49--Overhead Cranes and Vehicles Lift Load Test and Repair

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY! THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Jackson, SC is issuing a sources sought to determine the availability of potential small businesses. This is not a request for proposals or quotes. The information gathered will be used to make an informed business decision on how to procure this requirement. The Government is seeking businesses capable of providing load testing and maintenance repair on overhead lifting cranes with lifting capacities ranging from two (2) to four (4) tons, and two and four posts vehicle lifting devices, and A-Frame at Fort Jackson, SC. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to seek interested Small Businesses in order to reaffirm the initial research that it may be possible to set-aside for Small Business concerns. The preferred strategy is to procure this requirement as an Economically Disadvantage Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) set aside. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice, information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL OR COST PROPOSALS. This is a request for small businesses interested in serving as prime contractors to submit a brief capability statement demonstrating how they could meet the requirements specified below: DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: This requirement is performance-based with a Performance Work Statement (PWS) stating the required services in terms of outcomes to be achieved. The Contractor shall provide annual load testing, inspection, and repairs as required. The Contractor shall be authorized to perform load testing on lifting devices as prescribed in 29 CFR 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Army Technical Bulletin 43-0142, and Fort Jackson Regulation 385-10. A complete Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be publicized as an attachment during solicitation. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: MFG Model Capacity Description QTY CM N/A 2 Ton A-Frame 1 CM N/A 2 Ton Lift 1 Bear 8020 4 Ton Vehicle Lift 5 Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All responses must provide the following: 1. Name of firm with address, phone, email and point of contact, CAGE Code and DUNS. 2. Business Size and state if your firm is classified by the Small Business Administration under the NAICS Code of 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance. 3. Capability Statement The period of performance contemplated for this effort is a base year period of 12 months and four (4) 12 months option periods. Interested firms may identify their interest in writing to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on May 22, 2013. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The POC for this action is [email protected].