Leasing of barge with crane

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Contracting Department (Code 434), is issuing this sources sought.  The sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify industrial capabilities that might exist in order to support an upcoming requirement for the lease of a barge with a crane with a minimum lifting capacity of 176,000 lbs at minimum of 72.5 feet from the edge of the barge to perform 4 lifts at the south end of a dry dock.  For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS). Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), the government intent at this time is for a single award.  All small business set-aside categories will be considered.  Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or

acknowledged, the government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)” TO BE SUBMITTED.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE PREPERATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.  RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER.  NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IF ISSUED.  IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE).  IT IS THE RESPONIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”Project BackgroundThe contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to for the barge leasing as defined in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services.Required Capabilities:  - Provide a Certificate of Compliance, Contractor Crane or Rigging Operation Checklist, Contractor Crane Critical Lift Plan, and meet Coast Guard regulations.Additional detail is provided in the draft PWS attached to this announcement.If your organization has the potential capacity and capabilities to perform these contract requirements, please provide the following information: Organization Name, CAGE code, and DUNs number.  Any applicable brochures or company capability material may also be submitted. EligibilityThe applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 532411 Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing with a small business size standard of $35m.  The product service code is W020 Lease or rental of equipment- ship and marine equipment.  Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond.Submission DetailsInterested parties are requested to submit via email.  The email subject line should be “Sources Sought Response for N4523A22Q5719.” The response to the sources sought may be in either Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or in the body of the email and shall be addressed to michael.d.myers3@navy.mil, or dylan.ford@navy.mil.ALL DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT THAT IS MARKED OR DESIGNATED AS CORPORATE OR PROPRIETARY WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED FROM RELEASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT.