Service Life Extension (SLEP) for the U. S. Navy Yard Patrol (YP) Craft

PURPOSE:
This combined synopsis/solicitation is for the Service Life Extension (SLEP) for up to twelve (12) U.S. Navy Yard Patrol (YP) 676 Class craft. This effort will include but is not limited to dry docking/hauling each vessel to inspect, evaluate, and perform repairs to each wooden hull, removal and overhaul of main engines and generators, replacement of galley equipment, and inspection/repair of auxiliary systems. No more than two (2) craft will be taken out of service at one time to undergo the repair/overhaul. The craft are currently located at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The Government will be responsible for delivery of the craft from their current location at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis MD, to the contractor's facility. The Contractor will be responsible for delivery of the completed craft to the U. S. naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. The Contractor's facility shall be within 150 mile radius of the United States Naval Academy. The YP SLEP boats will be procured utilizing a competitive small business set aside in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

DESCRIPTION & MISSION PROFILE:
Yard Patrol (YP) craft provide realistic, at-sea training in navigation and seamanship for midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The primary mission of the YPs is to provide the midshipmen professional training course with practical training afloat on a robust platform to conduct professional development in a safe shipboard environment equipped with systems essential to modern seamanship and navigation. Such training is designed to develop within midshipmen the abilities of an Officer-of the Deck, a proficiency in navigation, and a working knowledge of afloat operations.

General Characteristics, YP 676 Class

Propulsion: 12V-71N Detroit diesel engines, 2 propellers, horsepower rating 437 shaft horsepower @ 2,100 RPM.
Length: Overall: 108 feet (32.9 meters); Waterline Length: 102 feet (31.1 meters).
Beam: 24 feet (7.3 meters).
Draft: 8 feet (1.9 meters).
Speed: 12 knots (19.6 km/hr).
Range: 1800 nautical miles (3300 km).
Crew: Officers: 2 Enlisted: 4; Safe Capacity: 50 people.

Potential sources should have or be able to obtain a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) and/or Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) or demonstrate organization and facilities equivalent to that set forth in CNRMCINST4280.1 prior to contract award. Additionally, the Contractor will be required to provide documentation identifying and confirming that they either own or have access to a Navy certified dock or a commercially certified drydock, or either own or have access to a Navy certified or commercially certified lift or railway system prior to contract award.

The Government intends to award to the responsible Offerors whose proposal is determined to offer the best value to the Government, using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation process. The contract will be for a base year and subsequent options exercised over four (4) years. The Government is not obligated to exercise options.

Any updates and/or changes for this planned procurement, the posting of the RFP, and any future Amendments to the RFP will appear at this FBO website. Inquiries/questions concerning this announcement may be e-mailed to the Naval Sea Systems Command, Shipbuilding Contracts Division representatives listed below.

Ms. Brenda Uyeda, Contract Specialist, e-mail: brenda.uyeda@navy.mil

AND

Ms. Roxie Thomas, Contracting Officer, e-mail: Roxie.Thomas@navy.mil.

Please send inquiries via e-mail to both points of contact. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. The contracting agency is: Naval Sea Systems Command, 1333 Isaac Hull Ave SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC. 20379-2020

Description:
Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships, Support Ships, Boats and Craft (PMS325), issues this Draft RFP to solicit industry comments on the Draft RFP and its associated documentation. This Draft RFP is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor responses to this announcement. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. When/if the Government issues the final RFP, interested contractors will be expected to thoroughly address the requirements thereof regardless of the circumstances surrounding this Draft RFP. Please note, that all Industry responses and questions received for this Draft RFP will be treated as public information and may be released on FEDBIZOPS.

Additional Information:
The Government will consider all comments received on the Draft RFP. The Government does not commit to providing a response to any comment or question. The subsequent revision to any specification or RFP based on comments received remains solely at the Government's discretion. No comments, questions, or inquiries shall be made to any Government person other than the point of contacts identified in this synopsis.

Any comments and/or questions regarding this pre-solicitation notice and draft documents must be submitted to Brenda Uyeda AND Roxie Thomas via email at
brenda.uyeda@navy.mil AND roxie.thomas@navy.mil. No telephone inquiries will be accepted and request for a hard copy of the draft solicitation package will not be honored.

The final RFP and related files listed under solicitation number N00024-16-R-2216 will be issued electronically. Please continue to watch FEDBIZOPPs for issuance of the final RFP and related documents by accessing the following internet address: http://www.fbo.navy.mil.