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PSNS IMF Bremerton WA Forklift Lease IDIQ 2026
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The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is conducting market research through a sources sought announcement to identify capable vendors for a potential five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to lease forklifts, specifically 3-ton, 7-ton, 10-ton, and 17-ton models, to support fleet maintenance, modernization, and retirement missions. The requirement will cover leasing, delivery, preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, and transportation of forklifts across multiple locations including Bremerton, Bangor, Everett, and other sites within a 50-mile radius, with services expected Monday through Friday during standard business hours, excluding federal holidays. The contract is anticipated to be a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ with task orders requiring delivery within one to two business days of award, preventive maintenance completed within eight hours during business hours, and emergency repairs or replacements provided within 24 hours or two business days. Equipment must meet strict technical specifications including OSHA and ASME compliance, new maintenance-free batteries, fresh engine oil, operational safety testing, and proper weight labeling, with 100 percent inspection by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The NAICS code for this requirement is 532490 with a small business size standard of $40 million, and while the government is considering a small business set-aside, the final procurement approach—whether unrestricted or set-aside—is still undetermined. All responses to this sources sought must include the organization’s name, CAGE code, and Unique Entity ID, and may optionally include capability materials; no pricing or technical proposals are required at this stage. Submissions must be sent via email by May 13, 2026, to designated point of contacts, using a specific subject line and accepted formats including Word, PDF, or plain email text. All proprietary information submitted will be safeguarded by the government. The contract vehicle will not begin until November 2026, with no funds available for response preparation, and future solicitations will be posted on the Government-Wide Point of Entry. The government has not issued a formal RFP and this announcement serves only as an informational gathering tool—no commitment to award exists, and non-response does not disqualify future participation. Contract administration details such as payment, invoicing methods, and specific accounting codes remain unspecified in this preliminary phase, and the award is expected to follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method based on the standardized nature of
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Bremerton, WA, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Full Description
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Contracting Department (Code 400), is issuing this sources sought. The sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify industrial capabilities that might exist in order to support an upcoming requirement for a Forklift Leasing IDIQ contract. For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), the government intent at this time is for a single award. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, the government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.
This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a “Request For Proposal (RFP)” to be submitted. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for the preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future Request For Quote (RFQ) or Invitation For Bid (IFB) or Request For Proposals (RFP), if issued. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on the Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
Project Background:
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS) is an industrial complex whose mission is to maintain, modernize and retire the Navy fleet with a vision of on-time maintenance, modernization, and retirement of the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The shipyard in Bremerton is the Pacific Northwest's largest naval shore facility and one of Washington State’s largest industrial installations.
In order to accomplish this mission PSNS utilizes a wide array of material handling equipment including several different variations of forklifts. In order to meet the mission’s demand the government must subsidize its inventory of government owned forklifts by leasing additional forklifts.
Required Capabilities: See attached PWS.
Additional detail is provided in the draft PWS attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).
If your organization has the potential capacity and capabilities to perform these contract requirements, please provide the following information: Organization Name, CAGE code, and Unique Entity ID number.
Any applicable brochures or company capability material may also be submitted.
Eligibility
The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing with a small business size standard of $40,000,000.00. The product service code is W039. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond.
Submission Details
Interested parties are requested to submit via email. The email subject line should be “Sources Sought Response for N4523A26RForklift2026". The response to the sources sought may be in either Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or in the body of the email and shall be addressed to Isaiah Fontenot at Isaiah.m.fontenot.civ@us.navy.mil and Amanpreet Johal at amanpreet.s.johal2.civ@us.navy.mil.
All data received in response to this sources sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from release outside the government.
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