HLD - Rotor Lifting Beam Load Testing

This Presolicitation is for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam in Washington State. The work to be performed pertains to the testing an existing lifting beam to 125% (600Ton) of the load rating. The beam is load rated to 480 Tons. The intent of the load testing is to make the beam in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and ASMB B30.20 criteria for Below?the?hook lifting devices. Documentation is required of the load testing with a new name plate to be added to the beam. A pre and post inspection of the beam is required to validate no damage or deformation occurred from the load testing. The beam weight is about 20 Tons, and overall dimension is 23 feet long, 7 feet tall by approximately 7 feet wide. The beam attached to the crane with two 7 inch diameter pins and the load is applied to a circular 38 inch opening in the center of the beam. The beam is located at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam near Pasco WA. The beam can be loaded on the back onto a trailer by the Government. The beam will need to be returned to the Government no later than June 15 2018 with proper documentation that demonstrates the beam is in complaint with the Below?the?hook lifting devices for load testing. Optional Welding: There will be a total of 8 plates. The plate dimension is 30"x26"x1" with a 5/8" chamfer on 2 sides. Will use a 1/4" fillet on all four sides and stop welding 1" from the end of the plate. Weld inspection report will be required after all welding. This will be a firm-fixed-price service contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 811310 and the associated small business size standard is $7,500,000.00. This is a Firm Fixed Price requirement in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Market Research will determine if this will be full and open or small business set-aside. This synopsis is not a request for quotes or proposals. This is a pre-solicitation notice that a solicitation has been scheduled to be released via FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) soon detailing requirements for Load Testing. This information is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Conducting business with the Government: In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the Contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must be registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished at www.sam.gov. By submission of a quote, the Contractor acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. When available, the solicitation documents for this requirement will be accessible via Federal Business Opportunities at www.fbo.gov. No CD's or hard copies will be available. Offerors are responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an Offeror's inability to access the documents posted at the referenced website. Prospective offerors are responsible for checking for any update(s) to the Notice. To obtain automatic notifications of updates to this solicitation, you must log in to www.fbo.gov and add the solicitation to your quote watch list. Interested parties that respond to this sources sought announcement should submit the following information: (1) Your intent to submit a quote for this project when it is formally advertised (2) Name of firm with address, phone and point of contact. (3) CAGE Code and DUNS number or a copy of your System for Award Management (SAM) information (4) The category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZONE, or SDVOSB etc. (5) Statement of Capability stating your certifications, skills, experience, knowledge, and equipment required to perform the specified type of work. This should include documentation of past specialized experience and technical competence in working with similar systems, up to three (3) past projects for which your firm was the prime contractor.