Fall Protection Systems Recertification

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only. Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose, and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response. 1. INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for Fall Protection Systems (FPS) Recertification. Little Rock Air Force Base seeks sources to furnish all labor, parts, materials, tools, equipment, equipment operators, lifts, and transportation necessary to provide recertification and repair services for the Fall Protection Systems in Hangars 280, 232, 250, 282, 228, 233, 245 IAW OSHA STD for Personal Fall Arrest System under 29 CFR 1910 and per ANSI Z359.1 1992, section 6.1.1 (fall protection). Recertification services include, but are not limited to the following: Testing end anchors for wear and damage. Testing hardware for looseness, breaks, or damage. Checking breaks for broken or frayed strands, kinks, crimps, corroded strands. Checking cable tension, inspect all swaged fittings for slippage Checking SLRs for damaged housings, frayed or broken strands, damage to snap hooks or break mechanism, check for proper tension of lifeline. Checking harnesses for frayed or worn webbing, broken stitches, and damaged D-rings or buckles. Checking lanyards for frayed or worn webbing, broken stitches, and damaged carabiners Remove all dirt and debris from system. Weight test system for max specifications The contractor shall have only competent and qualified personnel perform the work. The contractor shall be certified to inspect fall protection systems in the state of Arkansas. The contractor shall be certified/authorized to certify Uniline Safety Systems, LatchWay and DBI Fall Protection Systems. Please see attached draft PWS for additional information/details regarding this requirement. LRAFB anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this effort. The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract. NAICS code is anticipated to be 541690, size standard $16,500,000.00. 2. INSTRUCTIONS: All businesses capable of providing Fall Protection Systems (FPS) Recertification are invited to respond electronically. Responses shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number. Please indicate business size using NAICS 541690, size standard $16,500,000.00, any additional socio-economic categories (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) and indicate any current government contract vehicles you are currently apart of. Submissions should include a statement of interest and capability, which includes previous or current projects of similar scope and magnitude. Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages, and should demonstrate capability to provide Fall Protection Systems (FPS) Recertification. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. In the event Small Business contractors are not available for adequate competition for this project, it will be advertised as unrestricted. Responses must be received no later than 9 MAR 2022 at 10:00 AM CST, and addressed to SSgt Matthew Albonetti, matthew.albonetti@us.af.mil, SrA Trenton Sikute, trenton.sikute@us.af.mil, and Stephanie Gibbs, stephanie.gibbs.4@us.af.mil.