Sources_Sought_-_USS_BOXER_(LHD_4)_FY20_DPMA.docx

Sources Sought Announcement USS BOXER (LHD 4) Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (DPMA) Anticipated Solicitation Number: N00024-19-R-4416 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 FY20 Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (DPMA) on the LHD 4 (USS BOXER) on the West 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 maintenance, pier-side maintenance, repair, and alterations anticipated to begin in January 2020 and complete in April 2021 (subject to change).

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

The anticipated RFP release date is on or around 15 April 2019 (subject to change).

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: Steven Galer, SEA 02441 Please send your letter of interest and e-mail it to the Contracting Officer Steven Galer, at steven.galer@navy.mil and the Contract Specialist Kurt Boyles, SEA 02441B at kurt.boyles@navy.mil with “USS BOXER (LHD 4) DPMA 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 BOXER (LHD 4)? See Enclosure (1) (A. General; c. Ship Particulars) for specifications.

5. 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.

6. 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 (MSRA)?

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

7. 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.

8. 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 FY20 USS BOXER (LHD 4) DPMA?

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 4PM local time, Washington D.C. on 12 February 2019.

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 Office Address:

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

Point of Contact:

Steven Galer, SEA 02441 Contracting Officer, steven.galer@navy.mil Kurt Boyles, SEA 02441B Contract Specialist, kurt.boyles@navy.mil

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

A. General

a. Competition Area: Coast Wide – West Coast

b. Rough Estimate Man-Days:

i. Maintenance Ship Yard~ 300,000

ii. Modernization Ship Yard~ 80,000

c. Ship Particulars:

i. Length: 844 ft.

ii. Beam: 118 ft.

iii. Draft: 27.4 ft.

iv. Displacement: 42,335 tons

v. Air Draft (mast height above BL): 216 ft. 9.5 inches

vi. Navigational Draft: 30 ft.

d. Facility Particulars:

i. Pier Length: >844 ft.

ii. Electrical: 7200 amps, 450 volts, 60 hz, 3 ph (UFC 4-150-02 table C-7)

iii. Compressed Air: 800 SCFM, 125 PSIG (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-2)

iv. Potable Water: 32,000 GPD, 2.5 inch hose connection (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-4)

v. Sea Water: 4 Inch Connections (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-3), 2500 GPM (NAVSEA Technical Publication S0570-AC-CCM-010/8010), 150 PSI measured at the most remote outlet (UFC 4-150-02, Para 3-3.2.1)

vi. Sewage: 4 inch connections (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-6). Ability to accommodate and dispose of ~25,000 GPD.

vii. Mean Pier Water depth draft: ~35 feet

B. The Availability’s modernization scope will include a significant amount of work across multiple trades and spaces. The successful contractor must be able to provide an integrated production schedule that incorporates AIT, 3rd Party contractors, and Government workload. Key trades & efforts include: structural welding, cabling pulling, piping, electrical, and ventilation work if needed. Both the prime contractor and AIT contractors will execute the structural/industrial work. Further direction will be provided in the work specification package to define the work split.

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

Hull Structure

· Sea Valves/Ballast Valves/Waster Sleeves

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

· Preserve Superstructure

· Preserve underwater hull

· Preserve freeboard

Propulsion Plant

· Boiler 5-year Strength and Integrity Inspection and associated repairs

· Boiler 18-month Inspection and associated repairs

· MRG L/O Heaters and Coolers clean and inspect

· Remove/inspect/repair rudder seal assemblies

· Main Feed Pump Repairs

· Main Feed Booster Pump repairs

· Forced Draft Blower Repairs

Electric Plant and Distribution Equipment

· Cableway inspection and condition-based repair

· Circuit breaker repair

Command and Surveillance

· SPS-48G Radar removal and replacement

· SSDS MK 2

· CANES HW 1.2

· SSEE INC F

Auxiliary Systems

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

· Overhaul A/C plant compressors

· Condition-based repair to ASW/FM piping (in place) as identified by the maintenance team

· Overhaul HPACs

· Overhaul LPACs

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

· Remove/preserve Port/Starboard anchors/chain

· Fire and Flushing Pump; overhaul

· Aircraft Elevator Repairs

· Vent Plenum repair and preservation

· Stern Gate Hydraulic Ram repair

· Sideport door repairs

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

· Accomplish SOT Level III test on six of six Cargo Weapons Elevators

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.

· Temporary Air Conditioning/Lodging

· Hazardous waste control

Key Maintenance Work Items (not all inclusive)

· Ballast Tank repair, inspect, repair and preserve

· Fuel Oil Service Tank; repair and preserve

· Fuel Oil Compensating tanks; repair and preserve

· CHT Tanks; repair and preserve

· Potable Water Tanks; repair and preserve

· Anchor/Chain/Chain Locker preservation

· Propulsion shafting inspect/repairs

· Rudder inspect/repairs

· Ventilation Duct Cleaning; accomplish

· Ventilation Duct repairs; accomplish

· High Pressure Air (HPAC) Compressor repairs

· Low Pressure Air (LPAC) Compressor repairs

· Boat Davit weight test

· Collection, Holding and Transfer (CHT) Piping System; hydroblast cleaning

· Helo Safety Net and Frame; repair

· Underwater Log Trunk; repair and preserve

· Flight Deck Nonskid; replace

· CHT Pump Replacement

· Radar Tank Level Indicator Installation

· Fire and Flushing Pump Turbine Overhaul

Key Modernization Work Items (not all inclusive)

· CIC Rearrangement

· Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Includes multiple alterations that are primarily structural in nature with large scale interference removal.

· CANES HW 1.2

· SSEE INC F

· SPQ-9B

· LHD Stern Flap

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