Solicitation902.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Region 6, Acquisition Goods and Services

Joint Administrative Operations 134 Union Boulevard

Lakewood, CO 80228-1807

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

Solicitation Number: 140F0621Q0226

Description: FABRICATION OF TWO ALUMINUM DAVITS FOR WHITEFIN BOAT - IL CARTERVILLE FWCO

Location: USFW Carterville FWCO Wilmington Wilmington Substation/Carterville 30239 S. Route 53 Wilmington, IL 60481

Instruction to Offerors:

Before submitting an offer, please read the entire solicitation package carefully. Return the following items with your response:

SF18

Signed SF30s or Acknowledgment of any/all Amendments to Solicitation

Interested contractors must be registered and active in SAM (System for Award Management, www.sam.gov) and complete online representations and certifications before the solicitation response due date.

RFQ Response: Email Subject Line: 140F0621Q0226 – Quotation Due Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 at 3:00PM EST lee_riley@fws.gov

Basis for Award: Best Value to include the acceptance conference room furniture compatible with upgraded AV conference room equipment, delivery timeframe, and price.

Questions/Clarification: Email Subject Line: 140F0621Q0171 – Question/Clarification Due Date: COB, Wednesday August 25, 2021. lee_riley@fws.gov

Contracting Point of Contact, Lee Ann Riley can be reached at lee_riley@fws.gov All questions should be submitted via email only.

When submitting questions or quotes, please be sure to include the solicitation number in the subject line of your email.

mailto:lee_riley@fws.gov

SCOPE OF WORK

DAVITS WHITEFIN BOAT

IL – CARTERVILLE FWCO

FABRICATION OF TWO ALUMINUM DAVITS FOR THE WHITEFIN BOAT.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, IL-CARTERVILLE FSHRS RESRC OFC, is seeking qualified contractors for the modification of two existing cable davits to convert them to telescoping davits that are capable of supporting survey equipment.

Components for this modification will include: a three-piece telescoping scaffold capable of being extended and shortened using the existing hand winches, a rotator mount plate, a transducer mount plate, and two transducer mounts. All components will be constructed from aluminum. The telescoping scaffold will be constructed of 3 inch, 2.5 inch, and 2 inch square tube. The rotator mount plate and transducer mount plate will be constructed of 1/2-inch flat bar, the transducer mounts will be constructed of 3/8-inch flat bar.

Modification of the davits will require the use of a fabricator with aluminum welding experience and the ability to either work on site or have the shop space to store and work on a 30 foot long and 14-foot-tall survey vessel. The contractor should have extensive experience with aluminum welding working on boats. Additionally, contractor should have a large welding shop capable of housing the boat during the work. Moreover, preferably the contractor should be local to the Wilmington Substation making it easy for the fabricator to check specs and dimensions of the prototype davit easily when necessary. The prototype is frequently used by substation staff and is not available to be loaned to the fabricator (i.e., the fabricator must come to the substation for measurements).

Location:

Wilmington Substation/Carterville 30239 S. Route 53 Wilmington, IL 60481

Please see attached Specifications.

Ro ta to r

Welded Eyelets

Winch Cable

Clevis Pin

3” Aluminum Square Tube

2.5” Aluminum Square Tube

2” Aluminum Square Tube

Rotator Mount Plate

Transducer Mount Plate

Transducer Mounts

Pictures of Telescoping Sections

3” Aluminum square tubing

2 ½” Aluminum square tubing

2” Aluminum square tubing

Note: Length estimation of proposed telescoping sections with the transducers mounted, and given the 25 inches of vertical clearance before breaching the top of the AC unit, should be between 36-41 inches with 36 being the most conservative estimate while still clearing the starboard gunnel.

Pictures of Telescoping Sections

Welded eyelets 2 ½” Aluminum square tubing

2” Aluminum square tubing

Pictures of attachment of telescoping sections

Clevis pin

Transducer mount plate

Davit and telescoping section junction

Pictures of Rotator Mount Plate

Rotator mount plate

2” Aluminum square tubing Clevis pin

Rotator mounting bolts

Rotator

Rotator mounting plate

Rotator mounting bolts

Pictures of Transducer Mount Plate (Top view)

Transducer mount plate

Transducer mount

Pictures of Transducer Mount Plate and mounts

Bottom of rotator

Transducer mount plate

Transducer mounts

Pictures of Transducer Mounts (Rear and side views)