Boom Lift Rental

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR BOOM LIFT RENTAL/ Lease THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The JTF-Southern Border Contracting Element is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to provide rental/ lease services of tracked (crawler) and wheeled boom lifts in the Brownsville, Texas area. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 532310 – General Rental Centers Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Brownsville, TX THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” 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 PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT. The results of this market research will assist the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, including the appropriate set-aside determination and solicitation approach. The Government anticipates a requirement to rent the following commercial equipment: QTY 3 x 120-foot straight/telescopic boom lift 11 x 80-foot tracked (crawler) boom lift • Operators: Operators not required • Delivery & Pickup: Delivery to and pickup from the designated Brownsville, TX site required, including all freight, mobilization, and demobilization. • Maintenance: Vendor responsible for routine maintenance and prompt replacement of inoperable units. • Certifications/Inspections: Equipment shall meet applicable ANSI/OSHA standards and current safety inspection requirements. In response to these sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Tailored capability statements addressing the salient characteristics listed, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. 3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (including size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 5. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information, and the basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition between and among small business concerns. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, SSG Jarrett Gillium and MAJ Spenser Fleming, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at jarrett.m.gillium.mil@army.mil and spenser.e.fleming.mil@army.mil All data received in response to this Sources Sought that are marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.