HENRY BLAKE Amendment No-01_Questions.pdf

USCGC HENRY BLAKE RFQ NO: 70Z085-20-Q-P4580000

AMENDMENT NO. 01

The purpose of this Amendment is as follows:

A) Provide and separately attach a corrected Attachment 1 - HENRY BLAKE DS FY20 SSOS Price Sheet, where work Items 14 and 17 were revised. Please ensure that your RFQ submittal uses the correct revised Attachment 1 – HENRY BLAKE FY20 SSOS Price Sheet R1_17Apr20.

B) To address the 22 RFQ clarification questions below. Answers in RED (Question No’s 1, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20) are still being researched and will be provided in a later Amendment.:

1) D-37, Hot Potable Water System, Inspection

Q: The specifications direct removal of pipe insulation “as needed” to facilitate visual inspection.

As there are a few hundred lineal feet of insulated hot water pipe, could the USCG elaborate how many linear feet of insulation is to be removed for inspection purposes? If only a portion of the insulation is to be removed could the specifications be modified as follows?

“remove ____ linear feet of hot water pipe insulation in sections of not less than ___ feet in length each”

A: Answer in process, to be provided in later Amendment.

2) D-29, Para 1.1, Table 1, Flex Hose Assemblies, Renew

Q: In paragraph 1.1, Table 1, can the Coast Guard give us more information to renew each hose so we are able to price this item?

Contractor needs information on each hose, such as follows;

Size of hose (diameter)?

Length of hose?

What type of material is the hose?

What type of material are the fittings on the ends of the hoses (steel, brass, stainless steel)?

What type of fittings are on the ends of the hoses (threaded –tapered or straight threads or are they JIC fittings or flared)?

What type of fittings are on each end of the hose (Straight, 45 degrees, 90 degrees)?

What is the pressure of the hose rated at?

A: Cutter is not able to provide needed information not available to vendors. Accurate bids will need to come after ship check to gather information on hoses. Recommend bidders to schedule a ship check.

3) D-28, Para 3.4 Weather Tight Doors (External), Renew

Q: How will the GFE door and frames arrive with regard to coatings?

• Powder coated White (17925)

• Profiled and primer coated

• Other

Will the doors be packaged individually or stacked and strapped to pallets?

USCGC HENRY BLAKE RFQ NO: 70Z085-20-Q-P4580000

A: Doors will come coated with a Formula 105 primer and individually packaged.

4) D-02, Para 3.2, Hull Plating (U/W Body) Diver’s Cleaning

Q: Sub-contract diving company is asking for NAVSTA EVERETT’s Washington State Department of Ecology approved permit and BMP’s to perform Underwater Hull Husbandry. Can CG please provide required documents?

A: Work item 1 Diver’s Inspection and Work Item 2 Diver’s Cleaning are planned to be de-scoped from Rev-0 Specifications to be reflected in Rev-1.

5) WI 2 and WI 24, respectively - Divers Cleaning Hull Plating and Renew Electrical Mat Deck

Covering 3.4

5a) Q: Will badging be required in advance of the work? (this would involve a separate trip to the pass & id office prior to mobilization)

A: Vetting of all contractors and sub-contractors will need to be completed before their arrival to NAVSTA Everett. Contracting Office has proper form for vendors to complete for gate access.

5b) Q-WI 2:

WI 2 - Is removing the sea chest strainer screens required on this item for the cleaning of the sea chests?

Is removing the bow thruster grates required on this item for cleaning of the bow thruster and the bow thruster tunnel?

Underwater Hull Cleaning is not allowed in Washington. Has a permit been obtained and if so, what are the associated BMPs?

Will this work fall under USCG regulations or under NAVFAC requirements as it is at a US

Navy facility? The distinction is that USCG/OSHA require a 3-person minimum team.

NAVFAC defers to US Army Corps of Engineers EM385 specs which, among other things, require a 4-person team. This should NOT fall under NAVFAC, but I want to make sure as there are some different cost drivers.

A-WI2: Not Applicable – Please see answer for Question 4

5c) Q-WI 24: Can you please confirm if will be 50 UT shots total, or 50 for each location listed.

A-WI2: 50 UT shots total.

6) Place of Performance

Q: The solicitation states that all work is to be performed at the vessels homeport. KTR believes it would be more economical for the work to be performed at KTR’s facility. KTR recommends creating a temporary services item and amend the solicitation to allow performance at KTR’s facility.

USCGC HENRY BLAKE RFQ NO: 70Z085-20-Q-P4580000

A: All work is to remain at vessel’s homeport. Bids must incorporate/include any and all travel costs into prices.

