Sources Sought - Hawaii-Wide Forklift Lease BPAview on SAM.gov

Regional Contracting Office Hawaii (RCO-HI) is conducting market research to identify capable commercial sources that can provide rental or dry lease Material Handling Equipment (MHE), including forklifts and container-handling equipment, in support of Government requirements throughout the Hawaiian Islands. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for market-research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, request for quotation, request for proposal, commitment, or obligation by the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as a result of responses to this notice, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with preparing a response.RCO-HI anticipates a potential requirement to establish multiple BPAs with qualified vendors to provide MHE rental/dry lease support. Requirements may arise with limited advance notice and may require equipment delivery, pickup, maintenance, repair, replacement equipment, and field-service support. The anticipated areas of performance include Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui, and Kauai. Interested vendors may respond if they are capable of supporting one or more of these islands; vendors are not required to demonstrate capability across all locations.The Government is seeking information regarding the commercial availability of approximately 5,000-pound capacity forklifts; approximately 6,000-pound capacity narrow-aisle or warehouse-configured forklifts; approximately 6,000-pound capacity standard industrial forklifts; approximately 10,000-pound capacity industrial, rough-terrain, or telehandler-type forklifts; approximately 30,000-pound capacity heavy-lift forklifts; and Rough Terrain Container Handlers (RTCHs) or commercially comparable container-handling equipment. Equipment may be required for warehouse, installation, field, port, airfield, cargo-handling, and mobilization support activities. For each type of equipment offered, vendors should identify the manufacturer, model, model year, rated lift capacity, lift height, mast configuration, fork length, overall dimensions, operating weight, tire type, fuel or power type, available attachments, and any significant operating limitations. Vendors should also identify whether equipment is physically located on the island where it would be provided, available for transfer from another Hawaiian island, or would require shipment from outside Hawaii.The Government is particularly interested in understanding each vendor���s fleet availability and surge capacity. Interested vendors should identify the number of units in their total fleet for each equipment category, the number of units physically located on Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui, and Kauai, and the number of units normally available for short-notice rental. Vendors should state the maximum quantity of each equipment type that they could provide simultaneously for a single Government requirement and should distinguish between equipment a…