SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS&IMF) is conducting a market survey to determine the interest and capability of Industry to participate in a competitive acquisition for the service requirement to ground a barge carrying a radioactive and dangerous waste package at the barge slip at the Port of Benton in Richland, Washington, where it will be off-loaded then transported to its final location on the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 484220 and the Small Business size standard is $27.5M.

It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on 21 January 2019. The resulting contract is anticipated to be a single Firm Fixed Price contract type with effective date of 1 April 2019.  

Disclaimer: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT Notice. This notice is for market research only and is NOT a Request for Quote (RFQ).  It does not restrict the Government from deciding the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.

The Government intends to set-aside this acquisition to small business.  Therefore, result of this notice will determine if small businesses possess the capability to perform the requirements in this acquisition. Respondents need to indicate all small business socioeconomic designations (i.e. 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB). Interested firms that meet the capability requirements identified in this notice are requested to respond to this notice. Based upon small business responses received, consideration will be given to defining what part of the acquisition, if any, will be set-aside for small business competition.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

The requirement is to off-load the NR-1 RCD from a barge located at port of Benton, then haul NR-1 package approximately 26 miles overland to a burial trench, and unload the package from the transporter to its final location in a burial trench at the Hanford Site.  

SEE ATTACHED DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR DETAILS:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested firms should submit Capability Statement describing relevant demonstrated experience and qualifications to Jacqueline Edgerton at [email protected] cc Mr. Isabelito M. Cabana via Email [email protected]. Capability Statement shall be in following format: Font Times New Roman, size 12; 8 X11 paper size; no more than 5 pages one-sided when printed; in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Submissions must be received via email no later than 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on 4 January 2019.  Questions or comments regarding this notice may be forwarded to Jacqueline Edgerton via email and Cc: Mr. Cabana via EMAIL ONLY. No phone calls will be accepted.

NO HARDCOPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc.) will not be considered. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. Details will be provided during the solicitation, and therefore, no questions will be answered during this sources sought period. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL.

End of Notice

Contracting Office Address:

PSNS&IMF
1400 Farragut Ave,
Bremerton, WA 98314

Point of Contact:

Jacqueline Edgerton, Contract Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Isabelito M. Cabana, Contracting Officer
Email: [email protected]