NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT: ST-17 Air Spider Industrial Basket

The Department of the Navy intends to award a sole source contract for the procurement of two Air Spider ST-17-3-250 personnel-rated work baskets. The equipment is required to support the outfitting of TAO-210 in San Diego, CA. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract, and the proposed vendor is Spider DBA SafeWorks, LLC. The Air Spider ST-17-3-250 is a unique product with exclusive technology, NAVSEA compliance, and shipboard accessibility. • The product features an enclosed, self-contained winding drum that spools 250 feet of cable directly onto the hoist frame. • The pneumatic, spark-free motor meets strict NAVSEA standards for hot-work in explosive atmospheres. • The unit has a tool-less modular assembly, allowing it to be disassembled to fit through narrow 18-inch naval tank hatches. • The Spider Staging ST-17 is the only approved technical solution listed on AEL 2-33MSC0011 for this requirement.