Barge Crane Services

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, MA is soliciting quotes for the crane services to conduct heavy lifting operations required to stage and de-stage the NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow, in support of the Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Sciences (ROPOS) located at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. The proposed award is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code is 238990 with a size standard of $15.0M. All responsible small businesses may submit an offer, which will be considered. The solicitation will be available on or about March 12, 2017, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation number is EE133-F-17-RQ-0425; hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon the contractors to monitor the FedBizOpps site for the solicitation release and all subsequent amendments. The anticipated award date will be on or about May 24, 2017. This acquisition will be awarded as a firm -fixed price order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Firms offering a response to this notice shall ensure that they are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, prior to submission of proposals. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the SAM. NO award shall be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with the SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors shall also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet online at: http://www.dnb.com/ or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The RFQ documents and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, effective January 13, 2017. For information on how to register your company on FBO, to view or receive updates and notifications to the solicitation, please reference the FBO Vendor Guide located on the FBO web site home page. NO paper copies of the solicitation will be furnished. A solicitation mailing list will not be maintained for this procurement. Inquiries will only be addressed by email. Submit all questions to susan.henderson@noaa.gov or fax to 508-495-2004. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.