STATEMENT_OF_WORK.pdf

NOAA Ship PISCES

April 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC WINCH #2 CTD CABLE REPLACEMENT

1. Scope:

1.1. Replace the CTD Cable on the Hydrographic Winch No. 2.

2. References

2.1. Technical Manual FRV40-226-047-010, “Trawling and Scientific Winch System, Operating

Manual”

2.2. Naval Station Newport Base Access Form “SECNAV FORM 5512-NSNPT - JUL 2023”

3. Government Furnished Material

3.1. Hydrographic Winch 0.378-inch diameter CTD Cable (drum weight is 4,500 lbs)

3.2. Eco friendly cable slushing grease (3 drums)

4. Requirements

4.1. Pick up and transport the GFM furnished new CTD cable and eco-friendly grease of

Paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 from NOAA’s Pascagoula, MS warehouse located below to the ship located in Newport Naval Station in Newport, Rhode Island. Contact the COR for warehouse access and pickup arrangements. The Pascagoula, MS warehouse is located below:

Gulf Marine Support Facility

NOAA Krebs Warehouse

200 Krebs Avenue

Pascagoula, MS 39567

4.2. Procure a constant tension wire spooler certified to spool 4,500 meters of 0.378 diameter wire rope and an empty metal cable drum for the old CTD cable. The empty metal cable drum must be capable of holding 4,000 meters of 0.378 old CTD cable. Contractor shall dispose of the old cable upon removal from the ship.

4.3. Alternatively to Paragraph 4.2 above, the contractor may elect to utilize the government’s wire spooler and spare metal drum from the government’s Pascagoula, MS warehouse and transport to the ship for spooling the new cable. If the contractor elects to use the government’s wire spooler, the contractor is responsible for the transportation of the spooler to and from the warehouse, all associated rigging of the machine onto a transportation truck, spooler fuel, batteries, generator, equipment, and operation of the spooler. Contractor is responsible for operation and maintenance of the spooler during spooling operations and must validate operation before and after the job. The spooler must be returned in the same condition as that when the spooler was picked up in and the contractor must also return the empty metal drum to the government warehouse.

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4.4. Coordinate CTD cable replacement of the aft CTD Hydrographic Winch with the COR, Ship’s Bosun, and Chief ET.

4.5. Remove and dispose of the old CTD cable from the #2 Hydrographic Winch on the 01

Level. Hydrographic Winches are Model HW-500 Rapp Marine winches. Estimated winch cable length is 3,900 meters. Inspect the empty winch drum and Lebus shell and prepare for installation of the new cable.

4.6. Coordinate with the ship’s Chief ET to replace the Slip Ring. The ship is responsible for replacing the slip ring. Contractor shall ensure sufficient new CTD cable is passed through the drum for termination plus spares in accordance with the Chief ET recommendations.

Assist the ship with securing the cable end in place in accordance with Chief ET and Chief

Bosun procedures and Reference 2.1.

4.7. Spool the new GFM furnished CTD cable on the #2 Hydrographic Winch in accordance with Reference 2.1. Slush the new cable during installation with the GFM provided environmentally acceptable grease. Verify each wire wrap is properly installed.

4.8. Test the newly installed cable and verify CTD Winch operation. Verify the Chief ET has cable conductivity post installation.

4.9. If used, transport the government spooler and empty drum (after contractor removes & disposes of old CTD cable) back to the government facility. Coordinate access & drop off with COR.

4.10. PISCES is located at the following address. Coordinate arrival and base access to

Naval Station Newport with the COR. Contractor must complete Reference 2.2 for base access a minimum of three (QTY 3) business days prior to arrival.

Naval Station Newport Rhode Island

47 Chandler Street

Newport, Rhode Island, 08241

5. Quality Assurance

5.1. Ensure wraps #1, #2, and #3 are properly set in accordance with References 2.1.

5.2. Ensure proper overlay for each wrap in accordance with References 2.1.

5.3. Inspect and test final installation to ensure proper cable installation.

6. Notes

6.1. Period of Performance: 28 May – 1 June 2026 or 11-14 June 2026 at Newport Naval

Station, Rhode Island.

6.2. Onsite COR contact is PISCES Port Engineer Stephen Spindler

(Stephen.spindler@noaa.gov; 251.776.3099).

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