REQUEST FOR QUOTES: Heavy Crane Services In Support of Installation of Antenna, RADOME, and Other Equipment Near Battle Mountain, NV

Released 6/9/23

A list of questions and answers have been posted to the list of attachments below. Offerors are encouraged to review this document as soon as possible as this provides new information regarding the large crane type needed, site visit protocol, and anticipated work hours anticipated for the different cranes.  

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THIS IS AN URGENT FAA NEED FOR CRANE SERVICES TO SUPPORT REPAIR OF INOPERABLE FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR SITE NEAR BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV. THE FAA’S INTENT IS TO OBTAIN CRANE SERVICES ON THE DATES OF NEED DESCRIBED IN THE RFQ, OR AS CLOSE TO THEM AS POSSIBLE, TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.

One (1) Large Crane is needed to be onsite, with crew, on or near 16 June, 2023

Two (2) Small Cranes (30-Ton) are needed to be onsite, with crew, on near 15 June, 2023. 

Please review attached Statement of Work (SOW) for particulars.  

THIS RFQ IS BEING RELEASED WITH NO KNOWLEDGE BY THE FAA CONTRACTING OFFICER OF ANY VENDOR THAT CAN SUPPORT THE FAA NEED DATES INDICATED IN THE RFQ'S STATED NEED DATES OR IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AN ACCEPTABLE DIFFERING SCHEDULE. THE FAA IS SEEKING INDUSTRY'S IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS RFQ TO MEET AN URGENT NEED.   

This is an unrestricted competition. Interested offerors that can provide one, some, or all crane support services on or near the FAA's need date are encouraged to provide a quote for the FAA's consideration. Interested vendors must possess an active  registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and posses no active exclusions therein to be eligible for award.  

Questions about this requirement are welcome, but should be sent as soon as possible to the POC of this announcement. This offer due date likely cannot not be extended without potential disruption of other ongoing repair efforts.   

1. The FAA reserves the right to make multiple awards if offers received indicate that industry is not
capable of supporting the FAA's exact need dates for these services with a single award, but multiple
awards could achieve this.

2. For this urgent requirement, schedule is significantly more important than lowest price. If no offers
received can meet the FAA's need date, the closest proposed schedule date to the FAA's need will be
the primary award decision factor.

3. Price remains an award decision factor. The FAA reserves the right to reject offers whose price
appears unreasonable, unrealistic, or otherwise poses significant cost risk to the FAA.

4. Proposing differing delivery/performance schedules is allowable per the RFQ instructions;
however, the FAA reserves the right to reject offers whose proposed schedule is determined by the
FAA to be unable to support lifting operations when they are anticipated to be needed or can be
facilitated by shifting other repair priorities. As such, offerors are encouraged to match
the FAA Need dates if they can, or propose a schedule as close to the FAA need dates as possible.

5. The FAA intends to award without communications with offerors after the close of the offer due
date but reserves the right to request minor clarifications which do not change proposed schedule or
price. As such, offerors are encouraged to submit their best offer for schedule and price initially.

6. The FAA reserves the right to cancel this procurement for any reason and without prior notice. Any
costs associated with the development of a proposal is at the offeror's risk.

7. The FAA intends to award one or more purchase orders to offeror(s) whose schedule can support
this critical lift effort when needed, and whose price can be determined reasonable and realistic for
the requirements they are proposing.

SEE RFQ PROVISION PAGES (PDF PAGES 3 - 5) FOR INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO RESPOND AND HOW OFFERS WILL BE EVALUATED. 

The Acqusition Mangement System (AMS) is the FAA's governing procurement policy over the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). You can learn more about the FAA's acqusition policies, procedures, and guidance at the following website:

https://fast.faa.gov/PPG_Procurement.cfm