Drydocking and Repairs to NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER

This pre-solicitation notice is transmitted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 5.207(a), as follows:

NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO)

Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) Synopsis

1. Action Code: Presolicitation - Synopsis

2. Date: 6/09/2021

3. Year: 2021

4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23510

5. Product or Service Code: 1910

6. Contracting Office Address: 200 Granby Street, Suite 405, Norfolk, VA 23510

7. Subject: NOAA Ship Fairweather FY22 Drydock Repairs

8. Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M221QNMAN0114   

9. Closing Response Date: N/A

10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

       a. Primary: Bridget Cofo, bridget.cofo@noaa.gov

       b. Secondary: Mr. Ashley Perry, Ashley.perry@noaa.gov

11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: Award Number TBD, Solicitation Number is 1305M221QNMAN0114   

12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

13. Contract Line Item Number(s): 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006

14. Contract Award Date: TBD

15. Contractor: TBD (Area/Region of consideration will be West Coast United States)

16. Description: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or request for quote and no purchase order will be awarded from this notice. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD), on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), is soliciting for dry docking and repairs to NOAA ship FAIRWEATHER.   The FAIRWEATHER is 231 feet long overall and its home port is Newport, Oregon.

The performance period will begin approximately 5 days after award for procurement of material and other planning and logistics required for the successful performance of the contract.  The performance period for work on board NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER will be approximately 111 calendar days, with a start date on or about November 30, 2021 and a completion date on or about April 11, 2022.  Ship’s transit time to and from the place of performance is not included in the specified performance period.  A ship inspection is not planned for this requirement.

Major work items associated with this availability include, but not limited to:

BASE WORK ITEMS DRY DOCK: Temporary Services; Drydocking and Berthage; Underwater Hull Preservation; Windbreak Preservation; Weather Deck Non-skid Renewal; Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) System Maintenance; Waste Water Tank (4-29-0) Preservation; Ballast Tank Repairs & Modifications; Annual Fire Inspection; Annual Life Raft Inspection; Refrigeration System Annual Maintenance; Air Compressor Annual System Maintenance; Hydraulic Hose Renewals; Miscellaneous Pipe and Habitability Repairs; Miscellaneous Corrosion Mitigation Repairs; Boat Shop Deck Repairs; Main Engine Coupling Replacement; UPS Upgrade and Dock and Sea Trials.

OPTION - ADDITIONAL DRYDOCK WORK ITEMS:  MACS Update; Pilot House Deck Repair;  Pilot House Desk Replacement; Prep Room Terrazzo Installation; Watertight Door Maintenance; Aft Grey Water Tank Repair; Emergency Generator Exhaust Gaskets/Blanket Replacements; Vibration Analysis; Ventilation Duct Cleaning; Aft Chocks and Bulwarks Redesign; Firemain Piping Replacement; Fan Room Deck Repair; Stability Test; Oily Water Separator Replacement; EM712 Transducer Upgrages.   

a. Duration of the contract period: 111 days

b. Applicable NAICS: 336611

c. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued via electronic posting under “Contract Opportunities” on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) at https://sam.gov [formerly Federal Business Opportunity (FBO)]. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to the contractor whose quote represents the best value considering price and non-price factors. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued.  It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the GPE for the release of the RFQ, specifications, drawings and all subsequent amendments.  Many of the reference documents applicable to this RFQ are too numerous and/or too large to upload to this site; consequently, interested parties shall submit a request for access to the reference documents via email to Contract Specialist Bridget Cofo with a copy to Contracting Officer Mr.Ashley Perry. Prospective quoters who are interested in submitting a quote for this acquisition are encouraged to register with the GPE and be included on the “Interested Vendors List” for this acquisition.  Quoters must be registered in the “Entity Registrations” [formerly System for Award Management (SAM)] database at https://sam.gov and must also obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and provide it with the quote. The proposed RFQ will be issued on or about June 30, 2021 with proposals due on or about July 26, 2021.  The anticipated award date is on or about August 20, 2021.

d. Questions or Comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Contract Specialist Bridget Cofo and Contracting Officer Mr. Ashley Perry at the email addresses above.

e. Procedures: The acquisition will be issued as a RFQ in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. 

f. Solicitation will include foreseeable costs and ship’s transit time to and from the place of performance is not included in the specified performance period. The solicitation will include a liquidated damages clause

17.  Place of Contract Performance: Contractor’s Facility

18.  Set-aside Status: This acquisition is unrestricted; all responsible sources may submit a written quotation which shall be considered by the agency.