (RFP) but does not obligate the AF to issue an RFP or contract. Any proprietary information submitted may be used as a general concept but specific information will be safeguarded as proprietary, if so marked.