Dredge Vessel Essayons Overhaul

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, intends to award a firm fixed price Job Order under a Master Ship and Repair Agreement (MSRA) for overhaul, maintenance, and repair to the Dredge ESSAYONS.

Major work items that may be associated with the overhaul and dry docking can be found at the bottom of this announcement. The list is subject to change and the final list will be included with the forthcoming invitation for bid (IFB).

All overhaul work shall be performed at the Contractor's facility. The Government will deliver the vessel to the contractor facility. Upon completion of the overhaul, USACE personnel will conduct dock and sea trials which the vessel must pass prior to delivery and acceptance of the vessel back to the Government.

Dredge ESSAYONS is a trailing arm suction hopper dredge built in 1984. It has the following Characteristics:

Length Overall 350 Feet

Length between perpendiculars 333 Feet Beam Molded 68 Feet

Beam Overall (With Drag Arms Lowered) 108 Feet Registered Gross Tonnage 7,248 Long Tons Normal Light, Draft Forward 19'-0"

Normal Light, Draft Aft 21'-0" Class ABS Loadline

The contract is intended to be awarded by August 2020. The ship is anticipated to be in the shipyard between December 2020 and February 2021 and will be required to be in drydock for sixty (60) days. Optional items (tasks) will be included in this job order and the period of performance for these items will be concurrent with the above period of performance.

The American Bureaus of Shipping International Load Line Certificate will be endorsed during this availability. The Drydock Examination, Internal Structural Review and the Annual Inspection for renewal of the U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection will be performed during this availability.

Prospective contractors must have, or be capable of, entering into a MSRA with USACE, Portland District. Every prospective contractor that wishes to be considered for the award of the job order from the IFB must have an active MSRA for overhaul of the ESSAYONS with USACE, Portland District. If a prospective contractor wishes to submit a bid for this job order and has not already entered into a MSRA for overhaul of the ESSAYONS with Portland District, then the following procedures shall be followed:

1.         The prospective contractor shall submit a capabilities package in accordance with the sources sought notice titled “USACE; Portland District Dredge Vessel MSRA” posted on beta.sam.gov.

Link to sources sought notice:

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/be5013d86c234056aa0245617a359fc5/view

The capabilities package shall be received by Portland District no later than the time identified within the Sources Sought.

2.         If there are any questions regarding the MSRA for overhaul of the ESSAYONS or the procedures to submit a capabilities package for consideration for the award of a MSRA, please contact Mr. Brandon Lasich at Brandon.M.Lasich@usace.army.mil and Mr. Mitchell Johnson at Mitchell.J.Johnson@usace.army.mil.

A mandatory pre-bid site visit will be required as part of the IFB. Site visit information will be included in the IFB with instructions on scheduling attendance.

The job order award will not be considered commercial in nature. Award will be made as a whole to one Offeror. The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 14, Sealed Bidding, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

Award will not be made to any company that does not have a MSRA in place that meets the qualification requirements found in the sources sought announcement above.

Liquidated damages will be a part of any award and may be applied for failure to complete the work within the designated performance period.

A location differential will be added to total price/cost of bids for all locations in excess of 300 Nautical Miles (NM) from the ESSAYONS’ home base location (Portland, OR). The method of calculation will include using the General Services Administration (GSA) standard rates for travel and per diem for personnel who will not be at their home base location combined with the cost of ship travel to location.

This IFB will be issued on a full and open competition basis in electronic format only. Paper copies of this IFB will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be accommodated. The IFB will be posted to beta.sam.gov on approximately June 19, 2020 under solicitation Number W9127N22B0022. NOTE: The Response Date referenced in this notice does not refer to the BID DUE DATE. Information on the BID DUE DATE will be stated in the IFB.

Any prospective Offeror must first register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. After completing SAM registration, interested Contractors and their Subcontractors must then register at https://www.beta.sam.gov in order to obtain solicitation documents, including plans and specifications. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor beta.sam.gov for any amendments to the IFB.

The NAICS Code is 336611; PSC Code J999.

The Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Small Business Specialist, Carol McIntyre, 503-808-4602 or Carol.A.Mcintyre@usace.army.mil.

Anticipated major work items to be included in the job order are as follows:

Transportation

Tug Services

Crane Services

Connection/Disconnection of Services

Field Office

Parking

Drydock Lift and Lay Days

Wet Berth

Electricity

Steam

Marine Chemist Certificates

Fire Suppression Services

Bilge Maintenance

Lower Hull - Zinc Coat

Coatings Upper and Lower Hull - Anti Corrosive Coat

Coatings Upper and Lower Hull - Final Coat 

Coatings Lower Hull - Anti Foulant Coat

Irathane 155 Urethane Coating Hull Degreasing

Hull Fire Hose Washing

Hull 10,000 PSI Water Washing

Hull Zinc Anode Renewal

Sluice Valve Replacement/Overhaul

Hopper Jetting Gate Valve

Main Sea Strainer Repairs

Drag Wire Replacement

Purchase Drag Wires

Dragarm Sheave Inspection

Discharge Piping Inspection

Hopper Jetting System Cleaning

Weir Seal Replacement

Hopper Inspection Staging

Tower Staging

Propeller Blade Inspection/Replacement

Propeller Hub Replacement

Tailshaft Replacement

Stern Tube Shaft Seal Replacement

Bow Thruster - Lower Gearbox LGB/Pod Change Out

ABS Support

Audio Gauge Reading

Elevator Inspection and Repair

Anchor Chain Locker Reconditioning

Life Raft Annual Service

Sludge Tank Annual Maintenance

Strut and Stern Tube Bearing Inspection

Rudder Bushing Clearance Documentation

Dock and Sea Trials

ALMO Pipe Chute and Lower Pump Room Dredge Pipe Removal

Main Pedestal Crane Replacement