Cranes, Hoists, Scales, Lifts and Dock Leveler Maintenance

This announcement is a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The purpose of this sources sought is to determine interested parties, socioeconomic status availability, capabilities, and availability. The Government intends to use responses to this sources sought synopsis to make an appropriate acquisition decision for this requirement. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Wilmington District is seeking sources that can provide maintenance and repair of cranes, hoist, scales, dock levelers and vehicle lifts on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The scope of support may include but is not limited to: Cranes and hoist requiring periodic (annual) and frequent (monthly) inspections, scales requiring semi-annual calibration check with certified weights and vehicle lifts requiring annual certifications. Additional requirements may involve repair of cranes, hoists, scales, dock levelers and vehicles lifts on an as necessary basis. The requiring activity for this procurement is the US Army Corps of Engineers located in Wilmington, NC. A determination on the contract type, mechanism for procuring the services/supplies, and possible set-aside will not be made by the Government until after the market research has been completed. No proposals are being requested or accepted under this synopsis. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 811310 and the size standard is $7.5 million. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond. Responses should provide the following information in response to this sources sought announcement: (1) business name and address; (2) name of company representative and their business title; (3) pertinent details and experience of doing this type of services; (4) business size as it relates to the NAICS code and size standard stated in this sources sought announcement; (5) contract types typically used for these types of services; and (6) other contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of these services, to include General Service Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules; and/or any other Department of Defense contracts. PROCEDURES: This Request for Information (RFI) is a required component of a complete and systematic process to evaluate interested parties in order to minimize cost both to potentially interested parties and the Government. Interested sources are also encouraged to submit product literature in response to this Request for Information (RFI). Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUB Zone, 8(a), WOSB, VOSB, etc). The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Any submission of such product literature or catalog cut sheets will be treated separate from, and will have no bearing on, any subsequent evaluation of proposals submitted in response to any resulting future formal Request for Proposal. Funding for this requirement is "Subject to the Availability of Funding" per FAR 52.232-18. The amount of funding is not known at this time. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead (not to exceed 10 pages in length) to contact@example.gov . No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this SOURCES SOUGHT or Government use of any information provided. Elaborate proposals or pricing information are neither required nor desired. No solicitation document exists for this request for this Sources Sought. This notice is for informational purposes only; it is not a request for proposals nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended into responding to this sources sought announcement. Responses must be submitted no later than 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time), May 10, 2019 via email to contact@example.gov .