Pre-Solicitation Notice_TJDDFY24.pdf

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, 200 Granby Street, Room 405, Norfolk, VA 23510, on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), is soliciting for dry docking and repairs to NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON. The THOMAS JEFFERSON is 208 feet long overall, and its home port is Norfolk, VA. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform the following (including, but not limited to): BASE WORK ITEMS: Sea Trials, Cathodic Protection Inspect & Repair, Rudders Inspections and Repairs, Propulsion Shaft Inspection, Propeller Inspections & Repairs, ABS Tank Inspections, EM 712 Transducer Upgrades, Sea Valves Overhaul, Liferaft Periodic Servicing, Underwater Hull Maintenance System, Refrigeration Units Groom, Firefighting System Periodic Servicing, Weight Handling Annual Inspection, Exhaust System (Galley & Quarters) Cleaning, Galley Equipment Servicing, Structural Replacements & Repairs, Anchor Windlass Overhaul, Main Engine Servicing, Detroit Deisel/MTU Servicing, Ship Service Diesel Generators No. 1-3 Servicing and Repairs, Piping Repairs & Maintenance, and HSL Davits Overhaul Industrial Support.

OPTION – ADDITIONAL DRYDOCK WORK ITEMS: Various Deck Covering, Weather

Deck Non-Skid Renewal, Freezer Shelving Installation, Reduction Gear and Clutch Servicing, HVAC System Pressure Test, Machinery Space Bilges Clean & Degrease, Side Scan Sonar

Winch System, Fiber Backbone Cabling Upgrade, Dial Telephone and LAN System

Modifications, Bridge Gyro System Replacement, Gyrocompass Repeater Replacement, and

Stateroom 01-34-4 Conversion.

The solicitation will include a liquidated damages clause.

The performance period will begin approximately 5 days after award for procurement of material and other planning and logistics required for the successful performance of the contract. The performance period for work on board NOAA Ship THOMAS

JEFFERSON will be approximately 77 calendar days, with a start date on or about

November 6, 2023 and a completion date on or about January 21, 2024. Place of performance shall be the contractor’s facility. Ship’s transit time to and from the place of performance is not included in the specified performance period. The date, time and place for an inspection of the ship is June 10, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (central time) on board NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON in Galveston, TX during which potential

Contractors may obtain a better understanding of the work required. All contractors, vendors and visitors must make pre-arrival arrangements on or before June 5, 2023 for access in advance by contacting Port Engineer, Shelia Dailey. Ms. Dailey can be reached at the following: Phone - (228) 337-2629 or Email – Shelia.Dailey@noaa.gov.

Only individuals on the Port Engineer’s access list will be permitted onto the site to participate in the site inspection.

The acquisition will be issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) in accordance with FAR

Subpart 13.5 and FAR Part 12. Proposed RFQ 1305M223QNMAN0122 will be issued on or about June 1, 2023 with proposals due on or about June 30, 2023. The anticipated award date is on or about August 7, 2023. This procurement will be issued as a small business set aside; all small business responsible sources may submit a written quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to the mailto:Shelia.Dailey@noaa.gov.

contractor whose proposal represents the best value considering past performance, price and price related factors. The RFQ will be issued via electronic posting under “Contract

Opportunities” on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) at https://.sam.gov [formerly

Federal Business Opportunity (FBO)]. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. Contractors are encouraged to monitor the GPE for the release of the RFQ, specifications, drawings and all subsequent amendments. Many of the reference documents applicable to this RFQ are too numerous and/or too large to upload to this site; consequently, interested parties shall submit a request for access to the reference documents via email to Contract Specialist Andre Frantz, Email Andre.Frantz@noaa.gov with a copy to Contracting Officer Elizabeth Eichelberger, Email Elizabeth.Eichelberger@noaa.gov. Prospective offerors who are interested in submitting a quote for this acquisition are encouraged to register with the GPE and be included on the

“Interested Vendors List” for this acquisition. Offerors must be registered in the “Entity

Registrations” [formerly System for Award Management (SAM)] database at https://.sam.gov and must also obtain a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) number and provide it with the quote.

https://.sam.gov/ mailto:Andre.Frantz@noaa.gov mailto:Elizabeth.Eichelberger@noaa.gov.

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