Workbenches and tables

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: Solicitation Number: Notice Type: FA8224-18-R-0802SG Sources Sought Synopsis: 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. 1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 337127 which has a corresponding Size standard of 500. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled VeteranOwned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. Program Details: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. No solicitation is available. This Sources Sought is released pursuant to FAR Part 15.201(e), Exchanges with Industry. The U.S.A.F. is currently in the acquisition planning stage for the eventual award of the supplies and services described in the attached Purchase Specifications which follow. All interested firms are invited to submit a capability statement of no more than five (5) pages, and no smaller than 12 point Times New Roman font. The capability statement should demonstrate the interested firm's understanding, capability, approach, qualification, and past experience in meeting the work requirements identified in the Purchase Specifications. Finally, interested firms should identify challenges and risks associated with meeting the requirements of the Purchase Specifications and how the organization would minimize those risks. The Government will review the capability statement to determine if the interested firm is capable of satisfying the requirements based on its demonstrated understanding, Moreover, all capability statements must also include (not counting towards the 5 page limit): the name of the firm, or firms if a teaming arrangement is proposed, point of contact, phone number, address of firm(s), and the DUNS number for the prime entity. The U.S.A.F. reserves the right to use any and all information submitted by, or obtained from, an interested firm in any manner it determines is appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. An interested party should avoid including any classified, business confidential, and/or proprietary information in its response. However, if an interested firm must submit such information, the information must be clearly marked, and the interested firm must provide sufficient justification as to why such information is business confidential and/or proprietary. The U.S.A.F. will review the information and safeguard it appropriately. The Government will not pay for any information that is provided in response to this Sources Sought / RFI nor will it compensate any respondents for the development of such information. Responses shall be provided via email to Donald H. (Skip) Gregory, Contract Specialist, donald.gregory.4@us.af.mil no later than 1:00pm MST on August 10, 2018. All questions pertaining to this announcement will be answered through a "Special Notice" electronically through Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps). U.S.A.F personnel may contact firms responding to this announcement to clarify a responder's capabilities and other matters as part of this market research process. Contracting Officer: Brian J. Goodrich 801-246-0061 Brian.goodrich.1@us.af.mil Contract Specialist: Donald H. (Skip) Gregory 801-586-9170 Donald.gregory.4@us.af.mil Purchase Specifications 7/26/2018 Workbench and Worktable Requirements for New Flight Controls Shop at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This is a Brand Name or Equal requirement. The Brand Name is Lista. Tables 1 and 2 show the Lista part numbers. The dimensions below have a tolerance which varies from the Lista parts, to allow other contractors to respond to the sources sought and to the solicitation. Contractor will supply 23 new workbenches, each of which meets the following criteria. Each criterion is followed by a reference number to a part number which fulfills that criterion, found in Table 1. These part numbers are provided as a suggestion, and are not required for an acceptable quote. Parts used to fulfill the requirements need not be made by Lista, however all parts used in an acceptable quote must be mutually compatible. Workbenches will be 86"-96.5" inches long at the work surface (1). If work surface is less than 95.5" long, the workbench will also include: - o A computer console support on a pivoting arm, capable of holding a keyboard, monitor, and mousepad. (2, 3) The work surface will be 29-32" inches deep (1). The work surface will be made of a 1.4" to 2" thick hardwood table surface (such as Ash) with a rounded edge facing the user (1). The work surface will be equipped with a backstop 1" to 5" tall to prevent small parts from rolling off the back of the work table. (4) The work surface and the frame it rests on will be rated to hold at least an 800-lb distributed load. (1, 5) The work table surface will rest on a frame which allows the height of the work surface to be adjusted without tools. This must allow the minimum height of the work surface to be less than 31", and the maximum height of the work surface to be greater than 37". This may be accomplished using either a push-button system, or a hand crank (5). If a hand crank is used, the crank handle should be easily removable or foldable, so as not to protrude from the front of the bench more than 1.5" when not in use. The workbench frame will rest on electrostatic dissipative (ESD) casters. At least 2 of the casters will have a locking mechanism. (6) The workbench will include one hanging cabinet with three drawers, positioned at one side of the work bench just below the work surface. (7) The work bench will include a modular frame mounted at the rear of the work surface, extending usable area 40" to 50" above the work table surface. The modular frame will consist of three supports which are equally spaced 40"-46" apart, allowing accessories mounted on the modular frame to be moved and rearranged on either side of the workbench. (8, 9) The modular frame will include a bracket or fixed top shelf to support an overhead