Finalized Sources Sought Notice for TSSOM Propulsion Engine Turbocharger.pdf

Sources Sought Synopsis For

Propulsion Engine Turbocharger

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for replacement of the main propulsion engine turbocharger onboard the Training Ship, State of Maine (TSSOM). The TSSOM is homeported at the Maine Maritime Academy, in Castine, ME. The Main Propulsion Engine is a MaK Model 6M601, Serial #63087. The existing Turbocharger is an ABB Model VTR501-2P, Serial # 363140. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 333618.

As permitted by FAR Part 10, this is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Quote (RFQ), to be issued at a later date, and in determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized. If full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be used to aid in establishing small business subcontracting goals.

This notice shall not be construed as a RFQ or as any commitment or obligation on the part of the Government to issue a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this request, so quotations will not be considered. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.

Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFQ process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitations posted resulting from this sources sought notice.

The intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information on various companies who can provide, “turn key”, all labor, materials, equipment and services to engineer, specify, procure and install, a compatible, replacement turbocharger in accordance with all regulatory requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), American Bureau of Shipping Rules (ABS Rules) and SOLAS Regulations.

If your organization has the capacity to specify, procure and install, a compatible replacement turbocharger onboard the TSSOM, as stated in the purpose and objective below, please provide the following information:

1) organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and

2) tailored capability statements addressing the of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability; and

3) Manufacturer data of the proposed product, to include country of origin, along with estimated material, design and installation costs.

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

1) provide supplies or services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;

2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; and

3) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Interested firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

A. Company Profile to include:

1. Company name and address;

2. Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners;

3. Year the firm was established and number of employees;

4. Two points of contact (names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses);

5. DUNS number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov/:

6. Small Business designation/status (must correlate with SAM registration):

_____ Small business _____ WOSB

_____ 8(a) _____ VOSB

_____ SDVOSB ______ HUBZone http://www.sam.gov/

_____ Small Disadvantaged Business

B. List at least 3 past performance references from the last 5 years of similar size and scope of the type of service specified in the attached purpose and objective:

Location of Purchase and Installation (i.e.

Vessel name, city and state)

Point of Contact (name, phone #, email)

Manufacturer of System Installed

Response time: Interested companies are required to respond to this notice by 4:00 p.m. EST on Monday Dec 28, 2020. Please submit all requested data to the attention of Tina Gillespie-Lucas via email at tina.gillespielucas@dot.gov mailto:tina.gillespielucas@dot.gov

APPENDIX 1: Purpose and Objectives

The Training Ship, State of Maine (TSSOM), 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.

It is the intent for a Contractor to engineer, design, specify, procure and install, a compatible replacement turbocharger for the ship’s main propulsion engine in accordance with all requirements of the ABS, USCG, CFRs and SOLAS. The new replacement turbocharger shall not diminish or negatively impact any of the current operational characteristics of the ship’s existing propulsion engine with regard to horsepower, torque, rpm, etc. In addition, the new turbocharger, and all sensing and monitoring circuits, shall properly interface with the ship’s existing propulsion control system and alarm and monitoring circuits. The new replacement turbocharger shall be of a model which the OEM has committed to supporting with parts and service for a period of not less than 20 years after installation.

It is, therefore, the purpose and objective of this Sources Sought notice, to identify those companies which can provide, “turn key”, all labor, materials, equipment and services to engineer, specify, procure and install, a compatible, replacement turbocharger in accordance with all regulatory requirements of the CFRs, ABS Rules and SOLAS Regulations.