MHE and SMSE Maintenance Services
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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PSC
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Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Navy, specifically NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk (FLC-N), intends to award a single-award, Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and Shipboard Mobile Support Equipment (SMSE) Maintenance Services in Norfolk, VA. This presolicitation notice indicates the upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) will be processed under Full and Open Competition and require a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The RFP is expected to be available on beta.SAM.gov around March 1, 2021.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide comprehensive logistics support services, including lubrication, maintenance, repair, overhaul actions (with full parts support), and transportation movement. These services cover both Shipboard and Shore-based MHE and SMSE.
- MHE includes: Self-propelled equipment like warehouse tractors, forklifts, platform trucks, pallet trucks, 463L aircraft loaders, automated material handling systems, and non-powered shipboard pallet trucks.
- SMSE includes: Container handlers, mobile shipboard cargo cranes, shipboard aerial work platforms, telescopic boom lift trucks, scissor-lift platforms, diesel conveyor vehicles, and flight deck scrubbers.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Single-Award CPFF IDIQ
- Competition: Full and Open Competition (requires Small Business Subcontracting Plan)
- NAICS: 811310 (Machinery and Equipment Maintenance), Size Standard: $8.0M
- Duration: Five (5)-year ordering period, with FAR 52.217-8 "Option to Extend Services"
- RFP Release: On or around March 1, 2021, via beta.SAM.gov
- Published: January 27, 2021
Key Requirements
- Prospective awardees must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) prior to award and throughout performance.
- Offerors must self-certify that they are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible for federal contracts.
- All questions must be submitted via email to the identified points of contact.
Points of Contact
- Primary: Heather Coleman (HEATHER.COLEMAN@NAVY.MIL)
- Secondary: Dorothy Curling (dorothy.curling@navy.mil, 757-443-1955)