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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 26,1996 PSA#1749Northern Division, Navy Crane Center, NAVFACENGCOM, 10 Industrial
Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090 C -- INDEF QTY/DLVY CONTRACTS: ENGINEERING/DESIGN, ON-SITE INSPECTION
SERVICES FOR NEW CRANE PROCUREMENT, CHANGES TO EXISTING CRANES,
MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, ETC, U.S. NAVY ACTIVITIES WORLD-WIDE SOL
N62472-97-D-1638 DUE 021197 POC Alan Ira Finkelman, Contract
Specialist, 610-595-0505, Margaret Gettings, Contracting Officer,
610-595-0505. Engineering, Design, Other Technical Services, including
Title II Inspection Services are required in support of new
procurement and existing cranes of all types at Navy activities
world-wide under an Indefinite Quantity Type Contract with Firm
Fixed-Price Delivery Orders. The successful firm or firms, i.e., East
Coast or West Coast, may be required to perform specialized engineering
and technical services related to analyzing and resolving problems with
crane design, manufacturing and construction problems and their affect
on the delivery schedule. There may be requirements for on-site crane
and related construction inspections to identify and resolve
engineering and technical problems, including maintenance issues.
Therefore, the firm or firms selected shall have demonstrated that it
posesses knowledge and experience in the crane engineering and design
disciplines of civil, mechanical, structural, electrical engineering
and quality assurance procedures for the purpose of preparing crane
designs and specifications for new procurement or resolution of
existing design and specification problems under on-going Navy or other
Government or non-government contracts. The selected contractors for
either the East Coast or West Coast shall identify its' written quality
assurance procedures it will apply to the work ordered and briefly
describe them and the recognized standard from which they were
developed, i.e., ISO 9000, MIL-I-45208 or other appropriate standards.
The selected contractor or contractors shall have shown it has
successfully performed or is capable of performing Title II Inspection
Services. The firm or firms selected shall have shown it is
knowledgable of and has actual experience in using standards, building
codes, policies and regulations from, e.g., The American Institute of
Steel Construction, American Gear Manufacturers Association, American
National Standards Institute, National Electrical Code, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, American Welding Society and other
nationally recognized guide lines for designing cranes and other
similar structures. Project orders will require the selected contractor
to review crane data sheets and facility drawings to determine the need
for additional data and identify any problems and resolutions. The
selected contractor for the East Coast or West Coast contract may be
required to prepare specifications that will include all technical,
quality assurance, fabrication, inspection and testing requirements
necessary to allow the Navy to solicit competition or modify existing
contracts so that a contractor may design, fabricate and install
overhead electric traveling cranes, as well as wall, jib, monorail,
underhung, portal, stiffleg derrick, container, floating or gantry
cranes at specific Navy activity sites world-wide. The finished
specification shall facilitate the procurement of conservatively
designed, field-proven, commercial equipment. All applicable
government, industry or other nationally recognized guidelines shall
apply. MIL-STD-490 shall be applicable for supplemental information.
