Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Rental of (1) 100 HP, (1) 200 HP, (3) 400 HP Low Pressure Air Compressor (LPAC)

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is seeking to identify sources capable of supporting a Firm Fixed Price contract to lease five electric powered Low Pressure Air Compressor (LPAC) systems, one (1) 100HP, one (1) 200HP, and three (3) 400HP electric powered Low Pressure Air Compressor (LPAC) systems. The applications are for establishing a Breathing Air system, Tooling air system and Blast air system. The compressed air system will have a dedicated compressor with controls, pressure regulator, storage

tank, air dryer, distribution manifold, and compressed air hoses. The minimum allowable requirements for the system is detailed in the Statement of Work (SOW) below. The compressor plant shall be designed for outdoor use and will be subjected to inclement weather year round. The vendor shall be responsible for supplying all fittings and adaptors required to make all equipment, manifold, & hose connections. The Breathing Air Compressor shall be equipped with remote E-Stop switch

(Remote Emergency Stop Switch). The application for the compressed air systems is located at Naval Base New London, Groton, CT .

This sources sought notice is a market research tool being utilized to identify potential and eligible firms capable of providing these services prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Quote (RFQ). As such, all interested parties are encouraged to respond.Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contractbased upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

If your organization has the potential capacity to accomplish this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and both the size and type of ownership for the organization and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims or organizational and staff capability.

Questions regarding this requirement may be emailed to Bob Watters at robert.n.watters.civ@us.navy.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION

RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.