Salt River Project - Equipment Leasing

SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Notice Number: W9127P-11-T-0006 Salt River Equipment Title: Community Project at Salt River - National Park grounds Issued By: Virgin Islands National Guard USPFO - Purchasing and Contracting Award of this contract is subject to the availability of funding. Proposals must be good for 60 days. Key Dates: 21 May 2011 to 16 July 2011 (EIGHT (8) WEEK PROJECT) with three (3) two-week options General Information: The U.S. Virgin Islands Property & Fiscal Office intends to issue a Request for Proposal to award a Firm-Fixed Priced (FFP) contract for leasing of specified equipment. This requirement will be solicited as 100% set aside for small business concerns. The applicable NAICS CODE is 532412, Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing. The small business size is $7 million. The SIC Code is 7353, Earth moving equipment rental or leasing without operator, not elsewhere classified. Background: This is a Department of Defense initiative to train National Guard Units and provide Community Assistance. The intent is for the DOD to accept projects that otherwise will not be executed because of the government agency not having funds available to complete the project using commercial companies. The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) is anticipating they will be continuing a project in conjunction with the National Park Service on the Island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. This is a project to upgrade facilities for the National Park Service at the Salt River Complex. Purpose: This is a training program for the National Guard allowing the Guard to use construction equipment to prepare the site and finish a 1.3 mile portion of a permanent park road. The VING is soliciting organizations with who lease equipment for use without operators.