Pre_Solicitation.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: DRY DOCK REPAIRS (IRESS) USCGC OSAGE

(WLR 65505) and BARGE (99003)

The United States Coast Guard Surfaces Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) Norfolk, VA is procuring dry dock repair services for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) OSAGE (WLR

65505) and barge (99003) under REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) HSCG85-16-Q-

P45A06. This requirement is a Set-Aside for owners of small business pursuant to the Small

Business Act and FAR Part 19.502-2. All small business may submit offers, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 336611 for

SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING with a Size Standard of 1,250 employees. For the calculation of annual receipts and number of employees see parts 121.104 and 121.106 in SBA's

Small Business Size Regulations, http://www.sba.gov/regulations/121/.

The RFQ/solicitation will be issued pursuant to FAR 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and

FAR Part 13.5, TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. The Coast Guard intends to award a fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsive, responsible contractor whose written quote is considered most advantageous to the Government both in price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations and are in descending order of importance:

1. Past Performance

2. Price

Factors 1-2 will be applied to determine the best value to the Government. Please note Past performance is more important than price. A vendor without a record of relevant past performance will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

The RFQ/solicitation HSCG85-16-Q-P45A06 will be issued on or about 17 March 2016 with a closing date for receipt of QUOTATIONS on or about 18 April 2016, 1:00 P.M. EST. The RFQ will be posted on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), FEDBIZOPPS, which may be accessed via the Internet at www.fedbizopps.gov or https://www.fbo.gov. Please sign up for the

Auto Notification Service to receive an email from Federal Business Opportunity website when an action is taken under this solicitation. No paper copies of the solicitation and/or amendments will be distributed.

QUESTIONS AND REQUEST FOR DRAWINGS: All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street Suite 600 Norfolk VA 23510-9102. Drawings will be available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is available free of charge to contractors upon request no later than four (4) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM (s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g. * .DWF, etc). The last day to submit questions regarding this solicitation is on or about 12 April 2016 at 1:00pm EST. After this date further requests may not be accepted due to time constraints.

DRY DOCK Repair Specification: Contractor shall provide all necessary, facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel to perform dry dock repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC)

OSAGE (WLR 65505), a 65 foot Class River Buoy Tender and barge (99003) a 100 foot Barge.

The vessel’s home port is 300 McKown Lane, Sewickley, PA 15143. All work will be performed at the contractor’s facility.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the

Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting

Officer.

This vessel is geographically restricted to 1300 statue river miles one way, or 2600 statue river miles round trip from the cutter’s homeport of Sewickley, PA. 01 November to 15

March: No transit through Melvin Price Lock and Dam during this period.

Scope of Work: The scope of the acquisition is for the dock side repairs of the USCGC OSAGE.

This work will include, but is not limited to the following WORK ITEMS:

Hull Plating (U/W Body), Inspect – Tender

Hull Plating (U/W Body), Inspect – Barge

Hull Plating (U/W Body), Ultrasonic Testing - Tender

Hull Plating (U/W Body), Ultrasonic Testing - Barge

Tanks (MP Fuel Stowage and Overflow), Clean and Inspect - Tender

Voids (Non-Accessible), Leak Test - Tender

Voids (Non-Accessible), Leak Test - Barge

Voids (Non-Accessible), Internal Surfaces, Preserve - Tender

Voids (Non-Accessible), Internal Surfaces, Preserve - Barge

Keel Coolers, Clean, Inspect and Hydro - Barge

Hull Fittings (Weight Handling Rigging Hardware), Inspect and Test - Barge

Hull Fittings (Mooring and Towing), Inspect and Test - Tender

Hull Fittings (Mooring and Towing), Inspect and Test - Barge

Spuds, Overhaul - Tender

Spuds, Overhaul - Barge

Spud Wells, Preserve - Tender

Spud Wells, Preserve - Barge

Decks – Exterior (Buoy or Construction Deck), Preserve 100%

U/W Body, Preserve (100%) - Tender

U/W Body, Preserve (100%) - Barge

U/W Body, Preserve (Partial - Condition A) - Tender

U/W Body, Preserve (Partial - Condition A) - Barge

U/W Body, Preserve (Partial - Condition B) - Tender

U/W Body, Preserve (Partial - Condition B) - Barge

Drydock - Tender

Drydock - Barge

Temporary Services, Provide – Tender and Barge

Sea Trial Performance, Support, Provide

Main Diesel Engine and Propulsion Shafting, Upgrade

Steering System, Upgrade

Weather tight Doors(External), Renew

Boat Davit Winch, Shrink Wrap

Buoy and Cargo Handling Crane, Shrink Wrap

Bilges, Lead-Based Paint, 100% Abatement, Perform - Tender

Hull Plating Freeboard, Preserve 100% - Barge

Hull Plating Freeboard, Preserve “100%” - Tender

Decks – Exterior (Barge Aft Main Deck), Preserve 100%

Sewage Tank, Renew

Pilot House Bulkhead, Repair

Hull Repair (Barge)

All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures.

Period of Performance: The period of performance is anticipated to be for one hundred and twenty one (121) calendar days with a start date of 5 July 2016 and end date of 2 November

2016.

SAM: (Formally known as CCR). Interested parties should register in the System for Award

Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. The SAM can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606 8220.

All parties are encouraged to continually monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website for any amendments to the solicitation. All questions concerning this requirement shall be submitted in writing to Timothy Shuhart at Timothy.M.Shuhart@uscg.mil.

http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Timothy.M.Shuhart@uscg.mil