Preservation, Maintenance and Repair of YC-1569 & YC-1570

INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL OFFERORS:

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington intends to award a stand-alone Firm-Fixed-Price contract to accomplish maintenance, repair and preservation of two (2) Open Lighter Barges (YC-1569 & YC-1570).

YC-1569

•    Length: 110 FT
•    Width: 30 FT
•    Draft: 4 FT
•    Full Displacement: 350 Tons
•    Light Load: 100 Tons
•    Age: 80 Years
•    Hull Type: STEEL

YC-1570

•    Length: 110 FT
•    Width: 34 FT
•    Draft: 11 FT 3 IN
•    Full Displacement: 590 Tons
•    Light Load: 170 Tons
•    Age: 78 Years
•    Hull Type: STEEL

The contractor's facility must possess the capability of accommodating two (2) Open Lighter Barges (YC-1569 & YC-1570) with the dimensions as stated above.  To facilitate proper government oversight, the facility shall be located in the Puget Sound, WA region. For this procurement, the Puget Sound, WA region is defined as the West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA.

Scope Overview: Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to deliver the vessels to the Contractor’s facility.  Dock, wash, and clean the exterior surfaces of the vessels upon docking.  Accomplish air test on steel bumpers. Blast and preserve all exterior surfaces of the vessels. Shift the vessels on the blocks to achieve 100 percent preservation of underwater hull. Remove existing and install new zinc anodes. Hull and main deck require ultrasonic measurement of plating thickness and repair of areas below minimum thickness. Vessels requires inspection for damage and deterioration (hull, main deck, and tanks/voids–plating and framing). Apply new non-skid system to main decks. Open, clean, inspect, and test 6 EA tank/void per vessel. Accomplish partial preservation of 6 EA tanks/voids Quantity (1000 SQ FT) per vessel. Undock the vessels. Verify vessels drawings and provide to the government, redline drawings to reflect actual conditions of this vessel. Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the vessels back to the Government with the Contracting Officer via the COR.

The expected Period of Performance is scheduled to be 5 April 2023 to 22 June 2023.

The Government is contemplating a 100% Small Business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 336611, size standard 1,250 employees. The Government intends to post a request for proposals in January 2022 and anticipates award of the Firm-Fixed Price, stand-alone contract in March 2023 to the responsible contractor on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis in accordance with, but not limited to, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2.  Offerors can view and/or download the draft notional work specifications for review at https://www.sam.gov.

All offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive award of Government contracts.  Offerors are advised also that SAM representations and certifications can be completed electronically via the System for Award Management website at https://www.sam.gov.

Notice Regarding Pre-Solicitation Synopsis:

Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act.  PSNS & IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement.  This pre-solicitation announcement is released in accordance with FAR 5.2.  Information provided in response to this pre-solicitation announcement is for informational and planning purposes only, will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 

Contracting Officer Address:

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Code 400 STOP 2026, 1400 Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98314-2026

Point of Contact:

Primary: Jeff Jaeckel,

Contract Specialist

jeff.a.jaeckel.civ@us.navy.mil

Alternate: Brittany Chartier,

Contracting Officer

brittany.n.chartier.civ@us.navy.mil