Northern 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 N62472-99-D-5100 DUE 011199 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. A separate award will be made for East and West Coast requirements. The East Coast requirement will be awarded under Contract N62472-99-D-5100. The West Coast award will be made under Contract N62472-99-D-5101. 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-961 shall be applicable for supplemental information. This standard may be found under CFS Standards Document Library at Internet Site http:// ibrary.itsi.disa.mil/_org.html. 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 INDIVIDUAL DELIVERY ORDER UNDER EITHER CONTRACT EXCEEDING $300,000. 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 undereither 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 1999 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 shall submit a subcontracting plan that shall include a minimum of 5% participation for Small Disadvantaged Business as well as a 5% minimum participation for Women-Owned Business based on the total contract dollar amount to be subcontracted out. While a formal subcontracing plan is not required for the initial submission of Forms SF 254 and SF 255, all subcontractors or consultants who fall into the above categories shall be identified as such by all firms responding to this announcement. 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 N62472-99-D-5100 or N62472-99-D-5101 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 N62472-99-D-5101 only, use the letters "WC". Provide a Contractor Establishment Code (CEC) and DUNS Number for the address listed 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 strength of 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 January 1999. Selection interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible after the slate of responses received have been evaluated as to which 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 N62472-99-D-5100/5101". Northern Division, Navy Crane Center, NAVFACENGCOM, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090 (I-358 SN014778) * Posted 10/29/98 (I-SN266705). (0302)

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