SSA_for_USS_Cole_(DDG_67)_Final_-_5_May_2017.docx

Sources Sought Announcement USS COLE (DDG 67) Extended Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) Anticipated Solicitation Number: N00024-17-R-4438 Agency: Department of the Navy Office: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Location: NAVSEA HQ

This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing the FY18 Extended Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) on the DDG 67 (USS COLE) on the East Coast or Gulf Coast. The Naval Sea Systems Command is especially interested in determining small business capability and interest. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform dry-docking and pier-side maintenance, repair, and alterations anticipated to begin in April 2018 through April 2019.

The Government has provided an outline of some of the work anticipated to be completed under the expected EDSRA as an enclosure to this sources sought document (see Enclosure (1)). The anticipated contract type will be firm-fixed price.

What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact to Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Attn: Justin Lessel SEA 02442L. Please scan your letter of interest and email it to the Contracting Officer, Sheila Utz, at sheila.utz1@navy.mil and the Contract Specialist, Justin Lessel, at justin.d.lessel@navy.mil with “USS COLE (DDG 67) EDSRA Sources Sought Response” in the subject field and hand or digitally sign your letter of interest. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in Enclosure (1), and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,250 or less employees)?

2. How many employees does your company have?

3. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company’s website address?

4. Does your company have access to a pier capable of berthing USS COLE (DDG 67)? See Enclosure (1) (A. General; c. Ship Particulars) for specifications.

5. Does your company have access to a Dry-Dock capable of docking the USS COLE (DDG 67)? See Enclosure (1) (A. General; c. Ship Particulars) for specifications. If so has that dock been NAVSEA certified or is it capable of being NAVSEA certified prior to the start of the Availability?

6. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance.

7. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)? In addition to the previous question, please answer the following sub-questions:

a. Is your company a NAVSEA certified Master Ship Repair Contractor (MSR)?

b. Is your company a NAVSEA certified Boat Repair Contractor (ABR)?

8. Given the complexity of the work described in this announcement, including Enclosure (1), please describe your company’s historical experience completing work on similar systems at a similar complexity on the critical systems outlined in Enclosure (1), or briefly describe how your company would be capable of meeting these requirements as of contract award.

9. Given the complexity and size of the work described in this announcement (Enclosure (1)), does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the FY18 USS COLE (DDG 67) EDSRA?

Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. NAVSEA may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is released in accordance with FAR 15.201. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposal. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gather information from the market place. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time.

When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 2PM local time, Washington D.C. on 19 May 2017.

Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for information purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind.

Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided.

Future information, if any, will be posted at the website for FBO.

Contracting Officer Address:

NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, DC 1333 Isaac Hull Ave SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376

Point of Contact:

Sheila Utz, SEA 02442 Contracting Officer, sheila.utz1@navy.mil Justin Lessel 02442L Contract Specialist, justin.d.lessel@navy.mil

Enclosure (1): Outline of some of the work anticipated to be completed under the expected EDSRA

A. General

a. Competition Area: Coast Wide – East Coast or Gulf Coast

b. Rough Estimate Man-Days (including scope for Temporary Services):

i. Maintenance Ship Yard ~ 110,000

ii. Maintenance (Alteration Installation Team (AIT), Government & Other 3rd Party Contractors) ~ 5,000

iii. Modernization Ship Yard ~ 25,000

iv. Modernization (AIT, Government & Other 3rd Party Contractors): ~ 15,000

c. Ship Particulars:

i. Length: 505 ft

ii. Beam: 66 ft

iii. Draft: 32.5 ft

iv. Displacement: 8,400 tons

v. Mean Navigable Water depth draft: >31 ft

vi. Air Draft: 168.5 ft

d. Facility Particulars:

i. Pier Length: >505 ft

ii. Electrical: 4800 amps, 450 volts, 60 hz, 3 ph (UFC 4-150-02 table C-7)

iii. Potable Water: 9500 GPD (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-4)

