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PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of one heavy lift crane for the... PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of one heavy lift crane for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District in support of its navigation maintenance mission. The heavy lift crane to be supplied shall be new with the following approximate characteristics: · Designed and fabricated in compliance with the American Petroleum Institute – API Specification 2C – Offshore Pedestal-Mounted Cranes · Designed and fabricated in compliance with the American Bureau of Shipping – ABS Guide for Certification of Lifting Appliances · Third party review by ABS for compliance with API 2C and ABS Guide for Certification of Lifting Appliances · The crane duty-cycle classification shall be “Construction Duty” The heavy lift crane supplied shall be installed on a Corps owned barge with the following particulars: · Length: 195 feet · Beam: 54 feet · Depth: 10 feet – 0 inches The Government (via a separate contract action) will install the new heavy lift crane on the barge. The crane shall have a 130-foot boom, capable of adding a 10-foot main boom insert, and a boom tip extension. The crane shall be capable of lifting with and without counterweight. 200,000 pounds of removal counterweight shall be provided. The crane shall be capable of lifting a minimum of 500,000 pounds at a radius of 70 feet (regardless of counterweight configuration between 0 pounds and 200,000 pounds). The crane shall be rated at this capacity with 3 degrees machine list (sidelead) and 5 degrees machine trim (offlead). The crane shall be provided with an Auxiliary Line, capable of lifting 45,000 pounds at all radii, and certified for personnel hoist operations. As part of the crane procurement, the crane manufacturer shall: · Testing and certification of the completed crane at the manufacturer’s facility · Provide the kingpost or pedestal to mount the crane · Delivery of the crane/components to a shipyard in the Gulf of Mexico Area · Technical support and guidance for assembly of the crane on the barge, the integration of the crane to the barge, and the start-up of the crane after installation on the barge. · Technical support and guidance for operational performance testing and trials of the barge. · Training to Corps personnel after delivery. There will be Liquidated Damages associated with this procurement. Bonding will be required. The Invitation for Bid Number (IFB) W912BU-23-B-0025 is intended to be available on or about August 2, 2023. Hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov , on (or after) the issue date. The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web. All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. Bids will be due on, or about September 6, 2023. NAICS code is 333923 – Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing. All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov . Instructions will be included in the solicitation. Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. Interested parties may contact: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attention: CENAP-CT-S Reference: W912BU-23-B-0025 E-Mail: Amanda.Bellnier@usace.army.mil