726-Class Logistics Escape Trunk (LET) Kit 2 Maintenance, and LET Cradle Fabrication

INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL OFFERORS

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington intends to award a stand-alone Firm-Fixed-Price contract to accomplish the following:

•-       Maintenance, repair and preservation of one (1) 726-Class Logistic Escape Trunk (LET) Kit 2.  LET Kit 2 consists of Quantity (3 EA) LET Houses, Quantity (3 EA) Cofferdams, Quantity (6 EA) Incline Steps, Quantity (9 EA) Platforms, Quantity (18 EA) Platform Handrails, Quantity (39 EA) Upper Deck Handrails, Quantity (3 EA) Lower Deck Handrail Sets, Quantity (4 EA) Crane Attachment Assemblies and associated equipment.

•-       Fabrication and delivery of Quantity (3 EA) 21-CL LET Cradle fixtures.

Characteristics:

The contractor's facility must possess the capability of accommodating one (1) LET Kit 2 and three (3) 21-CL Cradles with the dimensions as stated above.

Scope of work: Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to retrieve LET houses, cofferdams, and associated equipment from Naval Submarine Base Bangor (NSBB), Silverdale, WA and deliver to the Contractor's facility.  For LET Houses (FWD, MID and AFT): Pull Test pad-eyes and label. Blast, preserve and label houses. Install non-skid on upper deck platforms, lower deck platforms, ladder platforms, and top of upper deck sliding doors.  Install new Electrical Power modification. Label all safety handrails. Install new gasket material on upper deck doors. Install new FWD vertical sliding doors on both MID and AFT houses. Install new door tracks, door guides, door hangars, door stops, door brackets, and door rain guards on each LET house. Adjust door hangers and verify operation.  Plug unused existing holes. Seal and caulk all seams of bulkheads and accesses.  Install new stair platform and ladder platform to AFT house.  Blast, preserve, and label, ladders, handrails, stairs and platforms.  Install new De-smoking Fan mountings and service doors (2 EA) per house.  Label De-smoking Fan openings.  Install new rubber gasket around new De-smoking Fan openings (2 EA) per house, to form seal. Remove upper service doors and hinges. Install new coamings with service sleeves. Install new davit base in FWD house.  Blast, preserve and label davits, davit extensions and davit bases.  For the LET Cofferdams (FWD, MID and AFT):  Pull Test pad-eyes and label.  Blast, preserve and label cofferdams.  Install new rubber gaskets.  Provide new and fit test new service sleeves.  Blast, preserve, and label Quantity (4 EA) crane mount assembly. Provide new three 21-CL LET Cradle fixtures. Blast, preserve and label 21-CL LET Cradle Fixtures. For the 21-CL LET Cradle Fixtures Quantity (3 EA):  Pull Test pad-eyes and label.  Arrange and coordinate delivery of the LET houses, cofferdams, ladders, stairs, platforms, handrails, crane mount assemblies, 21-CL Cradle fixtures and associated equipment back to Naval Submarine Base Bangor (NSBB), Silverdale, WA with the Contracting Officer via the COR.  There are 2 separate delivery dates. 21-CL Cradle fixtures will be delivered separately from all other equipment on this contract.

The contractor will arrange for and transport the LET Kit 2 from the Government facility at Naval Submarine Base Bangor (NSBB), Silverdale, WA to the Contractor's facility.  Upon completion of work, the contractor will coordinate delivery of the equipment to the Government facility at NSBB, Silverdale, WA.

The expected Period of Performance will be:

•-       LET Kit 2: August to November 2017

•-        21-CL Cradles: August to December 2017

The Government is contemplating a 100% small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 336611, size 1,250 employees.  The Government intends to post a request for proposals in May 2017 and anticipates award of the Firm-Fixed Price, stand-alone contract in July 2017 to the responsible contractor on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis in accordance with, but not limited to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2.  Offerors can view and/or download the draft notional work specifications for review at https://www.fbo.gov.

All offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive award of Government contracts.  Offerors are advised also that SAM representations and certifications can be completed electronically via the System for Award Management website at http://www.sam.gov.

Notice Regarding Pre-Solicitation Synopsis:

Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act.  PSNS&IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement.  This pre-solicitation announcement is released in accordance with FAR 5.2.  Information provided in response to this pre-solicitation announcement is for informational and planning purposes only, will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.