Detroit Floating Plant Drydocking

Detroit Floating Plant Drydocking

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors for the Detroit Floating Plant Drydocking project. 

Description of Required Work:

The general scope of the work to be done under this contract consists of furnishing all labor, material, equipment, supplies, facilities, and services required, and performing the work described herein for repairing the Tug Demolen and Crane Barge Veler. 

Preliminary list of work to be performed on Tug Demolen:

Drydock the Vessel, Clean Hull for Visual Inspections, Remove Propeller Collar and Replace Packing, Remove all Fenders, Sandblast and Paint Hull, Ultrasonic Testing of Hull, Open & Recondition Sea Chests & Valves, Replace Deck Hatches, Clean and Inspect Fuel Tanks, Keel Coolers for Engine and Generators, Hull Plate Renewal and Repair to meet Subchapter "M" Compliance.

Type of Plant, Sea-going Tug

Length, overall, 108-ft.

Max Beam - Including Guard Rails, 29-ft.

Max Height - Exclusive of Mast, Antenna, Etc., 34-ft

Displacement, 344 Long Tons

Draft, light, 13-ft

Horsepower, 2,000 hp

Construction, Steel, welded

Preliminary list of work to be performed on Crane Barge Veler.

Drydock the Barge, Clean Hull for Visual Inspection, Remove Spuds and Replace Spud Parts, Replace Doors, Replace Boiler, Sandblast and Paint Hull, Remove and Replace Black Water Tank, Sandblast and Paint Deck with Non-Skid.

Type of Plant, Crane Barge

Length, overall, 150-ft.

Max Beam - Including Guard Rails, 46-ft.

Max Height – Including spuds lifted, Antenna, Etc., 65-ft.

Displacement, 1,000 Tons

Draft, light, 5.0-ft

Construction, Steel, welded

BID EVALUATION FACTORS

The Tug Demolen and the Crane Barge Veler will be delivered to and returned from the shipyard by the Government. The Cost of transporting the plant (Demolen and Veler) will be considered in the bid evaluations to determine the lowest cost to the government. The cost to transport is $284.98 per nautical mile.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing, which has a size standard of 1,250 employees.

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) is intended to be issued as a firm-fixed price contract set aside 100% for small business.  Due to possible unforeseen conditions, this contract will include a Time-and-Materials Line Item not-to-exceed (NTE) $100,000 for any additional repairs that may be required.  The contractor will be required to notify the Government once they reach 75% of the NTE cost.

Approximate solicitation posting date: July 2021

The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via beta.sam.gov. Hard copy documents will not be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this solicitation.

Please note that the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" tab found on beta.sam.gov for this solicitation.

In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of bid. Contractors can access SAM for free at www.sam.gov.