7) Ship Check and Facility Inspection

Q: The solicitation does not provide a time for a ship check or facility inspection. Please provide dates when the vessel will be available for ship checking.

A: Contact Cutter’s main phone number to arrange/schedule a Ship Check. See RFQ for info.

8) WI-27, Para 1.1, Sewage Piping Renew

Q: Paragraph 1.1 intention is to renew 10 linear feet of piping. Can Government provide size and location of pipe to be replaced. Are there multiple locations or just one section, what material is pipe?

9) WI-27, Para 3.3, Sewage Piping Renew

Q: Contractor is to renew all valves identified, as designated by CG inspector.

Is there a list of these valves so that an accurate bid may be assembled.

10) WI-30, Para 3.3, Tanks (Ballast) Clean and Inspect

Q: Will tank levels be at low suction? If not, how many gallons are to be disposed of?

A: Tank will be at low suction. See Spec. for Gallons.

11) WI-04, Para 3.4, Tanks (Potable Water) Clean and Inspect

12) WI-21, Para 3.3, Grey Water Holding Tanks Clean and Inspect

Q: With the work being done at vessels Home Port, will contractor need to supply temporary facilities for grey water disruption?

A: Yes, provide during disruption IAW SFLC STD SPEC 0000 3.2.11 Temporary sanitary and sewage facilities.

13) WI-21, Para 3.4.1, Grey Water Holding Tanks Clean and Inspect

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14) WI-22, Para 3.3, Sewage holding tanks Clean and Inspect

Q: With the work being done at vessels Home Port, will contractor need to supply temporary facilities for grey water disruption?

A: Yes, provide during disruption IAW SFLC STD SPEC 0000 3.2.11 Temporary sanitary and sewage facilities.

15) WI-22, Para 3.4.1, Sewage holding tanks Clean and Inspect

16) WI-31, Para 1.1, Tanks (Dirty and Waste) Clean and Inspect

17) WI-05, Para 1.1, SW Heat Exchangers; Clean and Inspect

Q: Paragraph 1.1, Table 1 – Heat Exchangers: Could the Government supply the contractor with more information on each of the heat exchanges as follows;

What is the Manufactures name of each of the heat exchangers?

What is the size or model numbers of each of the heat exchangers?

What is the serial number of each of the heat exchangers?

What type is each of the heat exchangers (tube bundle or plate type)?

18) WI-26, Table 1, Renew Firemain Valves and Plugs

Q: The 1-1/2” valves are listed as 250#. Please confirm the pressure class for the 2-1/2” valves in this table.

19) WI-33, Table 1, Overhaul or Renew Potable Water System Relief Valves

Q: In order to quote accurately, we need to know the specific manufacturer for the relief valves listed in this table.

20) WI-05, Para 3.3.1, SW Heat Exchangers; Inspect And Hydro

USCGC HENRY BLAKE RFQ NO: 70Z085-20-Q-P4580000

Q: Specification states that disassembly and reassembly shall in accordance with manufacturer-recommended procedures using manufacturer-recommended tooling. References provided do not have enough information to accomplish requirement. Can CG provide the OEM tech pubs for the referenced heat exchangers? If tech pubs are not available, can the CG confirm that all referenced heat exchangers are tube and shell construction?

21) D-29, Table 1, Flex Hose Assemblies, Renew

Q: Work Item O-029 FLEX HOSE ASSEMBLIES, RENEW page 131 Specifications TABLE 1 named

HOSE PARTICULARS lacks significant information about the hoses in question. In order to price this work item, vendors will need lengths of each hose, along with type of fitting needed. Other vessels out for bid have included this information (please see below) specifically showing the footage in feet and inches per each entry and the fittings present. Please provide this specific information like the example below from a similar Coast Guard Vessel repair project.

A: Cutter is not able to provide needed information not available to vendors. Accurate bids will need to come after ship check to gather information on hoses. Recommend bidders to schedule a ship check.

22) WI-02, Para 1, Hull Plating (U/W Body) Diver’s Cleaning

Q: Work Item D-002 specifications page 25 Item 1.1 Intent instructs the contractor to “clean the vessel’s u/w body, while the vessel is moored pier side.” Subcontractor Diving Vendors have told us that this instruction violates established regulations in the state of Washington. Can you provide any direction on this policy issue?

A: Not Applicable – Please see answer for Question 4.

*** THE SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE HAS NOT CHANGED DUE TO THIS AMENDMENT.

RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 15MAY20 @ 01:00 PM PACIFIC TIME.