Preventive and Corrective Maintenance Services for Government Owned Material Handling Equipment

This contract is awarded as a Time and Materials contract in lieu of a Firm Fixed-Price contract. This contract is awarded on a competitive basis. There is no accurate way to predict the failure of the Material Handling Equipment or the parts necessary to correct the failure. Corrective maintenance services vary significantly based upon the age, wear, quality, condition and use of the equipment. The types, frequency, and severity of repairs are unpredictable and therefore cannot be identified accurately enough for the Government to establish Firm Fixed-Price CLINs for these services. Historical DLA contracts for MHE repairs have clearly demonstrated the unpredictability of the time (in labor hours) and material (parts) for these kinds of repairs.