Hydraulic Winch Purchase and Overhaul

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists; (2) determine if commercial itemssuitable to meet the agency's needs are available, or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements; (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply; and (4) seek comments and questions from industry regarding the draft statement of work (SOW). Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. REQUIREMENT: This Notice is issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG), Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) Norfolk, VA, to identify sources capable of providing the following: Purchase and Overhaul Brand Name Hydraulic Winches. The USCG is identifying sources capable of providing Brand Name Hydraulic Winches to support WTGB-140 Class Icebreaking Tugs, WLB-225/WLM-175 Class Buoy Tenders,WLLB-240 Great Lakes Icebreaker, WLIC-75 Inland Construction Tender, WLR-65/75C/75E/75F River Buoy Tender, WAGL-75C, and WAGB-420 Polar Icebreaker in accordance with Attachment's R-573-2036, SPECIFICATION FOR THE OVERHAUL OF THE BRADEN HYDRAULIC WINCHES FOR U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTERS, and Appendix B, DATA SHEETS. The USCG is interested in awarding a firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with up to 4 option years. All work will be performed at contractor's facility. SCOPE OF WORK: Purchase Hydraulic Winches CLIN Part Number FSC NIIN CLIN 1 GH50CT-114090-05 3950 014982280 CLIN 2 YMD-10685 / GH50-114090-05 3950 01F091465 CLIN 3 CH185A-36110-03G-1 3950 01F143575 CLIN 4 CH185A-36110-01-1 3950 014337356 CLIN 5 YMD-9110 / GH50-SPL-114090-25G 3950 01F030115 CLIN 6 YMD-9117 / GH50CT-11490-05G 3950 015092643 CLIN 7 YMD-9132 / CH210A-36110-03-G 3950 015106975 CLIN 8 GH30CT-44076-07SP 3950 014191845 CLIN 9 YMD-6858 / PD12C-59034-23G 3950 014195366 CLIN 10 CH210A-36110-01-1 3950 016433354 CLIN 11 BG6-667012-01 2030 01F143949 CLIN 12 BG7-69-23029-01 3950 01F122746 CLIN 13 BG8-69-23029-01 3010 01F122747 Questions or comments to the work to be performed and the specification are required by 12:00PM EST on 03 August 2018. The response documents shall be no longer than ten pages in length and submitted to travis.a.spires@uscg.mil and adam.f.petty@uscg.mil with the subject line Hydraulic Winch Purchase and Overhaul. ANTICIPATED NAICS CODE/SIZE STANDARD: The applicable NAICS Code is 333923, Winches Manufacturing and the size standard is 1,250 employees. SUBMISSION OF RESPONSE TO SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Submission of Response to Sources Sought Notice: - Deadline for Receipt: NLT Wednesday, 08 August 2018 at 10:00AM EST - Forward information regarding your Company via email to: travis.a.spires@uscg.mil and adam.f.petty@uscg.mil - Email size not to exceed (NTE) 10MB - Include the following information: o Subject Line: Sources Sought Response for Hydraulic Winch Purchase and Overhaul IDIQ o Company Name: o Address: o Point of Contact o Phone number: o Email address: o DUNS Number o Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code - Please state which of the following applies to your company with documentation verifying your socio-economic business status: a. 8(a)- provide a copy of your 8(a) Certification from the Small Business Administration (SBA); b. HUBZone- provide a copy of your HUBZONE Certificate from the SBA; c. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)- provide documentation that shows the Service Disabled Veteran (SDV) unconditionally owns 51 % of the business, controls the management and daily operations, and holds the highest officer position in the company. Documentation should also be provided to show that the SDV has a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Defense or Department of Veteran Affairs; d. Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)- provide documentation that shows the Veteran unconditionally owns 51% of the business, controls the management and daily operation, make long-term decisions for the business, and holds the highest officer position in the company that works at the business fulltime during normal working hours; e. Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)- provide documentation that shows the company is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are "economically disadvantaged", and primarily managed by an economically disadvantaged woman that make long-term decisions for the business, hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full-time during normal working hours; f. Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB)- provide documentation that shows the company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more women, and primarily managed by one or more women that make long-term decisions for the business and hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full time during normal working hours. The women must be U.S. citizens; g. Small Business (SB); h. Large Business (LB). Note: The documentation should clearly state the socioeconomic status of the business as either 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB, SB or LB under the NAICS code 333923, Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing. STATEMENT OF QUOTE SUBMISSION: State how your company will provide the product and provide an affirmative statement that your company WILL submit a quote as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: (1) Provide a list of your products/ experience with Hydraulic Winches similar in type and description to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact, and telephone numbers. (2) If two companies are planning to conduct business and submit an offer as a Joint Venture or similar type of teaming agreement, they are requested to provide past performance information on projects of similar scope that they have performed together as a Joint Venture, if available. Providing individual past performance documentation from each company on separate projects where the two did not work together may be considered less relevant. (3) SAM (Formally known as CCR): Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to respond or submit information in sufficient detail may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.