Soo Area Office Equipment Rental

***EDIT 4 SEPTEMBER 2020: Additional questions/answers have been provided. Please see the attachment titled "FINAL Questions and Answers. The period for inquiries/questions is officially closed. No further questions will be accepted or answered. ***EDIT 3 SEPTEMBER 2020: Please reference the Questions and Answers document titled "Questions and Answers W911XK20Q0010 0004" for additional clarifications. Please note that the period for inquiries/questions is now closed. ***EDIT 1 SEPTEMBER 2020: Amendment 0004 has been attached. Please review the amendment in full and provide your pricing on both the "OVERALL PRICE SCHEDULE" and "SEED DELIVERY ORDER PRICE BREAKOUT SCHEDULE". ***EDIT 25 AUGUST 2020: Amendment 0003 has been attached for acknowledgement and submittal with your quote. ***EDIT 25 AUGUST 2020: The solicitation period is extended to 28 August 2020 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. An amendment will be issued to formally extend the response time and will be provided on this notice prior to the new closing date and time. The amendment is required to be acknowledged and submitted with your quote. ***EDIT 21 AUGUST 2020: Amendment 0002 has been posted to provide answers to questions received. Please view the amendment and separate attachment titled "Answers to Questions Received" for details of any changes. ***EDIT 10 AUGUST 2020: Amendment 0001 has been posted to incorporate FAR Provisions/Clauses 52.204-24 (AUG 2020) and 52.204-25 (AUG 2020). Additionally, FAR 52.204-24 (DEC 2019) has been deleted. Please acknowledge/sign this amendment and any future amendment and submit with your completed offer by the stated due date and time in the solicitation.*** The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking firms that have the capability to provide all labor, material, equipment, supplies, facilities, and services required to rent equipment that will be used to support work in and around a lock and dam structure and may be used in a lock that has been dewatered. The United States Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District requires contractor furnished rental equipment within the Soo Area Office (SAO) area of responsibility. Rental equipment will be used for various work projects and shall be operated by Government employees. The SAO is a facility over 600 acres in size with navigation locks, hydroelectric power plants, piers, channels, dikes, dam, buildings, structures, similar civil works features, equipment and plant, personnel, and parks and visitor center open to the public. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, maintenance, routine services and repairs associated with any equipment being leased to the Government under this contract. All necessary services/maintenance is the sole responsibility of the contractor and will not be furnished by the Government. The contractor shall deliver supplies that conform to the standards in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall provide fully functional equipment as outlined within the PWS to provide continuous, responsive, uninterrupted, and well maintained rental equipment within the framework of the PWS. The Contractor shall configure its resources such that there are no gaps in rental requirements. For the duration of the contract, the potential exists for additional equipment requirements that are not identified, but within the same equipment classes that are in the Government's current projections. The Contractor shall have the option for the execution of additional rental equipment requirements at the direction of the Government. All equipment shall meet all OSHA safety and EM 385-1-1 requirements to include all required annual inspections to be completed before delivery dates. Cranes shall not require annual inspection during the period that it remains onsite under rental. All safety lock-outs and devices shall be functioning as intended by the manufacturer and come complete with all necessary documentation, operation manuals and certifications where applicable. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District anticipates awarding an IDIQ contract, which will consist of one (1) base year and four (4) option years, not to exceed a total of five (5) years. Supplemental information will be provided at the delivery order level pertaining to the requirements of each individual delivery order. For a detailed overview of the requirement, please reference and review the attached solicitation, which includes the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The initial delivery order off of this IDIQ contract is anticipated to be awarded shortly after award of the IDIQ contract. General Information: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing, which has a size standard of $35 Million is average annual receipts. The Request for Quote (RFQ) is intended to be issued as a firm fixed price (FFP) contract solicited under Full and Open Competition procedures. The solicitation package materials and any applicable attachments to the solicitation will be available only electronically and via beta.sam.gov. Hard copy documents will not be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this solicitation. Please sign and acknowledge any amendment(s) that may be issued with this solicitation and submit it along with your offer by the stated due date and time in the solicitation. Please note that the Government will not be maintaining an interested vendors list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" tab found on beta.sam.gov for this solicitation. In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of quotes. Contractors can access SAM for free at www.sam.gov.