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39 -- ONE 100/50-TON OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRAVELING CRANE AND ONE 50-TON OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRAVELING CRANE FOR NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VA SOL N62472-97-R-1641 DUE 051297 POC Veronica C. Dotson, Contract Specialist 610-595-0505 Margaret Gettings, Contracting Officer 610-595-0505. The Government intends to issue a competitive Request For Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of one 100/50-Ton Overhead Electric Traveling Crane for use in Building 171 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The crane will be used in a machine shop. The crane shall be CMAA #70 Class D, run on 250 VDC, operate on rail spacing of 75 feet, 4 inches, be equipped with an auxiliary hoist with a capacity of 50 tons and be cab operated. The RFP will also include an option for a new 50-Ton Overhead Electric Traveling Crane for use in Building 369 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. This crane shall be used for boat repair. It shall be CMAA #70 Class D, run on 440 VAC, operate on rail spacing of 94 feet, 11inches, be equipped with an auxiliary hoist with a capacity of 10 tons and be cab operated. The cranes shall be designed, manufactured, shop-assembled, delivered, installed and tested by the contractor in accordance with the specification requirements. A pre-proposal conference will be held at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, which will include a site visit. This solicitation will be distributed on 3.5 inch disks with Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Excel. This solicitation is Set-Aside for Small Business. All firms responding will be required to print and return Section K and various attachments (EXCEL), along with their proposals. The basis for any award resulting from the Request For Proposals shall be based on the best value to the Government; price, technical and other factors considered, which will be evaluated on an equal basis. The Technical and Other Factors to be evaluated consist of: 1) Technical Approach, 2) Management Plan and 3) Corporate Experience. All applicable Buy American and Trade Agreement Act Clauses in FAR and DFAR will be utilized for this procurement and shall have a direct effect on the evaluation outcome of all offers received. (0098)

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