The selected contractor for the East Coast or West Coast contract shall
be capable of preparing accurate cost estimates, performing design
review, including review of catalog cuts, fabrication, shop and
as-built drawings, visual inspection, witness and perform operational
testing, overhaul inspection, plans and specifications and consultation
services as part of any project ordered. The SELECTION CRITERIA will
include (in order of importance): (1) Recent Specialized Experience of
the firm (not going back beyond five years) in the type of work
described herein; (2) Professional qualifications of the staff to be
assigned to projects ordered, including consultants and subcontractors;
(3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time constraints of
delivery orders to be issued over the life of the contract. Indicate
the firms' present workload and availability of the assigned team
(including consultants and subcontractors) to meet the schedules of
multiple projects; (4) Past performance on contracts with government
agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work
and compliance with performance schedules, with particular emphasis on
Department of Defense contracts. Briefly describe internal quality
assurance and cost control procedures and indicate team members who are
responsible for monitoring these processes. List recent awards,
commendations and other performance evaluations (do not submit copies);
(5) Ability of the selected contractor to respond to projects within
either the East Coast or West Coast Contract Award; (6) Ability of the
selected contractor to respond under unusual circumstances to projects
not in its' awarded geographic area: (7) Volume of work previously
awarded to the selected firm by the department within the past 12 month
period. It is anticipated that the Government will issue two Indefinite
Quantity/Indefinite Delivery Contracts, one for East Coast and one for
West Coast requirements. The initial term of the two contracts shall
be for 12 months each, with an option for an additional 12 months. The
total contract amount will not exceed $500,000 for the initial 12
month term of the East Coast contract and the same not to exceed
contract dollar amount for the West Coast contract, with NO DELIVERY
ORDER UNDER EITHER CONTRACT EXCEEDING $200,000. The guaranteed minimum
contract amount of services ORDERED UNDER EACH CONTRACT SHALL BE
$10,000. The contracts will contain an option to extend the term of
each contract an additional 12 months for contract dollar amount not to
exceed $500,000, per the East Coast and West Coast option term; no
minimum ordering amount applies to the option requirement under either
contract. These options are exercisable at the discretion of the
Government and only by the Contracting Officer. It is estimated that a
contract will be awarded during June 1997 or sooner. This is an
unrestricted requirement for both the East Coast and West Coast
contracts, all potential firms are invited to respond, any large
business selected for award will be required to submit a subcontracting
plan that reflects a minimum of 5% participation by Small Disadvantaged
Business in the contract dollar amount to be subcontracted out. The
Small Business Size Standard consists of SIC Code 8712 and a Dollar
Amount of $2.5 million. Those firms that meet the requirements
described in this announcement shall identify which contract they wish
to be considered for, East Coast or West Coast; and each offeror shall
submit one copy each of SF 254 (even if this form was submitted within
the past 12 months) and SF 255 for the firm. An SF 254 shall be
submitted for each consultant or subcontractor listed in Block 6 of the
firm's SF 255. Indicate the contract number N62472-97-D-1638 in Block
2b of the SF 255. For consideration on the East Coast Contract only,
use the letters "EC" after the contract number, for consideration on
the West Coast Contract only, use the letters "WC". Provide a
Contractor Establishment Code (CEC) and DUNS Number for the
addresslisted in Block 3 and TIN Number in Block 3 also. Address all
selection criteria issues in Block 10 of the SF 255 that supports your
firm's special or strong qualifications for accomplishing the work
anticipated to occur under these contracts, with additional sheets
attached as required. The SF 255 plus any additional pages of text
shall not exceed 30 double-sided printed pages using a font no smaller
than 10 point size for either contract; and all pages shall be
numbered. Pages which do not meet these requirements will be returned
without consideration. Photographs with minimal descriptions,
organizational charts no more than three pages or other exhibits
limited to five pages, will not be considered in the 30 page
limitation. For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the
office that completed each project on Block 8 of the SF 255; and list
which office is under contract for any contracts listed in Block 9. The
evaluation process will be based on the selection criteria noted herein
and the strengthof each firm's response will be determined by how well
these selection criteria are answered. The firm selected for award of
either the East Coast or West Coast Contract, including consultants
and subcontractors, shall not be eligible to participate in
solicitations or contract modifications resulting from the designs or
specifications they have developed, this includes supplies and
services. This is not a Request For Proposal. Telegraphic or Facsimile
SF 254 and 255 forms are not authorized in response to this synopsis.
Your submissions shall be sent to the address contained in this
announcement, to the attention of Alan Ira Finkelman, Code 09W2AF, and
shall consist of one copy of the SF 254, including those for any
consultants or subcontractors, and one copy of the SF 255 and any
attachments thereto. All submissions must be received in this office by
4P.M. Local Time, 11 February 1997. Selection interviews will be
scheduled as soon as possible after the slate of responses received
have been evaluated as towhich firms are considered the most highly
qualified in their response to this synopsis. Lable the lower corner of
the mailing envelope with the statement "Engineering, Design and Other
Technical Services for N62472-97-D-1638". (0358) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0020 19961226\C-0003.SOL)
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