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This document outlines a federal contract opportunity for the procurement of two tug boats by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District. The solicitation calls for twin screw, open wheel tug boats between 65 to 80 feet in length and 24 to 30 feet in breadth to operate on the Great Lakes. The tug boats must be capable of breaking first-year ice up to 12 inches thick in the St. Mary's Falls Canal during late December through late January and mid-March through early April each season, as well as scraping ice from the canal lock chamber and miter gates from mid-December through mid-January and mid-March through mid-April. Additional requirements include ABS classification as Maltese Cross A-1 Towing Vessel, Ice Class C0, Great Lakes Service with Maltese Cross AMS and meeting USCG subchapter M, as well as accommodations for a crew of six. The successful contractor will be required to fabricate and deliver the tug boats to the St. Mary's Falls Canal in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, with liquidated damages associated with the procurement. Bid guarantees, payment bonding and performance bonding will be required.