Attachment - pg 2-5 Amendment A00001 - Questions - Seneca DS2 Solicitation 70Z080-20-Q-P4578200 - 2-28-2020.pdf

Questions: 70Z080-20-Q-P4578200 - USCGC SENECA (WMEC 906)

1. General – What utilities for normal work performance, such as testing and tool operation, will the Government have available for the contractor to utilize, such as

110V, potable water, compressed air, etc

a. Contractor has to supply their own power and tools. The Government will not.

2. General – Will the Contractor be allowed room on the pier for a Conex box and an office trailer?

a. That will be discussed at the arrival conference

3. General – Will parking be allotted for Contractor vehicles next to the vessel?

a. No.

b. Again, this information will be available at the arrival conference.

4. Work Items 1 and 3 say in note 4.2 that the ship’s crew will be pumping down the tanks to low suction, however, in the requirements the contractor is responsible for removing contents up to the capacity of the tanks. Please clarify.

a. The ship force will pump down the tanks to the lowest level. Contractor is expected to remove any fuel after suction is lost

5. Work Item 13 detail 3.2.1 says to “fake out the chain on the drydock floor”. Since this is a dockside package, will an area be provided for this work on site by the government?

a. Yes

6. For bid purposes, since transfer of fluids to maintain stability is often used, can the contractor use the low suction amount as the amount to be pumped and disposed of?

a. Yes, unless the ship comes in with more than excepted fuel in the tank

7. Work Item 5 has multiple tanks listed but a total of 50 UT measurements. Is the intent to perform 50 measurements per tank?

a. 50 Total for three tanks

8. At the site visit it was noted that the orientation of the existing FO Purifier Vent pipe is not consistent with the drawing 901-WMEC-542-007. How the work item is written requires the contractor to adjust the orientation of the rubber elbow in such a way that existing components will prohibit passage for the adjusted vent pipe. Adherence to the work item will require alterations and more extensive piping. Does the government wish to modify the work item or have the contractor handle the modifications in a condition report?

a. Handle it with a CFR.

9. Tank inspections require inspection of “inaccessible” areas. What is an inaccessible area? And how are they to be inspected without access? (Example; Work Item 1 detail

3.4)

a. Inaccessible area is difficult or impossible to reach or you are unable to see, use.

Contractor shall refer to SFLC STD SPEC 0000 & 0740 for more information.

10. For Work Items 1,3,4 and 25, will the USCG allow the Contractor to utilize existing 460 and/or 230 volt electrical circuits to operate the dehumidification equipment?

a. Contractor has to supply their own power and tools. The Government will not.

11. Work Item 1 requirement in Para 3.6 says to bid the cost of 10% of hardware renewal, but then 3.6.1 says 100% replacement of nuts and washers. Please clarify.

a. 10% of any Fastners outside of bolts and washers. Bolts, clips etc

12. For Work Item 18, if hot work is needed, can the tank be inerted and plugged to facilitate gas freeing instead of removal of contents?

a. No, inerted and plugged, Contractor must follow the specification.

13. In the “List of Consolidated GFP”, the material listed for Work Item 25 appears identical to the GFP under Work Item 24. Please confirm and correct.

a. No GFE for work item 25. It discuss at the arrival conference.

14. In Work Item 20, it is unclear in Table 1 Description, as well as during the site visit, as to the intent of this work item. The dimensions provided in Table 1 do not match the dimensions of the actual ducting. As an example, there are 4 dimensions given in the very first line of the table. It was thought at the site visit that the intent was to renew all the ducting in the engine room, however in the drawings some of those ducts are 23 inches in width which does not match anything in the work item descriptions. Please clarify the exact scope.

a. all corrections will be handle through a CFR. Update the specification with findings.

15. Pertaining to Work Item 13; since this is a dockside package, but is written as a drydock item, detail 1.1 - Intent is to perform inspection and repairs with no mention of preservation in the Intent. Would the government allow the contractor to pressure wash the chain as it comes out of the hawse pipe in lieu of pressure washing on the pier?

a. Either way is find with the Government. Pressure wash is a must.

16. If the intent is to do the work as a dockside item, does the Support Command or the

USCG have a paint barge or work vessel on site available to facilitate the personal to rig the anchors in work items 13,17?

a. Can be discussed at the arrival conference

17. Does the Ducting to be renewed in work item 20 include any of the same ducts to be cleaned in work item 9? If so, how should the contractor proceed?

a. All discrepancies will be handle with a CFR.

18. Work Item 10 – is the cleaning of the Gaylord Hood included in the Work Item?

a. No

19. Work Item 8 , Para 3.1.2.1 requires the Tech Rep have experience with the equipment on the vessel. Will the Government provide a list of Tech Reps that have experience with this equipment?

a. No. Contractor must provide a qualifield Tech Rep.

20. (A) Work Item 14, Para 3.2.2 NDI requires the Contractor to perform NDI of the component. Please verify that the Intent is to have the Contractor include performing

NDI of the component fabrication welds, and not just the welds holding the component to the deck. (B) Work Item 14, Para 3.2.2 NDI, is there a preferred method for these components?

a. For both Contractor must follow the specification and SFLC STD Spec 0740.