T. S. Kennedy - FY18 life boat annual service and davit fall renewal

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), Norfolk, VA intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order for Potential Offeror/Contractor to provide all labor and materials to accomplish various inspections

and tests to numerous life boats, a rescue boat and davits in accordance with all applicable U.S. Coast Guard regulations and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules onboard Training Ship KENNEDY located at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532, in accordance with the Statement of Work.

The requested period of performance is September 10, 2018 with completion by October 30, 2018.

SITE VISIT

A site visit will be conducted onboard the T.S. KENNEDY at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, August 02, 2018, at 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. POC: Jeff Brown, Marine Surveyor, USDOT- Maritime Administration (MARAD), Division of Atlantic Operations-New England Office; e-mail: Jeffrey.H.Brown@dot.gov. All potential offerors intending to submit an offer should plan to attend site visit. In order to make the site visit as productive as possible, offerors are also requested to submit any questions from the review of the solicitation package or as a result of site visit should be submitted in writing (email) to the Contracting Officer Monique.Leake@dot.gov No Later Than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, August 07, 2018 with solicitation number 6933A217Q00021 in the subject line. Responses to questions will be issued by amendment to the solicitation package.

Failure of a prospective offeror to submit any questions or to attend the site visit will be construed to mean that the offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective offerors are advised that the site visit will be held solely to allow offerors an opportunity to gain the best possible understanding of the working environment and specific work items to be addressed under contract in order that they may prepare an accurate and complete price quote. All prospective offerors are advised that at the conclusion of the site visit, unless this solicitation is amended in writing, it will remain unchanged and, that if an Amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of any such amendment shall be applicable.

Full solicitation package will be available by 07/28/2018.

This requirement is Subject to the Availability of Funds and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) applies.

ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169 or e-mail stlpinfo@dot.gov.

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