Overhaul and outfitting of aids to navigation (a/N) buoys

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC) has a requirement to overhaul, outfit, and transport various types and sizes of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Aids to Navigation (A/N) buoys. The contractor shall be required to provide all necessary management, supervision, personnel, labor, transportation, materials, general and specialized equipment. The contractor shall be responsible for, at a minimum, the pickup and delivery of Government-owned buoys at various USCG sites in District 13 along with routine and/or emergency type overhauls and maintenance. Major pickup and delivery sites are: Coast Guard Tongue Point Facility, Astoria, Oregon; Coast Guard Buoy Storage Facility Portland, Oregon; Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, Seattle, Washington; or U.S. Navy Station Everett, Washington. Inspection and Acceptance will be performed at the Contractor's facility. The Government's Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) will travel from Tongue Point, Astoria, Oregon to perform the inspection and acceptance. The Government will establish an evaluation cost factor(s) in the solicitation to evaluate the costs to the Government to perform this service. Details of any pre-proposal conference or site visit will be in the solicitation. The contractor will also be responsible for loading the buoys; securing and configuring loads in such a manner as to ensure transport and delivery can be accomplished safely. The following list represents the classifications, size and weight of the buoys to be loaded and transported:

Buoy Diameter X Length Shipping
Classification (ft. X ft.) Weight (lbs.)

9X35LWR* 9 X 35 18,500
9X32LR* 9 X 32 17,500
9X20R* 9 X 20 8,000
8X26LR 8 X 26 11,800
8X26LWR 8 x 26 12,100
8x21LR 8 X 21 13,900
7X17LR 7 X 17 7,800
6X20LR 6 X 20 6,500
5X11 5 X 12 3,000
3 ½ X8 3 X 9 1,500
1CR 5 X 19 5,600
1NR 5 X 20 5,400
2CR 4 X 14 2,700
2NR 4 X 15 2,600
3CR 3 X 9 1,000
3NR 3 X 10 1,000

A total small business set-aside Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued in accordance with FAR 19.5 using negotiation procedures under FAR Part 15 for an Indefinite Delivery-Requirements type contract (base with four one year option periods if exercised by the government) with Firm fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Orders. The applicable NAICS Code is 332999 and the Small Business size standard is 750 employees.

The Coast Guard intends on making a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The estimated performance period for the Base Year is 01 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with four (4) priced and evaluated one-year options. Contractors who have an interest in and capabilities to provide the required services must respond in accordance with the Request for Proposal. Interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) database and must have an active and complete registration status prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract and/or order resulting from this solicitation. Lack of active and complete registration in the CCR database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration via the internet at www.ccr.gov or by calling (888) 227-2423. FAR 52.204-7 and 52.232-33 apply. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about 30 October 2012 with an anticipated due date for proposals of 29 November 2012. All interested small business firms are hereby notified that this solicitation will be available exclusively on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov. The RFP, all attachments and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing from the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website for the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation. Telephone, written, and E-mail requests for paper copies of the solicitation package or amendments will not be accepted, the solicitation must be extracted from the www.fbo.gov web site. Questions may be directed to the contract specialist via e-mail at emely.hagins@uscg.mil.