RFI: 60 TON FLOATING CRANE

Request for Information (RFI)

60 Ton Floating Crane

Purpose:

The U.S. Coast Guard, acting on behalf of the Philippines Navy through Foreign Military Sales (FMS), is conducting market research to identify potential vendors for a 60-ton floating crane. This crane will support depot-level maintenance operations for Philippines Navy floating assets, including Multi-Purpose Attack Crafts (MPACs), Patrol Boats (PBs), and Boat Attacks (BAs).

The crane must be suitable for both on- and off-road use within a naval shipyard environment. Furthermore, it must be adaptable for installation and operation on a floating barge with dimensions of 47.5 meters x 14 meters.

Vendors should provide load chart calculations demonstrating the crane's lifting capacity of 60 tons when operating from the specified barge.

Proposed solutions must comply with all applicable environmental regulations in the Philippines. Equipment will be shipped to the Philippines.

We seek to identify:

1. Qualified sources for the 60-ton floating crane
2. Crane Specifications and Capabilities
3. Barge Application Specifications and Capabilities
4. Training: To incldue assembly, start-up, operation, maintenance, and/or repair of supplied goods.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement may be 333120 - Construction Machinery Manufacturing.

Information Requested from Industry: Interested parties are requested to provide information in Attachment I, to assist the Government in its market research. All information should be clearly and concisely formatted. Product information can Please submit the following:

1. Company Name, Address, and Website
2. Point of Contact (Name, Title, Phone Number, and Email Address)
3. CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier Number
4. Small Business status, if applicable
5. Technical specification sheets and product brochures for the proposed crane.
6. Lifting Capabilities for Ground and Barge application-Load chart calculations demonstrating the crane's lifting capacity of 60 tons when operating from the specified barge.
7. Can you offer an extended warranty, up to three (3) years?
8. Can you provide on-site training?
9. Provide a ROM estimate for the complete system, including equipment, installation, training, and support options. Note that this is for market research and is not a binding quote
10. Does your company currently have existing government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA) or other strategically sourced contracts for these types of requirements that the USCG can order off? If yes, please provide contract number, what agency it is with, and agency point of contact information.
11. Provide any general comments, thoughts, and feedback your company would like to share regarding this RFI.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to the above questions by due date posted on notice.  All responses and questions regarding this RFI must be emailed to William Heller at William.J.Heller1@uscg.mil.

Disclaimer: There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. 

After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities (SAM.gov) website or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website.

Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.