Sources Sought - 70Z08420QBHQ01700.pdf

Sources Sought for 70Z08420QBHQ01700 – Overhaul and Repair of USCG owned Aids to Navigation (ATON) Buoys and Parts

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (not a pre-solicitation notice pursuant to FAR Part 5) to determine the capability of potential sources to FAR Part 10.

This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Operational Logistics

(DOL-95), Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing BUOY

OVERHAUL AND REPAIR SERVICES within the 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 11th

U.S. Coast Guard Districts. The Contractor shall be able to provide all labor, materials and supervision to overhaul, upgrade and outfit buoys, which includes but is not limited to surface preparation, coating application, inspections, minor repairs, upgrading non-standard buoys to standard buoys and outfitting buoys with wiring and associated components, vent lines, whistles, bells or gongs, and gaskets. The Contractor shall also be able to transport the buoys to and from designated USCG locations to the Contractor’s facility. The Districts will be broken in Regions as follows:

Region One (1) – Southwest (D11): Primary locations include; San Francisco, CA and San Pedro, CA, Region Two (2) – Northeast (D1): Primary locations include; IPD South

Weymouth, and ANT South Portland, ME, Newport, RI, Rockland ME, Bayonne

NJ, Long Island Sound, NY.

Region Three (3) – Mid-Atlantic (D5): Primary locations include; Portsmouth, VA, Baltimore, MD, Atlantic Beach NC, Philadelphia PA.

Region Four (4) – Southeast (D7 and D8): Primary locations include; Key West

FL, Jacksonville FL, Charleston SC, North Charleston FL, Pensacola FL, St.

Petersburg FL, Mobile, AL, and Galveston, TX.

Region Five (5) – Midwest (D9): Primary locations include; Milwaukee, WI, Sturgeon Bay, WI, Essexville, MI, Sault Ste Marie, MI, Detroit MI, Cheboygan, MI, Port Huron, MI, Buffalo NY, Duluth MN

The USCG anticipates five single awards, one for each Region identified above.

The period of performance is anticipated to be for a base year plus four option years with an anticipated start date of December 2020. The applicable North American Industrial

Classification Code (NAICS) is 332313 (Plate Work Manufacturing) with a size standard of 750 employees. A small business set-aside determination will be made based upon the results of this Sources Sought notice (i.e. if enough small business interest indicates that a set-aside for small business will result in an adequate number of responses for competition purposes).

All responsible sources are requested to complete the attached questionnaire and sample pricing. Company brochures are not requested or encouraged. The Sources Sought

Questionnaire is requested by September 15, 2020 no later than 3:00 pm and must be submitted via email to Barbara.T.Spruill@uscg.mil and copy to

Takira.M.Floyd@uscg.mil. Address all requests, comments and questions to Barbara

Spruill, Contract Specialist/CTR, at Barbara.T.Spruill@uscg.mil.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This announcement is to gain industry information and determine price reasonableness in the development of the acquisition and in no way obligates the Government. No other sources sought notice will be issued.

Competition and set-aside decisions shall be based upon the results of this market research. No solicitation exists at this time; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. This notice is for market research purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information obtained or provided by responding parties.

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Region 1 (D11) Buoy Overhaul Scenario- SERVICE: Provide all labor, materials and supervision to perform buoy overhaul and repair as follows:

Qty Unit Unit Price Total

Overhaul two 8x26 buoys 2 EA $_________ $___________

Permanently Close Battery Pockets 2 EA $_________ $___________

Outfit Sound Signal (bell) 1 EA $_________ $___________

Transport Buoys from

Contractor’s Facility 1 LT $_________ $___________ to/from USCG LA/LB, California

Contractor to pick up the two buoys at USCG Base LA/LB (Los Angeles/Long Beach), California. Overhaul both hulls with finished colors of one red and one green, install a bell on one buoy, permanently close the battery pockets on both buoys and ship both buoys to their final destination of USCG Base LA/LB within 34 calendar days of receipt of the task order.

Specific services include removing existing coatings and corrosion, performing an initial inspection and recording findings, repairing the buoys up to the limits of a standard buoy overhaul and performs additional work of permanently closing the battery pockets. The

Contractor then prepares and paints the buoys with the requested color schemes and installs a Bell and associated components on one buoy. Work will be in accordance with the attached specification. After the buoys successfully pass the Contractor’s Quality

Assurance Program, the Contractor will coordinate with the District Representative and

COR and transport the buoys to USCG LA/LB California, transferring custody back to the USCG.