POLAR_STAR_SLEP RFI-USCG-PSTAR-2019-3.pdf

November 27, 2019

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

U.S. COAST GUARD IN-SERVICE VESSEL SUSTAINMENT -

POLAR STAR SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROJECT

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10, “MARKET RESEARCH.”

The following provision applies to this RFI:

52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: seeking industry feedback on the POLAR

STAR SLEP draft Solicitation.

(End of provision)

The USCG seeks industry input and feedback on the draft Solicitation for the POLAR STAR

Service Life Extension Project (SLEP). This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the USCG

In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Acquisition Program Office as a means of market research for the POLAR STAR Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) effort. This effort will extend the service life of POLAR STAR and recapitalize a number of major systems concurrently similar to dry-dock maintenance done in previous years.

This RFI is issued for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the United States Coast

Guard (USCG) to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the USCG is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI.

Respondents are also advised that all submissions become USCG property and will not be returned.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USCG to form a binding contract.

Commandant

United States Coast Guard

2703 Martin Luther King Ave, S.W.

Washington, DC 20593

Staff Symbol: CG-9125

Phone: (202) 475-3335

E-mail: molly.o’keefe@uscg.mil

SCOPE:

Respondents interested in providing a response to this RFI should submit information that corresponds to the categories below. Responses shall include:

1. Comments or other feedback regarding the Government’s draft Solicitation as shown in

Attachment A.

2. Comments or other feedback regarding the Government’s draft Specification as shown in

Attachment B.

3. Any other general feedback pertaining to the POLAR STAR SLEP effort or the attachments to this RFI.

BACKGROUND:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) In Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Acquisition

Program Office, COMDT (CG-9323) has a requirement to execute a Service Life Extension

Program (SLEP) for the USCGC POLAR STAR, a USCG Heavy Polar Icebreaker. The objective of the program is to extend the service life of USCGC POLAR STAR for an additional 4 years, extending it from 2023 to 2027 by recapitalizing, replacing, or overhauling several systems and pieces of equipment at risk of degrading mission execution due to reliability, obsolescence or material condition. This will reduce the risk of an operational capability gap and undisrupted access to the Polar Regions. Extending the POLAR STAR’s service life is a crucial endeavor, as the USCG requires substantial overlap in the service life of the POLAR STAR and the beginning of service life of the new cutters.

The Program intends to contract an industrial shipyard to conduct both SLEP and annual maintenance work. The work package will consist of planned reoccurring maintenance items, several system upgrades, and unforeseen voyage repairs. Historically, POLAR STAR dry dock availabilities have encompassed approximately 40% growth from the known contract work items.

The execution of the work package may be concurrent with two significant NAVSEA projects, Coast Guard Machinery Control System and Propulsion Power Distribution installations, that will be executed while the ship is in dry dock. The annual execution phases are expected to span 110 –

140 days in a dry dock facility at the successful Offeror’s shipyard. FY2021 availability is anticipated to be 30 days shorter than subsequent years due to the need to reserve dedicated time for NAVSEA efforts.

It is anticipated that this will take place across approximately four to five dry dock availability periods and that they will occur approximately between March and October beginning in 2021.

The Contractor will perform the identified SLEP work items, annual depot level maintenance items and additional voyage repairs incurred each year to allow the vessel to deploy for its annual operational commitments. Identification of further optional work items for these unforeseen voyage repairs will be determined early in each availability period to minimize schedule and cost impacts.

A potential Offeror must have the dry dock availability and pier space to manage repair execution phases each year. Dimensions for POLAR STAR are as follows:

Length overall 399' 0"

Length between perpendiculars

352' 0"

Beam, extreme 83' 7"

Depth amidships to main deck

43' 2-7/8"

Draft to bottom of keel @ full load

31.81'

Full load displacement 13,057 long tons

Effective keel length 273' 0"

Mast height above DWL @

28' draft

138' 1-1/8"

Required clearance from stern for centerline shaft removal is a minimum of 42’-8”.

Each availability may also include a requirement for POLAR STAR to be temporarily moored at or near the dry dock facility post dry-dock and prior to sea trials for NAVSEA testing.

This RFI includes the following attachments:

Attachment A: Draft Solicitation

Attachment B: Draft Specification for full worklist

Attachment C: USCG Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) Standard Specification 0000

Attachment D: POLAR STAR SLEP Draft Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure

Attachment E: POLAR STAR SLEP Draft Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

Attachment F: POLAR STAR SLEP Draft Mandated Work Item Schedule

Attachment G: POLAR STAR SLEP Draft WBS Example

Attachment H: POLAR STAR Draft Pricing Estimate Template

Attachment I: Draft High Level CGMCS Scope for POLAR STAR

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please submit information via email to Mr. James Ferguson, Contracting Officer, at

James.F.Ferguson@uscg.mil and Ms. Molly O’Keefe, Contract Specialist, at

Molly.O’Keefe@uscg.mil no later than 4:00 PM Eastern on 20 December 2019. Please title the subject of your email: “RFI-USCG-PSTAR-2019-3 – [YOUR COMPANY NAME]”. Responses received after this date may not be afforded a comprehensive review.

mailto:James.F.Ferguson@uscg.mil mailto:Martha.A.Bello@uscg.mil