3356 MVK MB Winches Sources Sought Synopsis.pdf

3356 Mooring Barge Winches

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District is conduc ng market research to iden fy poten al sources capable of providing a new mooring winch system. The winches will be mounted on the Vicksburg District’s new 400’ long Mooring Barge to include twenty (20) Hydraulic Mooring Winches mounted on ten (10) main founda on bases, three (3) centralized HPU’s, controls, all hydraulic piping, and various mooring winch deck fi ngs (sheaves & fairleads). The primary mission of these winches is to properly posi on the Mooring Barge to execute Mat Sinking opera ons in support the Revetment mission for the Lower Mississippi River.

The principal requirements of the winches shall be as follows:

Twenty (20) hydraulic mooring winches shall mounted on ten (10) main founda on bases with two winches per base in a “waterfall” configura on.

2000 of 1 ¼” EEIP Bright Wire Rope on Eighteen (18) winches, 2500 on two (2) winches Winch drum barrels shall have a minimum diameter of 24 inches.

All winches must have a line pull of 61,552 lbs. on rope layer 1 and 34,177 lbs. on rope layer 10.

All winches must have a line speed of 40 fpm on rope layer 1 and 72 fpm on rope layer 10.

The opera onal requirements of the winches will be as follows:

Winches must operate 12 hours a day, working 12 consecu ve workdays followed by 2 break days (12 on / 2 off) repea ng for approximately 6 consecu ve months of the year.

All ten (10) winch pairs shall have the same design and orienta on for ease of manufacturing and maintenance.

Three centralized HPU’s shall be provided in the hold of the barge to power the 20 winch drums Spring Applied Pneuma c Release disk brakes on the drums The winch system shall be configured with cooling systems for cooling the hydraulic oil.

The winches shall be configured to operate in the following five (5) modes, further defined in the performance specifica on:

o 1) Free wheeling the drum o 2) Speed Control o 3) Constant Tension o 4) Individual winch pair sync mode o 5) Robo cs Automated Control

Under a separate government contract, the shipyard will install the winch system on the barge. The Contractor shall provide oversight and guidance to the shipyard during installa on. The Contractor will be responsible for tes ng the winches at the factory and a er installa on on the barge.

I direct your a en on to the following FAR Clause all will be incorporated into solicita on.

52.211-11 Liquidate Damages-Supplies, Services, or Research and Development (Liquidate Damage will be include in the requirement?

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee 52.228-16 Payment and Performance Bond 52.219-14 (e)(2) Limita on on subcontrac ng

Informa on Requested:

Interested businesses are encouraged to respond to this Source Sought Notice by providing the following information:

Company Name and Address Point of Contact, Phone Number, and Email Address Business Size (e.g., Small Business, Large Business, etc.) and any applicable socio-economic status (e.g., Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone)

NAICS Code that best describes your capabilities A brief description of your company's capabilities and experience in providing similar mooring winch systems. Include information on past performance, technical expertise, manufacturing capacity, and any relevant certifications.

Your company's ability to meet the principal and operational requirements outlined in this notice.

Any suggestions or recommendations for improving the specifications or procurement approach.

Estimated lead time for manufacturing, and delivery of the complete winch system?

What is your bonding capability?

Provide previous experience providing oversight and guidance during installation of similar system.

What training will be provide to shipyard personnel and USACE operator on the operation and maintenance of the winch system?