SOW_liferaft_Inspection_JAN2025.pdf

USCG Academy

SCOPE OF WORK

FOR

INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, REPAIR, TESTING AND REPLENISHMENT OF 09

6-PERSON VIKING LIFERAFTS & 08 SWITLIK MOM8-A MAN OVERBOARD

MODULES

U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY

15 MOHEGAN AVE

NEW LONDON, CT 06320

December 23, 2025

Background

L44 Sailing vessels are used for Leadership Training of cadets at USCG Academy in New

London, CT during spring, summer, and fall. Life rafts on these vessels are necessary for the safety of all personnel and require tri-annual servicing to include cleaning, inside and outside inspections, repair work and replacements of life raft equipment (if needed). The serviced life raft goes through different testing procedures that are subjected to various intervals according to international regulations. Man-overboard modules (Switlik MOM8-A) onboard the vessels also require inspection and maintenance.

PART 1 GENERAL

Scope of Work

Provide inspection, certification, testing, repairs and replenishment for (09) 6-person Viking Life rafts, Model: Viking 6UKL & (08) Man Overboard Modules, Model: Switlik MOM8-A from January 1st, 2026, to April 15th, 2026, to include the following:

1. USCG Academy staff will deliver life rafts to contractor located within 150 miles of New

London, CT by upon contract award but no later than March 1, 2026.

2. The contractor shall supply all required supervision, labor, materials, and equipment required for life raft servicing, testing, inspection, and certification as per manufacturer guidelines.

3. Provide and update the following documentation:

• Life raft is received and registered

• Logbook in the life raft is completed (proof that the life raft has been opened and tested)

• Inspection is performed using the VIKING approved inspection checklist

• Certificate of re-inspection is issued

• Full documentation for service is archived according to regulations

• Detailed invoice is issued

4. Service life rafts as per manufacturer guidelines to include:

• Container is opened and the inflation system dismounted

• Life raft is removed from the container

• Container shell is cleaned, and fiberglass is repaired if needed

• Container is relabeled

• Life raft is inspected inside and out

• Emergency pack is checked, and items replaced if expired according to regulations

• Life raft equipment is inspected and replaced if needed

• Cylinder operating head, valve, knife, and release wire is inspected

• Inflations systems and high-pressure hoses are inspected

• CO2 cylinder is checked for correct content level

• Life raft is deflated, repacked in the container, and prepared for dispatch

5. Life raft is subjected to specific tests at various intervals according to international regulations. Life rafts are tested as per manufacturer guidelines as listed below:

• Life raft is inflated with compressed air and pressure tested including a 60 min.

working pressure test of the lower buoyancy chamber, upper buoyancy chamber and arch chamber.

• If the life raft is equipped with an inflatable floor, this is pressure tested for 60 min.

Gas inflation stress test (GI) is conducted every 5 years using the life raft’s own CO2 cylinder to inflate the life raft

• Necessary additional pressure test (NAP) at double the working pressure rate is conducted at 11 years end then annually thereafter

• Floor seam test (FS) is performed to check the seams of the internal floor and is conducted at 10 years and then annually

6. Full inspection of 08 Switlik MOM8-A man overboard modules, replacing components as needed IAW manufacturers & USCG guidelines.

OPTIONAL LINE ITEMS:

1. Unexpected repairs or replenishment. Vendor must contact POC listed below before performing labor outside of this SOW.

2. Contractor transports life rafts instead of USCG Academy staff at contractor cost.

Limitation:

1. All servicing, testing, inspection, and certification must be completed by April 15, 2026

2. USCG Academy staff will deliver 09 Viking Life rafts & 08 Man Overboard Modules within a

150-mile radius of New London CT to the contractor who is awarded the contract.

3. Viking Life Rafts & Switlik must be certified by authorized service locations.

Effective Period: January 1st, 2026, and NLT than April 15, 2026

Submittals

RFQ should include, at a minimum:

A. Price: Prices must include total costs including supervisor, labor, and materials.

B. Project Schedule: Provide a project schedule to include items listed in PART 1 GENERAL, Scope of

Work of this document.

Performance Period

Life rafts will be available for delivery as of January 2, 2026, for work to be completed by April 15, 2026.

USCG Academy POC for scheduling and information on life rafts is Glenn Smith, Glenn.s.smith@uscg.mil 860-617-5733 Alternate: Laurie.L.Valliere@uscg.mil

Quotations must be submitted electronically to: Michael Edwards via Email at

Michael.D.Edwards@uscg.mil phone 860-444-8245

FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (SAM)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror's

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror's Representation and Certifications

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions

FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments

FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds DUNS # mailto:Glenn.s.smith@uscg.mil mailto:Laurie.L.Valliere@uscg.mil mailto:Michael.D.Edwards@uscg.mil