Floating Plant with Operators

Added: May 28, 2011 9:18 am The purpose of this acquisition is to acquire support services for the Corps of Engineers, Geology Branch to collect marine sediment samples from two locations within Pensacola Bay. The requirement include furnishing one spud barge and push boat fully equipped with fuel, operator, crew and provision for collecting and lawful disposal of wastes including waste oils, drilling fluids, sewage, etc. accumulated during work. Floating plant will be used to collect marine sediment samples by Standard Split-spoon borings methodology. The Floating Plant must be able to cruise at a speed of 5 knots minimum and be capable of operating in 2 to 45 foot deep water in and around large ships that may be navigating the ship channel, such that Split-spoon can be accomplished. The Government will provide personnel and equipment for subsurface sampling at both locations, which are approximately 50 ft. from the north shoreline of Ft. Pickens, Pensacola, Florida. The equipment furnished by the Contractor shall be in good mechanical condition and shall comply with the applicable provisions of Corps of Engineers Safety Manual; EM385-l-l (latest version) entitled Safety and Health Requirements Manual. The equipment shall at all times comply with the current rules and regulations of the U.S. Coast Guard, including the possession and display of required flags and certificates for operation in the waters specified. The Contractor shall notify the U.S. Coast Guard of the nature and time of the work and shall obtain all permits and clearances. The Government estimates that 4 work days will be required to complete this sampling.

This procurement is being advertised on an unrestricted basis under NAICS 532411 for which the size standard is $7,500,000.00. USACE Mobile District Request for Proposal (RFP) number W91278-11-T-0031 will be issued on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ or by accessing FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov. No paper copies of the RFP will be available; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. Once the RFP is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Interested parties must be currently registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to receive a Government contract award. Bidders may register with the CCR at http://www.ccr.gov/. Those registering are responsible for t he accuracy of the information provided. The USACE Mobile District point of contact for this acquisition is Ms. Jacquelyn McDuffie who may be reached by email at Jacquelyn.d.mcduffie@usace.army.mil or phone (251) 441-5539.