CGC sangamon FY10 DD

Added: Feb 17, 2010 2:42 pm The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, Contracting and Procurement Branch 2, intends to issue a Commercial Request for Quote (RFQ) for Dry Dock Repairs to the USCGC SANGAMON (WLR-65506), a 65 FOOT B CLASS RIVER BUOY TENDER and SANGAMON BARGE (CGB-99005) a 100 FOOT B CLASS BARGE. 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 March 13, 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 will be 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).

USCGC SANGAMON (WLR-65506) homeport is in Peoria, IL. The performance period will be 49 calendar days with a start date on or about 21 June 2010. 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 the overhauling, cleaning and repairing of various items aboard the USCGC SANGAMON (WLR-65506) and SANGAMON BARGE (CGB-99005) . This work may include the following: Perform ultrasonic thickness measurement - underwater hull plating (tender); perform ultrasonic thickness measurement - underwater hull plating (barge); perform hull and structural plating repairs (10.2-pound); perform hull and structural plating repairs (12.75-pound); perform hull and structural steel plate repairs (15.3-pound); perform hull and structural steel plate repairs (20.5-pound); perform hull and structural plating repairs - eroded welds (steel); perform hull and structural plating repairs - crack (steel); perform hull and structural plating repairs - overlay welding (steel); renew propeller shafts; renew water lubricated shaft bearings; remove, inspect and reinstall propellers; remove, inspect and reinstall rudder assemblies; preserve spud and spud well surfaces (tender); preserve spud and spud well surfaces (barge); shrink wrap crane and boat davit; preserve ballast tanks and voids 100% (barge); preserve barge buoy deck; preserve underwater body (tender) - partial; preserve underwater body (tender) - 100%; preserve underwater body (barge) - partial; preserve underwater body (barge) - 100%; preserve tender freeboard - 100%; preserve barge freeboard - 100%; preserve stern tubes; routine drydocking (tender); routine drydocking (barge); provide temporary logistics (tender); provide temporary logistics (barge); renew tender keel cooler piping; restore barge void access; perform tender structural bulkhead repairs; perform barge forward rake repairs; 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.