Z--Crane Maintenance, Inspection and Load Testing Services at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Rhode Island, including Gould Island.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This notice is a market research tool used for planning purposes only to determine the availability and capability of small business sources. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) is seeking Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified HUBZone Small Business, and certified 8(a) Businesses with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel and capability to perform a proposed contract. An Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity type, performance-based contract is anticipated. The total contract term including the exercise of any options, shall not exceed 60 months. Source Selection procedures will be used to evaluate and select the proposal that is most advantageous to the Government. The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, and equipment necessary to perform crane maintenance, inspection and load testing services at various site locations throughout the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Rhode Island, including Gould Island. All Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified HUBZone Small Business, and certified 8(a) Businesses are encouraged to respond. The appropriate NAICS Code is 811310. It is requested that interested parties submit a brief capabilities package not to exceed 10 pages. This capabilities package shall address, at a minimum the following: (1) Examples of projects (including contract number) worked within the last five years of similar size, scope and complexity as the work indicated. Knowledge of the state regulations within the area of responsibility (AOR). Indicate whether your firm worked as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the work described, and a Government / Agency point of contact with current telephone number. (2) Company Profile to include certifications, licenses, available bonding capacity, number of employees, office location(s), annual receipts, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business designation and status, and indication of firm’s registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov). Also include the geographic area in which you can operate in an efficient and economical manner. The Government reserved the right to request additional information, as needed, from any and all respondents. The capabilities package must be complete and sufficiently detailed so the NAVFAC Team can determine the firm’s capability to perform the defined work. The capabilities package for this sources sought notice is not expected to be a proposal, but rather information regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate existing expertise and experience in relation to a potential contract. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities package. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Submission of a capabilities package is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Navy in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH ANY EFFORT EXPENDED IN RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be mailed to the following address: Commander, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, NE IPT, Attn: Pamela Waller (CONTRACTS) 9742 Maryland Avenue Bldg. Z144, Room 214 Norfolk, VA 23511 Responses must be received no later than 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on September 23, 2014. Electronic submission will not be accepted. Questions regarding this sources sought notice may be addressed to Pamela Waller at the above address, emailed to contact@example.gov, or via telephone at +1 (555) 000-0000.