6933A220Q00004 Synopsis.doc

General Information

Contracting Office Address

Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) 7757 Hampton Blvd. Bldg. 19, Suite 300, Norfolk, VA 23505-1204 Description

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY AND NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) DOCUMENT. THE RFQ/SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT FRINDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2019. QUOTES ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED OR ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. CONTRACTORS SHOULD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

THIS IS REQUIREMENT IS SMALL BUSINESS/SET-ASIDE.

It is the intent of this synopsis to notify Contractors holding a National Board “R” stamp to perform the required ABS and USCG 2.5 year, 5 year, and COI inspections and tests (as defined in the ABS Rules and CFR “References” below) on the ship’s oil fired water tube boiler (OFB), exhaust gas water tube boiler (EGB) and associated steam separators and piping on the Training Ship State of Maine (TSSOM).

Background: The TSSOM is a U.S. Government owned training ship provided to Maine Maritime Academy to train young men and women for a career in the U.S. Maritime Industry. The ship is part of the USDOT-Maritime Administration’s National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). The ship maintains a U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Classification with the following designations and notations:

USCG Service / ABS Description: Public Nautical School Ship.

SOLAS Category: Cargo Ship.

MARPOL Category: Not an Oil Tanker.

ABS Class Notations:

The ship is enrolled in a Continuous Hull and Continuous Machinery Survey with ABS.

As a Public Nautical School Ship and Cargo Ship (non-tanker), the regulations of 46 CFR 167, in addition to ABS Rules and SOLAS Regulations for a Cargo Ship (non-tanker), govern all work performed aboard.

The Contractor shall ensure that all work performed in the execution of the Statement of Work (SOW) associated with this solicitation be in conformance with the requirements of 46 CFR 167 and all applicable ABS Rules and SOLAS Regulations and shall not knowingly perform any action which may compromise the ship’s Certificate of Inspection (COI) and/or ABS Classification.

Period of Performance: The overall period of performance for the SOW associated with this solicitation shall be from the date of contract award (anticipated by end of December 2019 or early January 2020) through March 1, 2020.

Location: The TS State of Maine is moored alongside her pier at the Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME 04421 Ship Check: The ship is currently in her homeport of Castine, ME and will be there until her departure in the first week of May 2020. A ship check shall be held on 13 December 2019 in Castine, ME. Attendance at the ship check is strongly recommended.