CGC kickapoo FY11 drydock repairs

Added: Sep 23, 2010 2:02 pm The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, Contracting and Procurement Branch 2, IBCT Product Line intends to issue a Commercial Request for Quote (RFQ) for Dry Dock Repairs to the USCGC KICKAPOO (WLR-75406) 75 FOOT E CLASS RIVER BUOY TENDER and KICKAPOO BARGE (CGB-13075) 130 FOOT BARGE home ported in Vicksburg, MS.

The Coast Guard intends to conduct the procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The NAICS Code is 336611 and the small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees.

The simplified acquisition will be issued as a Best Value Request for Quote (RFQ), on or about October 14, 2010. The RFQ will be issued via the Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) web page at www.fbo.gov. This requirement will be evaluated using past performance as an evaluation factor. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FEDBIZOPPS web page for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. FEDBIZOPPS also contains an optional automatic notification service. THE ACQUISITION WILL BE SOLICITED AS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings is available free of charge to contractors upon request not later than three (3) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc).

The performance period will be 99 calendar days with a start date on or about January 17, 2011. The place of performance will be at the contractor's facility.

Please note: The vessel is geographically restricted to the Western Rivers of the United States. "Western Rivers" means the navigable portions of the Mississippi River and its tributaries above mile marker 0 of the Lower Mississippi River. Navigable tributaries of the Mississippi River include only the waterways within the area of jurisdiction of Coast Guard aids to navigation facilities as described in Light List Volume V (COMDTINST M16502.5), and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to the mouth of the Mobile River. This includes protected portions of the Intra Coastal Waterway connected to the "Western Rivers," but specially excludes unprotected or open waters such as Mobile Bay, Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico. (Specific) 01 November to 15 March south of Melvin Price Lock and Dam.

The scope of the acquisition is for various ship repairs that may include the following:

Hull Plating (U/W Body), Ultrasonic Testing - Tender; Hull Plating (U/W Body), Ultrasonic Testing - Barge; Keel Coolers, Clean, Inspect and Hydro - Barge; Spud Wells, Preserve - Tender; Spud Wells, Preserve - Barge; Decks - Exterior( Barge Buoy ), Preserve; U/W Body, Preserve ( "100%" ) - Tender; U/W Body, Preserve ( "100%" ) - Barge; Hull Plating Freeboard, Preserve (" 100% ") - Tender; Hull Plating Freeboard, Preserve (" 100% ") - Barge; Hull Plating Freeboard, Preserve (" Partial ") - Tender; Hull Plating Freeboard, Preserve (" Partial ") - Barge; Cathodic Protection/Zincs, Renew-Tender; Cathodic Protection/Zincs, Renew-Barge; Drydocking - Tender; Drydocking - Barge; Temporary Services, Provide; Main Engine and Shafting, Replace; Steering Gear and Rudder Systems, Upgrade; Hull and Structural Plating - Barge Side Shell, Modify; Boat Davit Winch, Shrink Wrap; Buoy and Cargo Handling Crane, Shrink Wrap; Voids (Non-Accessible), Leak Test - Tender; Voids (Non-Accessible), Preserve Internal Surfaces - Tender; Composite Labor Rate; GFP Report; and Laydays.

All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures.

For further information or questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Mrs. Lisa Dieli at (757) 628-4647, or by e-mail to Lisa.dieli@uscg.mil.