ARDM 4 SPUD RAIL SPEC.docx

SHIPPINGPORT (ARDM 4)

ORIGINATOR: Jonathan Hutchins, 860-694-2452 DATE: 24 June 2024

1. SCOPE:

1.1 TITLE: MANUFACTURE SPUD RAILS AND REPLACE SPUD RAIL SECURING BRACKETS FOR SHIPPINGPORT (ARDM 4)

2. REFERENCE/PLANS:

2.1 NAVSEA Drawing # 8936839, Mooring Spud Rails Engineering Calculations

2.2 NAVSEA Drawing # 53711 Liaison Action Request (LAR) Attachment 1

2.3 NAVSEA Drawing # 57311 Liaison Action Request (LAR) Attachment 2

2.4 NAVSEA T9074-AS-GIB-010/271/Requirements for Nondestructive Testing Methods

2.5 S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248, Requirements for Welding and Brazing Procedure and Performance Qualification

2.6 NAVSEA STANDARD ITEM 009-32, Cleaning and Painting Requirements; accomplish

2.7 NAVSEA STANDARD ITEM 009-25, Structural Boundary Test; accomplish

2.8 Ballast Tank #5 Starboard and #6 Starboard Paint Product Designations, MIL-PRF-23236

2.9 NAVSEA Dwg 4763560, ARDM 4 Class Painting Schedule

2.10 S0400-AD-URM-010, Tag Out User’s Manual (TUMS)

2.11 COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual

3. REQUIREMENTS:

3.1 The Naval Submarine Support Facility (NSSF), located in Groton, CT. has a floating dry dock, SHIPPINGPORT (ARDM 4), that requires mooring system modifications due to not meeting heavy weather mooring requirements. These modifications consist of replacing all three spud mooring rails and three spud mooring brackets on the center spud rail. The contractor shall provide all required material in accordance with (iaw) references 2.2 and 2.3 and perform the following iaw with references 2.1 through 2.11 and as follows:

3.2 The Contractor shall provide the Government with documentation of NDT qualifications iaw reference 2.4 and Weld qualifications iaw reference 2.5.

3.3 The Contractor shall perform maximum shop prefabrication of the forward, center, and aft spud rails and center spud rail brackets (quantity three) that does not require an alignment fixture/template from the SHIPPINGPORT. The Government will coordinate date/time with Contractor and conduct site visits at the Contractor Facility during prefabrications. The Contractor shall perform and document all required fit up, dimensions, and NDT inspections.

3.4 The Government will remove the forward, center, and aft spud rails from the SHIPPINGPORT and stage on dunnage on the pier. The Contractor shall utilize the spud rails and manufacture alignment fixtures and templates as necessary to complete fabrication of the forward, center, and aft spud rails, and to facilitate installation of the new (quantity three) center spud rail brackets.

3.5 The Government will open and dewater SHIPPNGPORT Main Ballast Tanks #5 Starboard and #6 Starboard to facilitate removal and replacement of the existing center spud rail mounting brackets (quantity 3). The Contractor shall process a “Tag out” and Work Authorization Form (WAF) iaw references 2.10 and 2.11. The Contractor shall provide marine chemist services, staging, rigging, paint removal, paint installation, welding services, NDT services, and all required material and any other required services and remove the existing three center spud rail brackets and manufacture/install the new center spud rail brackets (quantity 3). The Contractor shall perform and document all required fit up, dimensions, and NDT inspections.

3.5.1.1 The ballast tank/hull opening created by removing the center spud rail brackets will be greater than four feet above the maximum anticipated waterline, thus a cofferdam will not be required. To prevent water intrusion during inclement weather, the contractor shall install a temporary cover over any tank/hull opening created by removal of the center spud rail brackets anytime work is not in progress or secured for the day.

3.6 Upon completion of installation of the new center spud rail brackets (quantity 3), the Contractor shall perform and document a structural boundary test iaw reference 2.7. The Contractor shall notify the Government prior to the test and the Government will be present to witness the testing.

3.7 The Contractor shall utilize the alignment fixture/templates manufactured in section 3.3 and complete manufacture and painting of the forward, center, and aft spud rails. The Government will coordinate date/time with Contractor and conduct site visits at the Contractor Facility during completion of manufacturing of the spud rails. Upon completion of manufacture, the Contractor shall deliver the forward, center, and aft spud rails to the following location:

SUB BASE NEW LONDON CT

Lower Submarine Base NSSF NLON, Pier 17S ATTN: John Hutchins Groton, CT 06340 M/F: John Hutchins, Phone: 860-694-2452

3.8 The Government will reinstall the forward, center, and aft spud rails on the

SHIPPINGPORT.

3.9 Upon completion of the modifications, the Contractor shall provide a Certificate of Compliance (Contractor’s format). The Certificate of Compliance shall certify that all work and inspections performed and replaced components comply with the requirements of the procurement documents, invoked specifications and drawings, and assert that the physical and chemical properties (material type, yield strength, tensile strength, elongation or hardness testing) are as specified in the contract specifications. The certificate shall include:

a. Contractors name, address, phone number and date.

b. The issuing agency’s purchase order number.

c. Item nomenclature of the purchased items (the product is identified by description, amount, lot number, etc.).

4. NOTES:

4.1 The performance location will be at pier 17S at the Submarine Base, New London, CT., and at the Contractors facility.

4.2 The Contractor shall comply with all local, state, and federal Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Environmental Protection (EP) rules and regulations as directed by local implementation plans.

4.3 All Contractor personnel shall be a citizen of the United States of America.

4.4 The Contractor shall provide all material required and equipment to complete all requirements of this specification. The Government will provide crane and forklift services. Any other services required are the responsibility of the Contractor.

4.5 For Contractor personnel that do not have a CAC card or a NCACS card, the following is required to obtain DBIDS credentials to gain access the base:

a. Ensure you provide the names of personnel requiring access to the SUBASE to the RSG POC. RSG will pass the information to the SUBASE Pass and ID office as your government sponsor.

b. Upon arrival at SUBASE, Present valid identification, Real ID Act-compliant state driver's license. If you don’t have a Real ID compliant driver’s license, you can use a passport. If you don’t have a passport you will be required to have an original birth certificate and your social security card (not just your number).

c. Present a completed copy of the SECNAV 5512/1 form to obtain your background check. A copy of SECNAV 5512/1 can be obtained by contacting the RSG POC.

d. Upon satisfactory completion of the background check, the Visitor Control Center representative will complete the DBIDS enrollment process, which includes your photo, finger prints, base restrictions, and several other assessments; after all this is done, you will be provided with your new DBIDS credential. You may now proceed to enter the base. The Government assumes no liability for failed background checks and all cost incurred as a result of failed background checks is the responsibility of the Contractor.

5. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIAL (GFM):

5.1. None