Landing Craft/Crew Boat Package

Added: May 12, 2015 3:39 pm 12 May 2015 - Amendment 001 posted.  Includes agenda, notes and questions/answers from pre-proposal meeting held on 7 May 2015. Also incorporates replacements pages in the RFP solicitation package. 

Added: Apr 27, 2015 3:17 pm 27 April 2015 - request for proposal pacakge posted.

Added: Apr 27, 2015 3:04 pm Contracting Office Address: US Forest Service, Region 10, AQM, 161 East 1st Avenue, Door 8, Anchorage AK 99501

The Contracting Office of the US Forest Service, Region 10 in Anchorage, Alaska intends to post a request for proposal (RFP) for a 30ft welded aluminum landing craft/crew boat package.

The USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest is soliciting quotes for supply of one (1), 28ft to 32ft, (mono hull configuration) welded all aluminum landing craft/crew boat package (boat, motors and trailer). This boat shall be capable of shallow draft operations in rough seas (6-8ft wave height), in Prince William Sound Alaska, and shall be able to have the engines raised fully out of the water. The intent of this vessel is to allow Forest Service field crews the ability to haul six to eight (6-8) passengers and/or minimum 3000lbs of building materials and make regular shore landings to load and unload materials and personnel directly from an open forward deck to shore via a narrow opening drop bow door.

The delivery location for the vessel will be Whittier. Requested delivery date is 31 March 2016.

It is expected that a request for proposal package (RFP) will be posted on or about 27 April 2015. Responses will be due on 19 May 2015 by 10 am Alaska time.

A pre-proposal conference call is planned for 7 May 2015. Details regarding the conference are included in the RFP package on page 40.

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