light or lights. (10, 11) Accessories to be mounted on the modular frame will include: - o A binder/document holder at least 16" wide on a pivoting arm. (12) - o A 40"-46" wide magnetic whiteboard at least 24" tall. (13) - o Two 40"-46" wide, 10-14" deep adjustable shelves which are reversible and can be configured to either sit flat with a lip in back, or sit sloped toward the technician with a lip in front. (14) - o A 40"-46" wide storage cabinet with door(s), whose door(s) will not cover the top of the cabinet when opened. (15, 16) - o One 110 Volt AC GFCI power rail with at least 6 standard power outlets. (17) - o One 40"-46" wide rail for holding small, plastic, open storage containers, including two 6 x 6 x 2 inch boxes, and two 3 x 6 x 3 inch boxes. (18, 19, 20) It is preferred that all painted parts be black. Any other dark color is also acceptable, as is unpainted stainless steel. If locks are included on the cabinets/drawers (not required), two keys shall be provided for each lock. Contractor shall provide a concept drawing of their proposed solution. Table 1: Workbench Reference Part Numbers Ref. Number Part Number Manu-facturer Description Qty. per bench 1 BTOP-90BN Lista Hardwood 1 " thick workbench surface, 90x30" 1 2 NXA/MS-KB Lista Monitor shelf with keyboard holder (Black) 1 3 NX/MP Lista Optional mouse tray (Black) 1 4 WBTBS-90 Lista 90" workbench backstop (Black) 1 5 ALC/R9030 Lista Hand crank base 90x30" (Black) 1 6 AL/CAST5X1/ESD Lista ESD caster kit set 1 7 WBHC450-3 Lista Three drawer hanging cabinet (Black) 1 8 NXF/RM4248-EXT Lista 48" high extended rear-mount frame (Black) 1 9 NXF/RM4248A Lista 48" high adder frame (Black) 1 10 NX/OHL-R90/4 Lista 56" overhead light kit for 85-90" frame (Black) 1 11 NX/OHL-TR/BRK30 Lista 30" overhead light mounting bracket (Black) 1 12 NXA/DHW Lista Large document holder (Black) 1 13 NXRMT/4230 Lista Whiteboard/tackboard, 42x30" (Black) 1 14 NXS/A4212L Lista Adjustable shelf, 42x12" (Black) 2 15 NX/OHC-BRK16 Lista Overhead cabinet mounting brackets set (Black) 1 16 OHC4216-RD Lista Overhead cabinet retractable door 42" (Black) 1 17 NXHPS/42-15GF Lista 15 Amp Horizontal Power Rail with GFCI (Black) 1 18 NXBR/42 Lista 42" Box Rail (Black) 1 19 PB-7 Lista Plastic box 6x6x2" 2 20 PB-8 Lista Plastic box 2x6x3" 2 Contractor will also supply 6 new worktables, each of which meets the following criteria. Each criterion is followed by a reference number to a part number which fulfills that criterion, found in Table 2. These part numbers are provided as a suggestion, and are not required for an acceptable quote. Parts used to fulfill the requirements need not be made by Lista, however all parts used in an acceptable quote must be mutually compatible. Worktables will be 59.5""-72.5" long at the work surface (21). The work surface will be 29-32" inches deep (21). The work surface will be made of a 1.4" to 2" thick hardwood table surface (such as Ash) with a rounded edge facing the user (21). The work surface and the frame it rests on will be rated to hold at least a 500-lb distributed load. (21, 22) The work surface will rest on a frame which allows the height of the work surface to be adjusted without tools. This must allow the minimum height of the work surface to be less than 31", and the maximum height of the workbench to be greater than 37". This may be accomplished using either a push-button system, or a hand crank (5). If a hand crank is used, the crank handle should be easily removable or foldable, so as not to protrude from the front of the bench more than 1.5" when not in use. The worktable frame will rest on electrostatic dissipative (ESD) casters. At least 2 of the casters will have a locking mechanism. (6) It is preferred that all painted parts be black. Any other dark color is also acceptable, as is unpainted stainless steel. Contractor shall provide a concept drawing of their proposed solution. Table 2: Worktable Reference Part Numbers Ref. Number Part Number Manu-facturer Description Qty. per bench 21 BTOP-72BN Lista Hardwood 1 " thick workbench surface, 72x30" 1 22 ALC/R7230 Lista Hand crank base 72x30" (Black) 1 23 AL/CAST5X1/ESD Lista ESD caster kit set 1 Contractor will also provide a quote for the assembly and installation of the 23 workbenches and 6 worktables, which meets the following criteria. Field Assembly team shall be provided by the contractor. Contractor's assembly team will provide pallet jack and forklift and forklift driver as necessary; Unpack equipment and take inventory of shipped parts - inform home office immediately of missing parts; Provide cabinet connecting and stacking hardware as necessary; Provide mechanical erection of the proposed equipment; Provide for removal and disposal of packaging material and debris; Provide appropriate PPE. Equipment is to be assembled in strict accordance with the manufacturer's assembly instructions. Items shall be delivered, assembled, and installed at Building 850: 7538 5th Street, Hill Air Force Base, UT 84056-5701. Hours of operation shall be between 0630-1700 Monday thru Friday (no weekends or holidays). Warranty: The items shall be warrantied against all defects in material and workmanship for a period of not less than 12 months/or whatever is provided by the manufacture. If manufacture's standard warranty period exceeds 12 months, then the standard warranty period shall be in effect. Payment will be made to the contractor after the assigned engineer has verified satisfactory installation of the workbenches and worktables, with a minimum of 12 months against defects in material or workmanship. Items furnished shall be the latest improved model in current production, as offered to commercial trade, and shall be of quality workmanship and material. The supplier represents that all items offered are new at the time of delivery. All parts not specifically mentioned, but which are necessary for the unit to be complete for operation, or are normally furnished as standard, shall be furnished by the contractor.