SOURCES SOUGHT
19 -- Lightweight Electrofishing Boat with Trailer and Cover
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336612
— Boat Building
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Chicago, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, United States
- ZIP Code
- 60604
- Solicitation Number
- W912P6-16-S-0024
- Archive Date
- 8/4/2016
- Point of Contact
- Megan R. Manis, Phone: 3128465494
- E-Mail Address
-
megan.r.manis@usace.army.mil
(megan.r.manis@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Chicago District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the supplies hereunder for a lightweight electrofishing boat with trailer and cover. The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Quotes (RFQ); it does not guarantee the future issue of a RFQ; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals or bids. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Notice. Responses to this Notice will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property, and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers, and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS: The contract will be for furnishing and delivering a lightweight electrofishing boat with trailer and cover. Specifications: a. Boat length not to exceed 12-feet and not to be smaller than 10-feet long b. Electrofishing Control Box must be capable of operating within maximum conductivities of 1500 ɰS/cm and include an annunciator alarm and display light when in operation c. All electrofishing and supporting features to be easily removable and replaceable d. Maximum weight capacity should exceed all necessary electrofishing components, 500 lbs of person weight (2 people), 100 lbs for live well and an additional 10% contingency e. Free board on the vessel shall not be less than 6 inches when fully loaded f. Fully loaded vessel draft shall be no greater than 12 inches g. All connections and cabling must be properly insulated and cables shall not be spliced together between junction boxes or connections. h. Boom arm (anode) connections shall be water tight and shock protected quick disconnects for safe and easy removal i. Control box must contain an emergency shut-off switch for the operator j. The gas tank for the boat must be removable k. If live-well is to be built into the vessel, it must fill drain via pump and must drain out of the boat l. Trailer able to haul applicable sized boat m. Cover to fit applicable sized boat REQUESTED INFORMATION: Since this notice is being used to assess the extent of Firms capable of fulfilling the government's requirements, this Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts. 1. Is your company a manufacturer or a retailer/dealer? 2. In consideration of NAICS code 336612, Boat Building, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, which of the following small business categories is your business classified under, if any? Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 3. Is your company currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government? Yes/No (If yes, explain). SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Respondents interested in providing a response to this Notice shall provide their submittals to Megan Manis NLT 2:30 p.m. (CST) on 20 July 2016, via email to megan.r.manis@usace.army.mil. Please ensure the project name Lightweight Electrofishing Boat is included in the subject line of the email. Any electronic files CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes email and attachments); files exceeding this size will be denied access to Ms. Manis' email box.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA23/W912P6-16-S-0024/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Chicago Lock, 108 N. Streeter Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
- Zip Code: 60611
- Zip Code: 60611
- Record
- SN04180672-W 20160715/160713234449-8ba10207ed391122204ee751471f6da4 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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