Description
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT is seeking a qualified small‑business contractor to provide preventive maintenance, annual inspections, and on‑call corrective maintenance for its fleet of seven government‑owned mobile elevating work platforms (five scissor lifts and two boom lifts). The effort is a firm‑fixed‑price contract for the annual preventive inspections (one CLIN per lift) with a separate time‑and‑materials CLIN for any corrective repairs. The solicitation is a 100 % small‑business set‑aside, evaluated on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. A mandatory on‑site visit must be arranged with the technical representative before quoting, and all proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline. The base period runs Jan 1 2027 – Dec 31 2027 with up to four one‑year options, for a potential total contract duration of five years.
• Scope includes yearly preventive inspections (including load testing) of all lifts, compliance with OSHA, ANSI/SAIA A92, OEM manuals, and USCG maintenance cards.
• Corrective maintenance is performed on a time‑and‑materials basis via task orders, with no predefined labor or material allowances.
• Contractor must supply qualified personnel, tools, test equipment, consumables, transportation, and quality‑control documentation; USCG may witness inspections.