iv. Sea Water: 1250 GPM (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-3), 150 PSI measured at the most remote outlet (UFC 4-150-02, Para 3-3.2.1)

v. Sewage: Ability to accommodate and dispose of 10,000 GPD of effluent and 10,000 GPD of waste water

vi. Mean Pier Water depth draft: >33 ft (AT LOW TIDE)

vii. Dry-Dock: Capable of docking a DDG 51 Class Ship

B. The Availabilities modernization scope will largely be the DDG Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) Modernization Alterations and will include a significant amount of work across multiple trades and spaces. The awarded contractor must be able to include and incorporate Alteration Installation Team (AIT) integration, 3rd Party contractors, Government personnel, Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) procurement, etc. in their Integrated Production Schedule (IPS). Key trades & efforts include: Structural welding, cabling pulling, piping, electrical and ventilation work if needed. Both the MSR and AIT will execute the structural/Industrial work. Further direction will be provided in the work specifications to define the work split.

· Large Modernization package:

· Planning 14 TYCOM ALTS

· Planning 77 Program ALTS

· Based on current Letter of Authorization / Technical Instruction (LOA/TI)

C. The Availability’s maintenance requirements are expected to include the following types of work:

Hull Structure

· Assessments. Condition-based repair and replacement of structural decks.

· Condition-based repair and replacement of superstructure and deckhouse level decks. This will include thicker deck plating.

· Condition-based repair and replacement of watertight doors, hatches, and scuttles.

· Hull Preservation

· All Bilge Preservation

Propulsion Plant

· Miscellaneous condition-based repairs to the MRG and associated components (main thrust bearing assembly).

· Condition-based repair and preservation of the propulsion combustion air intakes and louvers.

· Condition-based repair and preservation of the propulsion exhaust air uptakes.

Electric Plant and Distribution Equipment

· Cableway inspection and condition-based repair. Additionally, circuit breaker repair.

· Generator support system repairs.

Command and Surveillance

· Sonar transducer and stave cable replacement.

· SLQ-32 and PCMS repair.

· MK-62 KAS Director replacement

Auxiliary Systems

· Condition-based repair and replacement of insulation and lagging in machinery spaces.

· Repair various ventilation fans as condition warrants and as identified by the maintenance team. Also full cleaning with subsequent repairs to ventilation ducting as identified by the maintenance team.

· Condition-based repair to FM piping as identified by the maintenance team.

· Accomplish #1 & #2 HPAC complete overhaul.

· Clean the VCHT piping system. Also, condition-based repair to VCHT piping, and VCHT valve repair.

Outfit and Furnishings

· Condition-based interior preservation.

· Condition-based exterior preservation.

· Condition-based repair and preservation of the stacks.

· Condition-based replacement of deck covering and exterior deck non-skid.

· Condition-based replacement of flight and hangar deck non-skid.

· Condition-based replacement of hull insulation.

Armament

· Condition-based repair and preservation of RSLs.

Ship Assembly and Support Services

· Services are directly related to availability, location, duration, and man-day determination. Man days can differ by region and whether the availability is performed in a public or private ship repair facility. Services are predominately driven by availability duration with the exception of cleaning and pumping (tanks and bilges), crane, rigging, and temporary refrigeration services which are more ship-specific.

Key Maintenance Work Items (not all inclusive):

· Mid-life Modernization- HM&E Upgrades, BMD

· Docking re-set (shafting, propellers, rudders, sea valves)

· Bolted Bliss Cap Mod/05 level stack deck thicker steel

· Underwater hull and freeboard preservation

· Intakes/Uptakes TDMS (full blast and paint)

· Remove FWD retractable kingpost

· Sonar Stave Cable connectorization/replace transducers

· 33 tank/void blast and paint jobs/12 tank touch ups

· Flight deck and hangar deck non-skid

· SLAD Overhaul

· Habitability Projects:

· BENL: BCPO S4245 (4 CPO living spaces, 27 berths);

· HENL: HCPO S4249 (5 CPO sanitary spaces, 17 fixtures).

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