Equipment Lease, Rental and Purchase BPA for USACE Vicksburg

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT/SOLICITATION NOTICE TO IDENTIFY SMALL BUSINIESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN A BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THIS REQUEST DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ANY CONTRACT AWARD. A SEPARATE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS ACTION.   This sources sought notice is issued for the sole purpose of conducting market research in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Overhaul (RFO) Part 10. The Vicksburg District may use the capability statements received from this sources sought to select vendors to participate in the Blanket Purchase Agreements detailed below.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is seeking to identify small business sources under the following North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS):  This is not an all-inclusive list and other NAICS codes may be chosen dependent on the requirement. NAICS Code Industry Description Size Standard 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 1250 employees 333112 Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing 1500 employees 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing 1,250 employees 333923 Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing 1,250 employees 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing 900 employees 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 1,250 employees 336212 Truck Trailer Manufacturing 1,000 employees 336612 Boat Building 750 Employees 333618  Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 1500 employees 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,000 employees 333248 All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 750 Employees 532412 Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing $40 million 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing $40 million Contract Information:  The Vicksburg Contracting Office (VCO) is soliciting capability statements and past performance information from all qualified and interested contractors to participate in a requirement for multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for the Army Corps of Engineers. This BPA will be utilized for the rental/leasing and/or purchasing of equipment necessary to complete mission requirements. Leasing of equipment may be with or without equipment operators. The BPAs are anticipated to be a period not to exceed (5) five years from date of contract award. Project Information: The requirement is for the equipment rental and/or purchasing of, but not limited to Construction equipment, Transportation equipment, Material Handling Equipment, Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing, Mining and Forestry Machinery, General Purpose Machinery, Marine Equipment, and other Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment.  This is not all-inclusive list but just an example of type of items to be lease/rented and/or purchased. The requirements are not known in advance and may vary considerably. Qualified contractors must have delivery capabilities to locations throughout the United States. Equipment Rental, Leasing and Purchasing : Equipment shall be serviced, cab air, in good operating condition, and ready for work. The vendor shall be responsible for all repairs incurred during normal operations and shall promptly provide replacement machinery, of equal design specification, if repairs cannot be performed in the field or require downtime more than (3) three days. Any downtime due to inoperable equipment shall be added back to the end of the rental period. The government will be responsible for routine daily maintenance as required by the maintenance manuals to maintain the equipment in good working order. All equipment shall be equipped with seat belts, back up alarms, and air conditioned operators cab. The equipment will be transported to the work site and returned to the vendor’s facility by the contractor. In the event equipment must be replaced due to equipment failure, the vendor shall be responsible for providing transport of the failed equipment and transport of the replacement. Construction Equipment: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing construction machinery, surface mining machinery, and logging equipment. Equipment purchasing/rental or leasing includes but not limited to: backhoes, bulldozers, construction and surface mining-type rock drills, construction-type tractors, off highway trucks, pile-driving equipment, portable crushing, pulverizing and screening machinery, powered post pole hole diggers, road graders, dredges and surface mining machinery. Other Transportation Equipment : Equipment purchasing/leasing/rental for but not limited to: all-terrain vehicles, motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, boa