38KF377201_00_A01.pdf

This document is a Job Specification and related Engineering Liaison Memorandum for the fabrication and installation of Liferail Assembly and Guardline Assembly of Cargo Elevator No. 2 aboard the USS NEW ORLEANS (LPD-18). The work is controlled under ICN 38KF377201, with an anticipated award date of 04/13/2026 and production completion by 12/11/2026. The primary task involves replacing missing center stanchions on the platform of Cargo and Weapons Elevator No. 2 (16,000 LBS capacity) and installing a guardline assembly. The scope references multiple technical drawings and standards including NAVSEA specifications, MIL standards, and GSO specifications for welding, fabrication, and inspection. The government-furnished material includes structural steel components (liferail platform, pipes, plates, bars, chain, shackles, and connecting links) totaling 11 line items with specific stock numbers and quantities.

The work requirements encompass fabricating two intermediate stanchion assemblies and two platform sockets, installing fabricated stanchion assemblies and sockets at the middle of FWD and AFT life rails, furnishing three staples at each end in both PORT and STBD life rails, assembling twelve guardline assemblies using supplied materials, and installing all assemblies with maximum acceptable sag of 60mm. Load testing is required per test procedure T.P File 77222-2-100_26258, which specifies load tests for stanchion top staples (3,000-3,150 LBS for 10 minutes), liferail top staples, guardline stanchions (300-315 LBS), and liferail assemblies with acceptance criteria of no deformation, damage, or cracked joints. The work must comply with fabrication standards per NAVSEA S9AA0-AB-GOS-010/GSO and MIL-STD-1689A, with paint preservation per NAVSEA standards 009-32 and S9086-VG-STM-010/CH-634. The SRF-JRMC Sasebo is the performing activity located in Japan.