FY13 drydock repairs for the USCGC cuttyhunk (WPB 1322)

~~~PRE-SOLIICITATION NOTICE~~~~

The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center intends to issue a Commercial Request for Proposal (RFP) for the drydock repairs to USCGC CUTTYHUNK (WPB 1322). The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 15, Contracting by Negotiation. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, the contract will be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. This procurement will be a small business set aside. All responsible small business concerns may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. The small business size standard for NAICS 336611 is less than 1,000 employees. The solicitation will be issued electronically as a Best Value Request for Proposals (RFP) on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web page at http://www.fbo.gov on or about December 3, 2012 with quotes due on or about December 28, 2012. Please sign up for the Auto Notification Service to receive an e-mail from FedBizOpps when an action is taken under this solicitation. This commercial item requirement is set-aside for small business concerns and will be evaluated whereas Past Performance is more important than Price. The vessel is home ported at Ediz Hook Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362. All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility. This requirement is geographically restricted to Alaska, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, San Francisco Bay, CA and North.
The Period of performance is fifty-nine (59) calendar days from on or about 10 April 2013 thru 07 June 2013.

See attached Notice for more information.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action.

The vessel's homepier is in Port Angeles, WA. The anticipated period of performance is from April 10, 2013 to June 7, 2013. The requested information entailed in the attached Sources Sought Notice is to be submitted by November 16, 2012, 4:30pm PST.