Lift Equipment Testing and Repair

The Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Huachuca Division plans to issue a Request for Proposal to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract for the load testing and repair of a wide range of lift equipment used at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. This includes equipment such as floor jacks, lifting straps and chains, as well as overhead gantry cranes. The competition is exclusively set aside for small businesses, with the Government anticipating one award covering a base year plus four additional 12-month option periods, and a possible six-month extension if needed. Proposals will be evaluated on a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable basis. The solicitation will be issued on or about August 10, 2016, and will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Work under this contract falls under NAICS code 811310, which covers commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance, with a small business size standard of $7.5 million. No physical copies of the solicitation will be provided; all documents will be posted online. Due to expected high interest from small businesses, telephonic inquiries will not be answered; instead, written questions will only be addressed after solicitation release. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for August 23, 2016, at Fort Huachuca, details of which will be included in the solicitation instructions. Those attending will need to allow time to obtain visitor passes if they do not hold appropriate DoD identification. The designated contract specialist for inquiries is Tie H. Steele.