Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Certification of Overhead Hoists & Cranes at Holloman (aka Hoist MX)

Current as of 6 Dec 2019:  Q&A updated to add question #8 (tax).Current as of 2 Dec 2019: POSTED FOR SOLICITATION WITH SIX (6) NEW ATTACHMENTS. Questions are due no later than 1pm MST on 4 December 2019.Quotes are due no later than 1pm MST on 10 December 2019.Read all documents in their entirety, especially the instructions and evaluation factors.Current as of 1 October 2019:1. Udpated Classification Code from M to J.2. Updated Primary Point of Contact from Alison Sowka to Jennifer Sternthal.3. Updated Set Aside from blank to Total Small Business.***NOTICE***FBO Solicitation # FA480119QA003 IS Related to CON-IT Sol # FA480119QA016   *****NOTICE 3 OCT 19*****THE NEW AIR FORCE CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM    (CON-IT) AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED THE PIID FROM FA480119QA016 TO FA480120Q0002 BASED UPON THE NEW FISCAL YEAR (FY20)***** FA480120Q0002 IS THE CURRENT PIID AND WILL BE REFERENCED FROM HERE ON OUT*****FA480119QA003 IS RELATED TO CON-IT SOL # FA480120Q0002*****This presolicitation notice is

an announcement of a requirement for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Certification of Overhead Hoists & Cranes at Holloman AFB NM 88330.***Descritpion updated 22 Nov 19***DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Perform evaluations, inspections, testing, maintenance, repair, and certification of cranes and hoists, and components of this equipment. Types of equipment includes rail-mounted, and fixed-location cranes and hoists both powered and manually operated units. Provide tags/stenciling and written documentation of all inspections (annual, semi-annual, and load tests). The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, and materials necessary to perform on-site annual load testing, certification, scheduled/preventative maintenance and unscheduled repairs for (approximately 120) hoists listed in Appendix A at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (NOTE:  Cranes and Hoists are approximately 15-40 feet off the ground; the Contractor is responsible for providing a scissor/man lift). The Contractor shall perform this work and provide these services during scheduled semi-annual inspections, maintenance, testing, repair and weight certification visits in January (includes annual proof-load testing/capacity certifications and preventive maintenance) and June (preventive maintenance), and possibly including unscheduled (routine/emergency) repairs at other times throughout the year as designated by the Government.The Contractor shall inspect, test, and maintain the cranes and hoists in accordance with (IAW) manufacturers specifications and recommendations, in addition to the following:***Standards updated 21 Nov 19/Clarified 22 Nov 19***-AFMAN 91-203, Chapter 12 Material Handling Equipment (12.5. Manual Hoisting and Pulling Devices & 12.8. Overhead, Gantry, and Underhung Cranes and Monorail Systems).            website: https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/-OSHA 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes-OSHA 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks-OSHA 1910.176, Handling Materials General            website: https://www.osha.gov/-The National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, Article 610-Cranes and Hoists            website: https://www.nfpa.org/-NAVFAC P-307 Weight Handling Program Management, issued by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Navy Crane Center            Website: https://www.navfac.navy.mil/navfac_worldwide/specialty_centers/ncc.html***NOTE: The NAVFAC P-307 is seen as an industry standard, HOWEVER, 1) Holloman is an Air Force Installation and does not have any Navy owned Weight Handling Equipment (WHE) and 2) the Contractor needs to comply with the Qualified Person definition in AFMAN 91-203 (for training/certification requirements) which states "A person who by possession of a recognized degree, certificate or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, successfully demonstrated the ability to solve/resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work or the project".***  ***CURRENT AS OF 3 DEC 19*** PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP): The POP is for a base year of 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020, and four one-year option years.IMPORTANT NOTICES: This acquisition will be competitively set-aside for Small Business (SB) concerns. A SB will be considered small under North American Classification System (NAICS) code 811310 with a size standard of $8.0M. All offerors must be registered in the System for Acquisition Management (SAM), https://www.sam.gov/SAM, which is a Government owned and operated FREE web site that consolidated the capabilities of Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/FedReg, Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). You are required to create a user account to register and/or update your entity records (i.e., Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) [new standard replacing the proprietary DUNS number], etc.) in SAM which were previously located in separate CCR and ORCA websites. This information is necessary in order to receive award consideration. All questions concerning this notice should be submitted electronically via email to the Points of Contact as indicated in this announcement. All information pertaining to this announcement, including technical (or other) questions and answers will be provided to/through the Contracting Officer/Contract Administrator ONLY to ensure equal distribution of information to interested parties via beta.SAM.gov at https://beta.sam.gov/.OTHER DETAILS: The solicitation and other attachments will be posted sometime in October 2019 and MUST be downloaded from beta.SAM.gov website: https://beta.sam.gov/. DO NOT REQUEST VIA MAIL as no paper copies will be issued. It is important to check this site frequently for any updates/amendments. When the solicitation and all associated documents have been downloaded, it is important to read the solicitation in its entirety because there are dates, terms and conditions that must be met by the prospective offeror in order for the quote to be considered responsive.