USS AMERICA (LHA-6) MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT (MHE) REFURBISHMENT

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, San Diego (FLCSD) is conducting a market survey (MS) to identify interested and capable businesses, stimulate industry awareness and, gain feedback to improve the acquisition environment/process. Firms possessing the capabilities to perform the tasking described in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and information below are encouraged to respond. This is not a solicitation announcement.

This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. 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 notice is strictly voluntary. The Government will not award any contract based on the information received from this notice.

The government will utilize information received from this notice to assist in acquisition planning and identifying small businesses’ capabilities. The Government reserves the right to consider a set-aside for small businesses or one of the small business socioeconomic contracting programs (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), and women-owned small business (WOSB) including economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB)).

Any resultant set-aside contract or task order for services will include the applicable clause at FAR 52.219-14 – Limitations on Subcontracting. Respondents (e.g., primes) intending to utilize subcontractors should provide information detailing how the prime will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities (SSEs), as defined within FAR 52.219-14.

A respondent (prime) utilizing a subcontracting arrangement will need to have the infrastructure and resources in place to manage the entire contract, including all task orders (if applicable).